Spartans

Other Names:Milford Spartans

Nashua, NH United States
Founded: 1955

Active Junior
Open Class

Year	Position	Score	Theme/Songs
1962			When You're Smiling * National Emblem March * You and the Night and the Music * Caravan * Warsaw Concerto * Perfidia * Moonglow * I'll See You In My Dreams
1963	5	68.750	When You're Smiling * Blue Prelude * West Point March * You and the Night and the Music * Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart * Caravan * Warsaw Concerto * Moonglow * I'll See You In My Dreams
1965			When Johnny Comes Marching Home * Smile * Dearly Beloved * Take Five * El Cumbanchero * Three Little Words (from Three Little Words) * La Cumana * The Lonesome Road
1970			Victory Parade (from Ben Hur) * It * Hang 'em High * Walk on the Wild Side * A Day In The Life * Merci * Love Theme (from Ben Hur)
1971			Parade of the Charioteers (from Ben Hur) * Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? * Miserlou * Love Theme (from Ben Hur)
1972			Greco-Roman - Parade of the Charioteers (Ben Hur) * Miami Beach * Colour My World * To Be Free * Miserlou * Love Theme (from Ben Hur)
1973			Entrance to Sparta * Nonename * Soul Explosion * Lover Man * Air Mail Special * Miserlou * Love Theme (from Ben Hur)
1974			St. Louis Blues March * Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 * Moonlight Serenade * Sing Sing Sing * Besame Mucho * Love Theme (from Ben Hur) * Basin Street Blues
1975			Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 * Finlandia * Boys and Girls Together * Miserlou * Sunrise, Sunset (from Fiddler on the Roof) * Hang 'em High
1976			Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 * Hallelujah Chorus * Two Minds Meet * Poet and Peasant Overture * Finale (from Firebird Suite)
1977			Flying Home * Parade of the Charioteers (Ben Hur) * Hallelujah Chorus * Old Man River (from Show Boat) * Poet and Peasant Overture * Lover Man * Live and Let Live
1978			Compendim * Chump Change (from The New Bill Cosby Show) * A Day In The Life * Instant Concert * Rhapsody in Blue * Love Theme (from Ben Hur) * Hang 'em High
1979			Favourite Things * William Tell Overture * Sun Shower * Night Kourney * Hill Where the Lord Hides * Percussion Overture * Pegasus
1986	26	64.700	(Repertoire not available)
1987	305	70.400	(Repertoire not available)
1988	212	71.900	Liberty Mission * Carmen * I Have Dreamed (from The King and I) * Poet and Peasant Overture
1989	206	79.800	Camelot - Overture (from Camelot) * Parade (from Camelot) * Guenevere (from Camelot) * What Do The Simple Folk Do? (from Camelot) * Before I Gaze At You Again (from Camelot)
1990	207	76.700	Selections from "Scheharazade" - (Repertoire not available)
1991	211	78.500	Selections from "Scheherazade" - (Repertoire not available)
1992	205	84.000	Selections from Hook - Selections from Hook
1993	208	84.100	Selections from Aladdin - (Repertoire not available)
1994	209	82.600	Emerson, Lake and Palmer - (Repertoire not available)
1995	204	88.800	Rome - The Eternal City - Ben Hur * Bacchanale (from Samson and Delilah) * Roman Festivals * Pines of the Appian Way (from Pines of Rome)
1996	204	89.500	Return to Rome - Inzio (from Ben Hur) * Cenotaph * Dance of Belkis at Dawn (from Belkis, Queen of Sheba) * Dream of King Solomon * War Dance (from Belkis, Queen of Sheba) * Orgiastic Dance (from Belkis, Queen of Sheba)
1997	23	69.800	Three Revelations - Awakening * Contemplation * Rejoicing
1998	22	73.000	Sinfonia Voci - The Music of David Holsinger - Sinfonia Voci * Ballet Sacra
1999	22	73.700	Easter Symphony - Kings (from The Easter Symphony) * The Death Tree (from The Easter Symphony) * Symphonia Resurrectus (from The Easter Symphony)
2000	208	80.750	Glorioso - Gloriosa * Oratio * Cantus III * Diofestos
2001	20	73.800	Gladiator - The Battle (from Gladiator) * The Barbarian Horde (from Gladiator) * Ben Hur
2002	205	93.900	Guardians - Music from Gladiator * Ben Hur * Music from The Mummy Returns * Bacchanale (from Samson and Delilah)
2003	203	94.450	The Divine Comedy - The Inferno (from The Divine Comedy) * The Ascension (from The Divine Comedy) * Paradiso (from The Divine Comedy) * Finale (from Divine Comedy)
2004	201	96.550	Medusa - Medusa Lures Poseidon (from Medusa) * Athena's Rage (from Medusa) * Serpents (from Medusa) * The Gorgon's Pursuit (from Medusa)
2005	202	97.150	Vizier - Wisdom (from Vizier) * Experience (from Vizier) * Concieve (from Vizier) * Meditation (from Vizier) * Ascendant (from Vizier) * Vizier: The All-Seeing Eye (from Vizier)
2006	203	94.025	Advent Rising - Bounty Hunter (from Advent Rising) * Stolen Transport (from Advent Rising) * Glorious Human (from Advent Rising) * Aurelian Conflict (from Advent Rising) * Canyon Encounter (from Advent Rising)
2007	201	96.150	Tarot - Fortune Teller from Tarot) * The Emperor and Strength (from Tarot) * The Fool (from Tarot) * The Magician (from Tarot) * The Lovers (from Tarot) * The Sun, Death, and Judgment (from Tarot)
2008	214	82.700	Metallic Soundscapes - Kingfishers Catch Fire * Turning * Turbine
2009			The Raging River - (Repertoire not available)
2010	203	93.600	Fire Dance - The Inferno (from The Divine Comedy) * Caronte (Ferryman of Souls) * Entrance into Hell (from Inferno di Dante) * Interview of Ulysses (from Inferno di Dante) * La Giudecca (from Inferno di Dante)
2011	26	69.350	Midnight - Sunset (Mvt. 1 from Midnight in Transylvania) * Bella's Lullaby from Twilight * Feeding (Mvt. 3 from Midnight in Transylvania)
2012	24	70.750	Renewal - Infernal Dance from Firebird Suite * The Princess Game with the Golden Apples from Firebird Suite * Dance of the Princesses from Firebird Suite * Dance of the Earth from Rite of Spring * Berceuse and Finale from Firebird Suite
2013	24	72.850	Live Free - Music from Swan Lake * Music from The Matrix * Naqoyqatsi
2014	24	74.050	Olympus - Intro * Mvt 2 from Symphony for Brass and Percussion * You are So Beautiful * Apollo Unleashed (Mvt 3 from Symphony #2) * Rest
2015	23	71.500	Spartans... At The Gates! - Prelude to War * To Victory (from 300) * Toccata con Fuoco (from Piano Concerto No. 1) * Empyrean Mercenaries * The Battle (from Gladiator) * Lauds Praise High Day
2016	25	71.475	Totem - Ome Kayo * On Earth as it is in Heaven * Conflict * Crazy in Love * Sacrifice * Adiemus Chorale VI (Sol Fa)
2017	25	73.475	Connected - We Are Here to Connect * Missed Connections * ReConnected * Angel * We Are All Connected
2018	25	74.250	Da Vinci’s Workshop - Meet Leonardo * The Vitruvian Man * Mona Lisa * The Workshop * Sogno di Volare
2019	19	80.350	Experiment X - Balkan Dance * Egyptic * Libertango * Shallow * Gretel * Shofukan

