Emerald Knights

Other Names:Nite Express

Cedar Rapids, IA United States
Founded: 1965

Inactive Junior
Division II

Year	Position	Score	Theme/Songs
1972			I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight (from Camelot) * I Loved You Once In Silence (from Camelot) * 3/4 March from Camelot * Carnival Theme from Black Orpheus * Sherwood's Forest * Fie On Goodness (from Camelot) * Follow Me (from Camelot)
1976	206	61.800	Symphonic Metamorphosis * Diabolus * Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star * The Minstrel Boy * Jezebel
1977	30	70.150	Symphonic Metamorphosis * Sanford and Son * Peter and the Wolf * Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star * The Minstrel Boy
1978	39	60.450	(Repertoire not available)
1980	216	34.500	(Repertoire not available)
1981	220	48.150	(Repertoire not available)
1982	44	43.150	(Repertoire not available)
1983	35	44.500	New York, New York (from On the Town)
1984	34	62.200	Code of Ethics
1985			Another World * Changes * All Night Long (All Night)
1986	319	43.700	(Repertoire not available)
1987	34	59.700	This Is It! * Jonny Quest Theme * The Flintstones Theme * Perry Mason Theme * Get Smart * Heard it Through the Grapevine * Dr Pepper * Tombstone Pizza * Route 66 * Mary Tyler Moore
1988	302	78.800	The Mission - NBC News Theme * Mannix * Heard It Through the Grapevine * Twilight Zone * Room 222
1989	307	76.400	Salute to Cinema - There's No Business Like Show Business (from Annie, Get Your Gun) * Get Happy * Who Framed Roger Rabbit * Tubular Bells * Theme from The Big Country
1990	307	72.800	The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber - Selections by Andrew Lloyd Webber
1992	311	72.200	Music of the Blues Brothers
1993	206	85.900	A Nite with Queen - Keep Yourself Alive * Love of My Life * Bicycle Race * Who Wants To Live Forever * Bohemian Rhapsody
1994	21	65.700	Welcome Back, My Friends to the Show That Never Ends - Changing States * Trilogy * Pirates
1995	207	84.100	Symphonic Works by Yes - Roundabout * Circus of Heaven * Close to the Edge * The Solid Time of Change * Total Mass Retain * I Get Up, I Get Down * Seasons of Man
1996	22	68.700	The First Knight - Arthur's Fanfare (from First Knight) * Covenant * Camelot Medley (from First Knight) * Knight Battle (from First Knight) * Promise Me (from First Knight)
2001	320	62.150	First Knight

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

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The Emerald Knights, formed in 1965, was a junior marching and maneuvering drum corps based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. One of the corps' early sponsors was the jovially named Hawkeye Hoo Hoo Club. In the 1980s, the corps challenged for the top spot in DCI Class A-60 finals, finishing second to the Mandarins in 1987. The Emerald Knights merged with the Quad City Knights in 1991 to form The Knights. That merger, however, while moderately successful on the field (a tenth place finish in DCI Class A prelims) lasted only one year. The two corps went their separate ways again in 1992. The Emerald Knights placed 21st in DCI Division II Prelims in 1992, and were attempting to maintain a local corps in 2001. [www.geocities.com/st_lawson/history.htm; A History of Drum & Bugle Corps, 2002; DCW, 8/6/04, p.3]

The Emerald Knights, reformed in 1992, as a junior marching and maneuvering corps based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.A previous incarnation of the Emerald Knights had merged with the Quad City Knights in 1991 to form The Knights. That merger lasted one year, after which the corps was re-formed in Cedar Rapids as Nite Express.In 1996 the corps, with 110 members, traveled 12,000 miles through three countries, finishing 22nd in DCI prelims.

The Emerald Knights, re-assuming that historic name in 1998, was inactive from 1997 through 2000. They last competed in DCI Division III Prelims in 2001, finishing 20th.

[Drum Corps World, June 24, 2002, p. 5; rec.arts.marching.drumcorps, Dave Huntley, 4/12/98]

Members (31)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
Campbell, Ian	Horn - Soprano	1978
Arnold, Mark	Drum Line	1982 to 1984
Ary, Mike	Contrabass	1995 to 1996
Berg, Jon	bass	2001
Bright, Chrissy	Color Guard	1986 to 1989
Champion, Dave	Soprano	1988
Conrad-Lancaster, Tami	Frontline	1986 to 1988
Crane, Brian	Soprano	1994 to 1996
Dheere, Jeff	snare line	1989
Ewing, Janelle	Baritone	1992 to 1996
Fandrei, Tim	pit	1993 to 1996
Farrell, Chris	Colorguard	2001
Flores, Tony	Horn Line	1994 to 1996
Huntley, David	Staff	1983 to 1984
Jaeckel, Dave	Contrabass	1994 to 1996
Jordan, Mark	Baritone	1976 to 1978
Kellerhals, Jason	Guard	1994 to 1995
Kellerhals, Jason	Guard	1994 to 1995
King, Edward	Baritone	1987 to 1989
King, Edward	Low Brass	1987 to 1989
Klarenbeek, David	percussion	1987 to 1989
McGuire, Lynn	Horn line	1970 to 1977
Roll, Gwen	Guard	1994
stawick, andrew	center snare	2001
Sweeney, Aaron	baritone	1987 to 1991
Thibodeaux, Ron	Director	1993 to 1996
Thoma, Keith	Pit	1993 to 1995
Waggoner, Rachael	guard	2001
Wear, Bill	Driver/Support Staff	1995
Wear, Bill	Brass Tech/Mellophone	1996
Young, Greg	Baritone	1983 to 1985

CORPS 16 items

Emerald Knights

1978 2 Photos

1980 1 Photos

1981 7 Photos

1982 9 Photos

1984 11 Photos

2001 20 Photos

Members (31)