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Colt Cadets


Other Names: Legionnaires B; Colt .45 Cadets

Dubuque, IA United States
Founded: 1966

Active Junior
Open Class
YearPositionScoreTheme/Songs
1988 324 37.500 (Repertoire not available)  
1989 323 38.900 (Repertoire not available)  
1992 324 48.600 (Repertoire not available)  
1995 Simple Songs from Your Childhood - Simple Gifts * I'm a Little Teapot * Tisket-a-Tasket * Chopsticks * Pentatonic Nightmare * Brahms' Lullaby  
1996 Americana Celebration - Shall We Gather at the River * Yankee Doodle * Suite of Old American Songs  
1997 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Golden Ticket (from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) * Oompa Loompa (from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) * Wondrous Boat Ride (from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) * I Want It Now (from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) * Pure Imagination (from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) * Candy Man (from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)  
1998 Bon Voyage (from Anything Goes) * Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) * Limbo Rock * Island in the Sun * Jamaica Farewell * Hot, Hot, Hot  
1999 Hooked On The Weather Channel - Here Comes the Sun * Let The Sunshine In (from Hair) * Let it Snow * Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head * Singin' in the Rain (from Singin' in the Rain) * Stormy Weather Medley * Blue Skies (from Alexander's Ragtime Band) * You are My Sunshine  
2000 Trapped in the Time Machine - 2001: A Space Odyssey * Loco-Motion * Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two) * Pedestrian's Folly * Cruisin' * Magic Carpet Ride  
2001 A Sailor's Life For Me * Tame the Savage Sea * The Pirate's Tale * Russian Sailor's Dance (from The Red Poppy) * Anchors Aweigh  
2002 Make His Praise Glorious * A Mighty Fortress * I'll Give You Peace * Away in the Darkness * Amen * Reprise  
2003 OzFest - Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz) * I'm a Mean Ole Lion (from The Wiz) * Slide Some Oil to Me (from The Wiz) * Ease on Down the Road (from The Wiz) * If You Believe (from The Wiz)  
2004 Snoop Dog - Linus and Lucy (from A Charlie Brown Christmas) * Snoopy's Song (from Snoopy, the Musical) * Dime A Dozen (from Snoopy, the Musical) * Snoopy vs. The Red Baron * The World According to Snoopy (from Snoopy, the Musical) * It's the Reprise, Charlie Brown (from Snoopy, the Musical)  
2005 Arcade! - Insert Coin * The Puzzle * The Chase * The Triumph  
2006 211 66.375 Criminal Mischief - Dragnet * Secret Agent Man * James Bond Theme * Call Me, Beep Me! (The Kim Possible Song) * Carmen Sandiego * Charlie's Angels Theme * Live and Let Die  
2007 Sold Out! - Carry on Wayward Son * Point of Know Return * Lights * Synchronicity I * All The Small Things * Ants Marching  
2008 219 76.125 New American Signatures - America * American Tune * Song for America  
2009 214 78.100 Lullabye & Good Nightmare - Theme (from Big Top Pee Wee) * The Place Where Dreams Come True (from Field of Dreams) * Hall of the Mountain King (from Peer Gynt Suite #1)  
2010 211 82.300 Sorcerer's Revenge - Music of Andew Boysen, Jr * The Sorcerer's Apprentice * Night on Bald Mountain * For Good (from The Wicked)  
2011 37 54.300 NOTORIOUS - Overture (from Anne of the Indies) * Overture (from Mutiny on the Bounty) * Billy the Kid * Finale (from The Godfather) * The Immigrant (from The Godfather II) * Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 (mvt. 4 Allegro non troppo)  
2012 33 57.950 Alive! - Escape From Chronopolis * Theme from Van Helsing * Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13, * Façade (from Jekyll and Hyde)  
2013 32 63.100 Red - La Habanera (from Carmen) * The Heart is a Lonely Hunter * Happy Ending (from The Red Pony) * Red in the Air  
2014 32 63.150 Crazed - Goin' Out Of My Head * Overture (from Dancer In The dark) * Equus * Crazy * LoveCrazed  
2015 35 57.150 Fire & Ice - The Inferno (from The Divine Comedy) * Firebird Suite * Cuban Fire * Ice Dance (from Edward Scissorhands) * Russian Christmas Music  
2016 37 57.650 Journey Within - Joy * Symphony No. 9 in D minor * Smile from 'Modern Times' * Ode to Joy from Symphony No 9  
2017 38 60.925 The River's Edge - Earth Dance * Flight of the Piasa * Quad City Stomp * Vltava (Die Moldau)  
2018 38 61.800 Moderne - Un Bel Di (from Madame Butterfly) * Symphony No. 7, 2nd Mvmt. * Young and Beautiful * Bad Romance * The Hut of Baba Yaga * The Great Gates of Kiev  
2019 33 64.425 Of a Feather - Blackbird * Don't Stop Me Now * On Eagles Wings * The Raven  
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.  
2021 "Together/Apart" - Afro American Symphony #4 * Pray For Me * At Last - * Come Back Around  
2022 35 65.225 To The Stars - Rewrite the Stars (from The Greatest Showman) * Rocket Man * Enterprising Young Men (from Star Trek)  
2023 30 68.550 Classical Innovations - Moonlight Sonata * Golden Hour * Until The Scar  
2024 29 70.500 The Woods - Peter and the Wolf * No One Is Alone (From * What Big Teeth You Have * The Path Between the Mountains  
2025 . - (Repertoire not available)  
Position 200+ indicates Division II, Position 300+ indicates Division III, Position 400+ indicates Mini Corps.

