7th Regiment

New London, CT United States
Founded: 2002

Active Junior
Open Class

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Results from final championship competition of the year Position: Score: 0.000
Repertoire for 2020
Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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