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

The Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps is an Open Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps based in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Berdie LaFlamme founded the Spartans in 1955. Mr. LaFlamme was succeeded as corps director by his son Peter in 1980. Since 2009, Albert’s grandson, Paul "PG" LaFlamme Jr. has been director.

The Spartans' rich heritage includes performances for Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush. Spartans have been guest performers at Six Flags Theme Parks, Epcot Center, and Walt Disney World several times, and the corps participated in the 1996 Olympic Torch Ceremonies.

In 1990 the organizations was the recipient of a new corps facility worth more than one million dollars. The building also served as headquarters for the Spartans' twice-weekly bingo games.

The Spartans won the Drum Corps International (DCI) Division II World Championships in 1997 and successfully defended the title in 1998

Then in 1999 , a tragic fire destroyed all of the corps's instruments, uniforms, related equipment, and trailers. Through the determination of its members and staff and the generosity of the community and many volunteers, the Spartans rose from the ashes of this disaster, and continued as a stronger and better drum and bugle corps.

In 2003, the corps finished third in Division II/III finals, despite one bus breaking down only two days into a 20-day tour.

The Spartans again won back-to-back Division II World Championships in 2004 and '05 as well as the short-lived combined Division II/III title in its undefeated '04 season. The corps then added a fifth Division II World Championship crown in 2007.

