Golden Empire
Bakersfield, CA United States
Founded: 2014
Open Class
Golden Empire is an Open Class junior field competition corps based in Bakersfield, California.
The corps was founded in the Fall of 2013 at Bakersfield College to augment the existing Bakersfield College Drumline.
After recruiting and staffing was added, a musical programwas developed and auditions were held. Members of the new corps rehearsed throughout the Winter and Spring, then the corps held a training camp in the mountains at Lebec, California.
On May 21, 2014 DCI announced that Golden Empire was one of seven new or renewed corps approved to enter competition tat summer.
On June 20, Golden Empire made its competitive debut at Clovis, California. The 93-member corps (with 43 brass, 21 battery percussion, 10 front ensemble, 16 auxiliary/color guard, and 3 drum majors) placed 3rd in Open Class, behind Vanguard Cadets and Blue Devils B, both then three-time world champions in the class.
For its first season, Golden Empire scheduled only eight contests on four weekends in June and July, and the corps made appearances in Southern, Central, and Northern California. The corps has since limited itself to only about a dozen shows each season.
In 2018, the corps will travel to the Drum Corps International World Championships for the first time, maintaining its limited schedule, with a two week break between a series of regional shows and traveling to shows in Iowa and Illinois en route to DCI.
[Golden Empire Performing Arts; Drum Corps International; Drum Corps World. July 2014]
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2014 8 scores
Highest Score 58.300
Final show in DCX Archives July 13, 2014 So Cal Classic Open Class Championship Cerritos CA placed 4 with a score of 58.300
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2015 11 scores
Highest Score 58.300
Final show in DCX Archives July 12, 2015 So Cal Classic Open Class Championship Cerritos CA placed 4 with a score of 57.400
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2016 11 scores
Highest Score 56.400
Final show in DCX Archives July 17, 2016 So Cal Classic Open Class Championship Bellflower CA placed 4 with a score of 56.400
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2017 12 scores
Highest Score 59.700
Final show in DCX Archives July 16, 2017 So Cal Classic Open Class Championship Bellflower CA placed 4 with a score of 59.700
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2018 12 scores
Highest Score 68.800
Final show in DCX Archives August 9, 2018 DCI World Championship Prelims Indianapolis IN United States placed 35 with a score of 65.100
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2019 14 scores
Highest Score 71.225
Final show in DCX Archives August 8, 2019 DCI World Championship Prelims Indianapolis IN United States placed 31 with a score of 68.475
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2021 4 scores
Highest Score 0.000
Final show in DCX Archives July 31, 2021 Drum Corps at the Rose Bowl Pasadena CA
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2022 10 scores
Highest Score 67.400
Final show in DCX Archives July 24, 2022 iablo Valley Classic Pacific Open Class Championship Finals Union City CA USA placed 4 with a score of 67.400
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2023 9 scores
Highest Score 68.800
Final show in DCX Archives July 16, 2023 So Cal Classic Bellflower CA United States placed 3 with a score of 68.800
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2024 6 scores
Highest Score 63.350
Final show in DCX Archives July 14, 2024 So Cal Classic: Open Class Pacific Championship Finals Cerritos CA placed 4 with a score of 63.350
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2025 8 scores
Highest Score 0.000
Final show in DCX Archives July 13, 2025 So Cal Classic: Open Class Pacific Championship Finals Buena Park CA United States
Members (6)
| Member Name | Section | Years Involved |
|---|---|---|
| Aragon, Aaron | Drum Major | 2014 to 2016 |
| Guerrero, AnnMarie | colorguard | 2014 |
| Hernandez, Rebecca | euphonium | 2015 |
| Hill, Alyssa | Mellophone | 2015 |
| Johnson, Grant | Timpani | 2016 |
| Weisinger, Karlin | Drum Major | 2019 to 2021 |
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