Trumbull, CT United States
Founded: 1974
Year | Position | Score | Theme/Songs |
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1976 | 204 | 68.500 | Music from movie Charge Of The Light Brigade * Roundabout * Patriotic Medley |
1977 | 201 | 74.200 | Music from movie Charge Of The Light Brigade * Samson and Delilah * Caravan * Persian Market |
1978 | Music from movie Charge Of The Light Brigade * Caravan * Samson and Delilah * Persian Market * My Heart Belongs to Me | ||
1979 | 41 | 47.450 | MacArthur Park * Children of Sanchez * It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing * Sing Sing Sing * Home (from The Wiz) |
CORPS Photos
The corps’ instructors all hailed from the Brassmen of New York: Director Alex Casella Sr., horn instructor High Dryser, drum instructors Jim Drost and John Otto, and M&M instructor Teddy Swarsenberg
Although the Lancers took the field in 1975, they were not yet very strong. By the next year, however, they had matured to the point that they were able to claim the World Open Class A Championships in Lynn, Massachusetts. As a result nearly all the membership returned in 1977.
In 1977 the Bengal Lancers became the first corps to win Class A one year and then compete in the Open Class finals the next year, where they finished a creditable eighth.
That same year, the Bengal's opener featured one bugler who played "Charge!," then collapsed flat on the field for the rest of the show, other corps members stepping over him. The bugler's bit was so convincing that a real ambulance rushed to his aid during one show, only to be convinced that the young man's horizontal posture was part of the act.
Membership declined after the Lancers’ Open Class season, and scores declined as well. When the Lancers disbanded, they may have been the last junior corps in the state of Connecticut.
[Jeffrey A. Amoroso; DCW, 2/04, p.3]
Highest Score 62.300
Final show in DCX Archives August 30, 1975 North East Championships Milford CT placed 6 with a score of 62.300
Highest Score 68.850
Final show in DCX Archives August 27, 1976 United Org. of Eastern Corps - Prelims Elizabeth NJ placed 14 with a score of 59.200
Highest Score 74.200
Final show in DCX Archives August 17, 1977 DCI World Championships - Class A and All Girl Finals Denver CO placed 1 with a score of 74.200
Highest Score 71.300
Final show in DCX Archives August 28, 1978 Garden State Circuit Championships Elizabeth NJ placed 2 with a score of 71.300
Highest Score 50.900
Final show in DCX Archives August 17, 1979 DCI World Championships - Prelims Birmingham AL placed 41 with a score of 47.450
Highest Score 40.850
Final show in DCX Archives August 2, 1980 World Open Prelims Lynn MA placed 14 with a score of 40.850
Member Name | Section | Years Involved |
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1977, 1977 | Solo Saprano | 1977 |
Amoroso, Jeffrey | Drum Line | 1974 to 1976 |
Carriero, Chris | Baritone | 1978 |
cascella, alex | cymbals brass color gaurd drum major | 1974 to 1978 |
Chatlos, Rhonda | Mid-Range | 1978 to 1980 |
Jenkins, Margaret | contra bass | 1974 to 1977 |
McClinch , Kathy | soprano | 1975 to 1980 |
Michaud, Holly | Cymbols | 1974 to 1980 |
Peck, Cathy | trumpet/french horn | 1974 to 1977 |
racz, cornell | solo saprano | 1974 to 1977 |
rondyke, mark | baritone | 1979 to 1981 |
rondyke, mark | baritone | 1976 |
Ryan, Dennis | Drumline | 1977 to 1978 |
Spigarolo, Elliott | Brass | 1975 to 1978 |
Tvardzik, Tom | Drum Line | 1975 to 1978 |
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