Then came the Great Recession of 2007-09. In addition to the major economic downturn, the corps' bingo revenues dropped off so badly that the corps was forced to discontinue that fundraising activity. An attempt to sell the corps hall was going nowhere during the recession, even though the hall's mortgage payments were still coming due monthly.

The Spartans organization declared bankruptcy in 2009. and the corps went inactive. A change of management was a part of the reorganization. When the corps was finally able to sell the hall for enough to pay of the outstanding debts, it emerged from bankruptcy.

The Spartans returned to the field in 2010, and the corps has finished in the top five of Open Class each year since, winning the Open Class World Championship in 2019. The corps has also been a Wold Class semifinalist every year since 2012.

[Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps; Drum Corps World, multiple issues; A History of Drum & Bugle Corps, Vickers, ed.; Drum Corps International]

Members (69)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
Acosta, Allan	Mellophone	2003
Banker, Tom	Battery	2008
Barsano, Mike	Contra	2002 to 2005
Barsano, Mike	Staff	2006 to 2007
Beemer, Thom	Drumline - Bassline	2001
Beemer, Thom	Bassline	2001 to 2003
Breen, Todd	snare(1990-1991) percussion staff(1992)	1990 to 1992
Brooks, Matthew	Soprano	2001 to 2002
Bryson, Joseph	Baritone	2003; 2005
Casimiro, Alex	Snareline	2004
Coffey, Derek	Drum-line (tenors)	2002
Connors, Jim	Brass	1991 to 1995
Correia, Christopher	Battery/Staff	1995 to 2001
Dufault, Shannon	ColorGuard	1997 to 2002
Dutile, Cassandra (Spud)	Front Ensemble	2000 to 2005
Eaglin, Jarret	sop	1999 to 2002
Eastman, Merle	Baritone/Bass Baritone	1962 to 1965; 1968
Eastman, Merle	Soprano	1962
Eastman, Merle	Baritone/Bass Baritone	1963 to 1965
Eastman, Merle	Bass Baritone	1968
Everson, John	Euphonium	2008
Everson, John	Tuba	2010
Floro, Timothy	Front Ensemble (Auditioning)	2005
Fortier, Andrew	Contra	2005 to 2006
Fortier, James	Baritone	2006 to 2007
Fortier, James	Drum Major	2010 to 2012
Gilchrist, Kelly	Guard	1990 to 1996
Gilchrist, Kevin	Drum Line	1993 to 1999
Girouard, Evan	Drumline/Pit	2002
Gissiner, Peter	Contra	2005
Godin, Jason	Pit	1991 to 1993
Gramazio, John	Pit/Colorguard	1995 to 1997
Gregoire, Rick	Drum Line	1995
Grelle, Frank	Instructor	1993
Higgins, Stephen	Mellophone	2005
Higgins, Stephen	Mellophone	2005
Hoover, Jim	Front Ensemble	1989
Hoover, Jim	Front Ensemble Arranger & Instructor	1990 to 1991
Hoover, Jim	Front Ensemble Tech	2000
Ingalls, Susan	Baritone	2005
Macuga, Dave	Baritone	2004 to 2005; 2007
Macuga, Dave	Contra	2006
Mamalis, Brad	Soprano	2000 to 2002
Marinilli, Joe	Trumpet	2010
Martins, Brian	Contra	1996 to 1998
Martins, Brian	Contra	1996 to 1998
McCullock, Brian	Contra	2005 to 2007
Montesion, Anthony	Baritone	2002 to 2006
Montesion, Anthony	Visual Staff	2007
Newman, Michael A.	Front Ensemble	1989 to 1992
Norato, Jon (Miami)	Mellophone	2005 to 2006
O'Leary, Ryan	Soprano	2001
Patrick, Dustin	Snare	2002 to 2003
Piantaggini, Lance	Snare	2001 to 2004
Poster, Eric	Baritone	2003
Sargent , Heather	Tenors	1983 to 1985
Scott, Joshua	Tenors	2005 to 2006
Snow, Jason	Contra	1997 to 2002
Veale, Keith	Cymbals	2005
Veale, Keith	Bassline, Age Out	2006
Veale, Keith	Staff - Cymbals/Drumline	2011
Weichel, Donnie	Snare	2001 to 2005
Whelehan, Jessica	Baritone	1997 to 1998; 2002
Willemain, Nathan	Baritone	2004
chouinard, kayla	soprano	2004 to 2005
gregoire, Rick	bass line	1995 to 1996
lund, josh	baritone	2007
pellerin, derek	Front Ensemble Timpani AgeOut	2008
rheault, joseph	Horns	1970 to 1971