Blue Saints

Sudbury, ONT Canada
Founded: 1952

Inactive Junior
Open Class

Year	Position	Score	Theme/Songs
1990	323	39.400	(Repertoire not available)
1992	328	43.000	(Repertoire not available)
1995	336	49.700	Selections from Tommy - (Repertoire not available)
1996			Selections from Tommy
1999			Selections from the Wizard of Oz - Selections from the Wizard of Oz
2002	328	38.150	Moonlight Serenade * In the Mood * String of Pearls * Little Brown Jug * Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy * There You'll Be from Pearl Harbor
2003	324	45.750	70s classics - One Fine Morning * Little Bitty Pretty One * Aquarius (from Hair) * Sometimes When We Touch
2004	318	42.400	To the Beach Eh - Surfer Girl * Beach Baby * Surfin Safari * Kokomo
2005	320	41.425	Grease is the Word - Love is a Many-Splendored Thing * Summer Nights (from Grease) * Beauty School Dropout (from Grease) * Born to Hand Jive (from Grease) * We Go Together (from Grease)
2006	317	50.400	Musical Matrimony - Get Me To the Church on Time (from My Fair Lady) * Ave Maria * White Wedding
2009	219	55.150	Aurora Borealis - Incantation (from Quidam) * Shadowplay * Ninkou Latora (from Quidam)
2010	216	59.400	The Struggle Within - What's This? (from Nightmare Before Christmas) * Theme from Beetlejuice * Ice Dance (from Edward Scissorhands) * Selections from Sleepy Hollow
2011	40	44.200	Stranded - Dies Irae (from Verdi's Requiem) * Truman Sleeps from The Truman Show * Original Piece * Lightning
2012	35	49.100	Diamond in the Rough 60th Anniversary - Carbon * Heat * Time * Pressure * The Canyon
2013	36	52.000	A Canadian Journey - The Elements * O Canada * The Snow is Dancing from 'Children's Corner' * Winter from the Four Seasons * Hall of the Mountain King (from Peer Gynt Suite #1)
2014	36	51.250	Summon the Gods - Flight of the Pegasus * Fate of the Gods
2015	39	46.775	Demon of Seville - Barber of Seville * Ballad of Sweeney Todd * Not While I'm Around (from Sweeney Todd) * Moonlight Sonata * Barber of Seville

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

In the early 1950s, students from the Sudbury Mining and Technical School (Sheridan Tech, Sudbury, Ontario) would grab drums, horns, and whatever else would make a lot of noise, and loudly cheer on their school football team, the Blue Devils. What they lacked in musical ability they made up for with school spirit.

The late Maurice Gravelle, the school's music professor, decided to organize the Sudbury Mining and Technical School Band from the ranks of the noisemakers. Most agree that this decision was because Mr. Gravelle had too much respect for music to listen to their cacophony.

Mr. Gravelle's school associate and successor, the late George Netzke, continued the process of developing musical ability. However, he also brought military discipline into the mix, for Mr. Netzke was quite involved and well known within the Canadian Militia. He convertedthe group from a school band to a Canadian drum corps. In 1958, their name became the Blue Saints (to complement the school team, the Blue Devils).

TheBlue Saints also represent the histories of two other drum corps, the Nickel City Sound and the Imperial Knights. Both corps have folded and entered the rich history of the Big Blue.

Since their entry into the world of drum corps, the Blue Saints have flourished and made their school, and city, proud. The corps has taken part in numerous competitions, from the Calgary Stampede to the now famous Quebec Winter Carnival. For over 50 years, they have represented and entertained Sudbury, providing their youth with musical education, self esteem, a work ethic, pride, and, most importantly, fun.

In recent years, the Blue Saints placed first in the 1998 Canadian Nationals in Division IV, and sixth in the 1999 Division III. In 2003, they finished 33rd in DCI Division II/III competition, and in 2004 the final placement was 18th in Division III Prelims, with a show bearing the uniquely Canadian title of 'To the Beach Eh.'

[http://www.bluesaints.com/history.htm; Dave Strickler]

Members (11)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
;), Pam	Hornline -> soprano	1999
davis, allee	front ensemble	2004
Dinnes, Geoff	Soprano	1989 to 1996
Greschner, Trischa	Guard Staff / Mello	2005
Greschner, Trischa	Guard Staff / Drum Major	2006
regimbal, michel	DRUM LINE	1966 to 1970
Ripley, Mark	soprano	1979 to 1984
Saique, Marlouie	Brass	2010
Sologuk, Chris	Contra	1997 to 2003
Sologuk, Terry	Mellophone	1972 to 1982
Wolfovitch , Lynn	Colorguard	2008 to 2013