Aurora Vaqueros

Other Names:Minutemen, Modernaires

Aurora, IL United States
Founded: 1954

Inactive Junior

Year	Position	Score	Theme/Songs
1956	6	83.420	(Repertoire not available)
1959			Rio Rita * Pomp and Circumstance * The Breeze and I (Andalucia) * Siboney * April Of The Toreadors * La Paloma

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

CORPS Photos

1961 1 Photos

The history of the Vaqueros goes back to 1936 when it was a neighborhood project for the youngsters. "The Minute Men" was their name at that time. In 1953 they were associated as "The Modernaires" and in 1954, in addition to changing their name to "The Vaqueros", also changed from the traditional military uniform to a South American caballero type and arranged their style of music to follow that pattern.

The interest Aurora showed for this teenage group was a big asset for these boys and girls. It was a spart that released a higher spirit of determination.

[Submitted by Bonnie Baker; Feb 2009]
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For 1957, 1962, and 1963 recordings of the Aurora Vaqueros
see:
[http://preserveourcorpsmemories.com/pdf/salesjunior.html]

Members (3)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
Gilchrist , Bonnie	guard	1956 to 1963
Henry, Judy	Guard	1959 to 1963
Porter, Dallas	French Horn	1956 to 1959

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