7th Regiment

New London, CT United States
Founded: 2002

Active Junior
Open Class

Year	Position	Score	Theme/Songs
2001			(Repertoire not available)
2004			Beethoven's Last Night - Beethoven's Last Night
2005	317	63.725	The Wind In The Rigging - Songs of Sailor and Sea (Racing the Yankee Clipper) * Since First We Set Sail * The Sea Treaders
2006	315	55.325	Drive Time - Ride Like The Wind * Farandole (from L'Arlesienne) * South Beach Mambo * Home * Home Sweet Home
2007			VIVA! - Music by Ginastera * Music by Clifton Williams * Music by Chick Corea
2008	217	78.375	Mexican Landscapes - Music by Alberto Ginastera * Music by Aaron Copland * Music by H. Owen Reed
2009	211	81.350	Excalibur - Liturgical Dances * Of Kingdoms and Glory (Mvt II & V) * Dance Movements (Mvt II) * ...and the mountains rising nowhere * Lavos Battle
2010	207	86.900	Macabre - Danse Macabre * A Long, Long Time Ago from Pan's Labyrinth * String Quartet in F Major * Serenada Schizophrana (mvt. 1 Pianos)
2011	31	64.350	UnSquare - Everything in its Right Place * 15 Step * Take Five * Creep * Paranoid Android * Unsquare Dance * Creep (reprise)
2012	28	64.450	24601-7R - Symphony No. 7, Mvt 2 * Enterprising Young Men (from Star Trek) * Ara Batur * Fire (From Elements) * Finales from Symphony No. 2
2013	30	67.000	Luminous - New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms * Instinctive Travels * Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis * Shadow Rituals
2014	25	71.475	Nev7sky: Alexander's Legacy - Alexander Nevsky
2015	26	70.675	The Labyrinth - Rue's Whistle Song (from The Hunger Games) * Rue's Farewell (from The Hunger Games) * Long, Long Time Ago (from Pan’s Labyrinth) * The Power Plant (from The Matrix) * Burly Brawl (from The Matrix Reloaded) * Battle Music
2016	28	68.413	Waveforms - Wave * Chronometry * Ecstatic Waters * Isometric * Original Music
2017	31	69.800	As the Sun loved the Moon - Incantation and Dance * Moonlight Sonata * Make You Feel My Love * Incantation (from Quidam) * Total Eclipse of the Heart
2018	28	71.875	In a Different Light - Finale (from The Abyss) * Serenada Schizophrana * All Love Can Be * A Kaleidoscope of Mathematics
2019	30	70.475	Poetic - In This Broad Earth * Cariolan Overture * Aha! * Pure Imagination (from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)
2020			Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2022	33	66.188	Prevailing Winds - A Zillion Nickels * My Spanish Ladies * Satellite * Original Music
2023	29	70.075	“MNML” (Minimal) - 1000 Airplanes On the Roof * On the Nature of Daylight * Halcyon Hearts
2024			Through the Red Tape - TBA

Position 200+ indicates Division II, Position 300+ indicates Division III, Position 400+ indicates Mini Corps.

The 7th Regiment drum & bugle corps was formed in 2002 by alumni of the Surfers and took its name from one of the last units to leave for the Civil War from Fort Trumbull.

The corps was the first competitive junior corps to represent the state of Connecticut since 1983. They presented their debut performance in March 2004, in the New Haven St. Patrick's Day Parade and entered “Division III” competition that summer. The following year, 7^th competed at the DCI “Division III” championships, returning once again in 2006.

In 2007, the corps competed locally. That year, the championships were held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. In a fortuitous decision, the corps leadership determined that going way out west would be too expensive and opted to save the money. The decision proved prudent as this happened right on the verge of the Great Recession that severely damaged the drum corps activity along with so much more.

They returned to DCI in 2008, attaining the semifinals of the “Open Class” division with a 17^th place finish. 7th Regiment attended the DCI World Championships every year to date.

From 2009 to 2013, the 7^th Regiment had qualified as an “Open Class” finalist, improving in the rankings throughout this period, ranging from 11^th to 5^th position. The 96-member 2014 corps finished 5th in “Open Class” and 25th in “World Class”, which earned full DCI membership. Although the corps had continued to grow in size, that was its best finish to date.

From 2015 to 2019, the Regiment was a consistent DCI “Open Class” finalist with finishes ranging from 6^th to 8^thposition. Through 2019, 7th Regiment advanced eleven consecutive years.

The 2020 season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The corps was also inactive during the non-competitive 2021 season, returning to the field in 2022 to continue its string of “Open Class” finals appearances with an 11^th place finish and an 8^th place finish in 2023.

7th Regiment; Drum Corps World (multiple issues); Drum Corps International; Paul Legault (DCX)

Members (9)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
Britton, Neil	Trumpet	2016 to 2018
Fallon, Ray	Arranger	2010
Gerke, Andrew	Staff	2007
McLaughlin, Jack	Baritone	2019
Pesik, Jeremy	Battery	2019
Richard, Kristen “KK”	Brass Staff	2012
Socha, Kate	Drum Major	2004
Walker, Nathanial	Trumpet	2016 to 2018
Williams, Jack	Front Ensemble	2017 to 2019