Coachmen

Other Names:Rapid City Express

Grand Rapids, MI United States
Founded: 1974

Inactive Junior
Division III

Year	Position	Score	Theme/Songs
1977			Music from Around the World - March (from First Suite in E-Flat) * Besame Mucho * Foot on the Hill * Day By Day (from Godspell) * Softly As I Leave You * 1812 Overture
1981	223	45.900	(Repertoire not available)
1982	227	39.700	(Repertoire not available)
1985	217	42.300	(Repertoire not available)
1986	311	64.200	(Repertoire not available)
1987	306	66.900	(Repertoire not available)
1988	309	71.700	That Old Devil Moon * The Song of the Volga Boatmen * Symphony #50 in G Minor – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik * The Lord's Prayer
1989	216	60.800	The Holiday Show - Love is a Many-Splendored Thing * Yankee Doodle Dandy * Stars and Stripes Forever * Night on Bald Mountain * Sleigh Ride * Auld Lang Syne
1990	214	64.300	Pepe's Show - There Will Never Be Another You * There's No Business Like Show Business (from Annie, Get Your Gun) * My Way
1991			Music of Harry Connick, Jr. - Drifting * It's All Right With Me * It Had To Be You
1994	318	70.500	A League of Their Own - Life Goes On (from A League Of Their Own) * The Season (from A League Of Their Own) * In a Sentimental Mood (from A League Of Their Own) * The Final Game (from A League Of Their Own)
1995	322	67.700	Special Ladies Do Great Jazz - Happy Days Are Here Again * Miss Otis Regrets * Orange Colored Sky * Deedles Blues
1996			Urban American Landscapes - An Historic Perspective * New York City Rhythm * Deedles Blues * Amazing Grace * La Suerte de Los Tontos (from Cuban Fire Suite) * Epilogue and Hymn (from Country)
1997	321	68.600	Music of the Stagecoach - Silverado * The Promise of Living (from Tender Land) * The Magnificent Seven
1998			Civil War to Come - America the Brave * Courage... at the Wall of Fire! * The Fountainhead * Integrity's First Stand * Form and Function

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

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Organized in 1974, The Coachmen from Grand Rapids, Michigan has grown to be one of the finest drum and bugle corps in the state.This years corps takes the field with 30 horns, 20 percussion, and 26 in the color guard. The average age of its members is 14. The corps' 1979 musical repertoire includes "Fanfare For The Common Man," "American Folk Spectacular," "Ellington Medley," a percussion feature, and "Send In The Clowns." Color Guard sargeant this year is Marcie Reames. The corps is directed and managed by Maurice Lillis and show coordinator is Dean Whitney. Instructional staff includes Bugles and Brass--Jim Neuchterlein and Greg Christensen; Percussion--Tom Skrobot and Jon Morehouse; Color Guard--Donnelle Baltrusaitis and Danny Barron; Drill Designer--John Legget; Special Consultant--Jack Misner. The corps is sponsored by the Parent Booster Club. Special consideration goes to the Catholic War Veterans Post #1500.
[From the 1979 US Open Program]
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The Coachmen were a junior drum and bugle corps from Grand Rapids, Michigan, who performed from 1976 to 1998. They changed their name to Rapid City Express in the 1991, 1992 season before going back to their original name.

[History from DrumCorpsWiki, submitted by
GrewvyG2@aol.com 12/22/09]

Members (27)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
Beach, Eric	Snare, Bass, Pit	1995 to 1998
Bemus, Mara	drum major and baritone	1994 to 1998
Bemus, Tony	Guard, Pit, Bass, Pit	1995 to 1998
Borgman, Scott	Mellophone	1988 to 1995
Boshoven-Norton, Kelly	Colorguard	1974 to 1981
Carpenter, Sarah	Horn	1997 to 1998
DeAmbra, Caitlyn	Pit	1988
Dockham, Caitlyn	Pit	1988
Egner, Becky	Horn	1991 to 1992
Foley, Mark	Brass - Baritone	1994
Hamacher, Era	Guard/ Drum Major	1991 to 1993
Hardwick, Jeff	Brass	1997 to 1998
Hasson, Michele	Contra	1995 to 1998
Hess, Jason	pitt	1992 to 1994
Hoyt, Thomas	drumline	1990 to 1991
McBride, Jeffery	Brass	1993 to 1994; 1996 to 1997
Rymer, Noah	Brass	1998
Simas, Jason	Pit	1990 to 1991
Skrobot, Bob	Color Gaurd	1979 to 1984
Skrobot, Kathy	Color Guard	1979 to 1983
Watson, Mike	Mellophone	1995 to 1997
Weaver, Brian	Mellophone	1976 to 1978
Werner, Nathan	Euphonium	1994
West, Mark	Hornline	1990 to 1991
akinyelure, olatutu	color guard	1997
cole, angela	color guard	1985
cole, angela	pit	1986

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