The Colt Cadets drum & bugle corps was originally formed in the fall of 1966 as the Legionnaires B corps, a feeder unit for the Legionnaires, who would eventually become the Colts. Sonia Hickson was their first director, assisted by members of the "A" corps.

By 1968, they had a membership of 80 and in the fall of that year, the corps became the Colt .45 Cadets. They initially performed in parades and standstill exhibitions for the first few years before entering the field of competition in 1971, where they competed within the Midwest area.

In 1972, the corps competed with 72 members, even after losing 40 members to the to the "A" corps. The Cadets participated in the 1973 State Legion championships in Cedar Rapids and the following year, with a membership of 70, of which 80% were in their first year, they continued to regionally. The corps changed its name to the Colt Cadets and competed at the 1976 IA state convention, placing 5th.

From 1977 to 1980, the corps competed as a member of the Cadet Corps International before going back to parade status from 1981 to 1984. In 1985, the corps re-entered limited field competition before returning as a parade corps the following season and then again to field in 1987. The Cadets attended their first DCI championships in the “Class A/60” event in 1988, placing 24th in the prelims, returning in 1989, finishing 23rd along with a 6th place finish in the finals of the DCI Midwest “A/60” championships.

 The corps returned to the 1990 DCI Midwest “Class A/60” finals, placing 7th and 12th in the Drum Corps Midwest (DCM) “Division III” preliminaries, participating in “Division III’ preliminary action at the 1992 DCI championships, with a 24th position along with a 14th place finish at the DCM contest.

From 1993 to 2004, the corps pursued its role as a feeder unit for the Colts and continued to field a competitive group as a regional participant in the DCM “Division III” circuit prelims, with finishes ranging from 7th to 11th over that period. Other highlights included “Division III” appearances at the 1995 North American Open championships, placing 19th in the prelims, a 9th place finish at the 2002 Midwest International Open, finishing 7th at the 2003 Dekalb Open and moving up to the “Division II” class in 2004, competing in the DCI Central contest where they finished in 2nd position.   

The “Division II” unit began touring in 2005, traveling to the Canadian Open, placing 2nd and 4th at the Great Lakes Open. The next year saw the corps compete at the DCI Central, the Kalamazoo Open and the Great Lakes Open contests, capping the season with an 11th place finish at the 2006 DCI championship prelims, winning the coveted “Most Improved Corps” that year. The Cadet corps was crowned the 2007 DCI Indianapolis Open champions, along with returns to the Great Lakes and Kalamazoo Open contests. 

In 2008, the Cadets competed in the DCI “Open Class” division, moving up from the quarterfinals (19th)  to the semifinals in 2009 (14th) and became a finalist for the first time in 2010, when they placed 11th. From 2011 to 2015, the corps remained an “Open Class” finalist, finishing 12th (2011, 2012) and 10th (2013-2015). Over the next 3 seasons, they missed qualifying for the finals with 13th to 15th place finishes before a return to the finals in 2019 (11th).

The 2020 season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the Cadets returned to the field for the non-competitive 2021 season. After a 14th place finish in the 2022 prelims, the corps qualified for the finals in 2023 (9th) and 2024 (8th). 

 

 

A History of Drum & Bugle Corps, 2002; Drum Corps World, 6/6/03, p.6; Drum Corps International; Colts Youth Organization: Paul Legault (DCX)

  



Members (8)

Member Name Section Years Involved
Belanger, Carrie Color Guard 1999 to 2003
Crocker, Greg Horn/Marching Staff 2000
Johnson, Jim Director 1996 to 1997
Martin, Zayda Brass 2021 to 2022
Pecora, Sean Brass 2001 to 2002
Waggoner, Rachael guard 1998 to 2000
Wilga, Alex Soprano 2002
Wolff, Erin Colorguard 1996 to 1999
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