Pacific Crest

Diamond Bar, CA United States
Founded: 1993

Active Junior
World Class

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The Pacific Crest Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps based in Diamond Bar, California.

Serving the residential area east of Los Angeles, Pacific Crest (PC) was founded in 1993. In its first season, the corps fielded only 33 members, but the corps grew in size and ability while initially being strictly a local California unit. This allowed both for the corps to hold down expenses and for the members to continue to hold jobs, go to summer school, and/or have other home-based activities during the performance season.

Pacific Cresy did not leave its home state until it traveled to Texas for two shows in 2000. The corps next journeyed away from California for a three-show tour of the Pacific Northwest in 2002. It was not until 2003, PC's tenth season on the field. that the unit attended the Drum Corps International (DCI) World Championships, held that year in Orlando, Florida. That season, the corps' only other out-state appearance had been at The Academy's home show in Phoenix, Arizona. Pacific Crest had suffucienty grown and developed by then, that the DCI Board had granted the corps permission to compete as a Division I corps while also maintaining its "West Coast only" status. Without the internet being as ubiquitous as it is today, most drum corps fans were unfamiliar with the corps. Many were shocked and amazed when the corps placed 17th and advanced to semifinals.

Even after having been a DCI srmifinalist, for several more years, the organization maintained a policy of spending most of the season near home in California. While this practice possibly prevented Pacific Crest from ascending beyond the second tier of the Division I/World Class corps, it helped to sustain the corps while it built its financial base until it could afford the travel expenses of a major touring drum corps.

In 2004, PC appeared in two Midwestern contests just prior to DCI Championships in Denver. In 2004, the unit entered three Eastern shows en route to DCI Championships in Foxboro, Masssachusetts. In 2006, the corps was in four Eastern and Midwestern contests on the way to DCI in Madison, Wisconsin. It was not until 2007 that Pacific Crest became a fully-touring World Class corps.

Pacific Crest has advanced to DCI Semifinals in 2003, 2007–08, and 2011-17

[Pacific Crest Youth Arts Organization; Drum Corps World (mutiple issues) Dave Strickler; Drum Corps International]

Members (45)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
Altuzarra, Daisey	Colorguard	1999 to 2003
Alvarez, Rickey	Cymbals	2001; 2003
Alvarez, Rickey	Cymbals	2001
Atkin, Matt	Contra	2008
Berger, David	Baritone	2004 to 2007
Brown, Erik	Mellophone	1998 to 2000
Chiu, Vivian	Front Ensemble	2010 to 2011
Cook, Daniel	Contra	2004 to 2007
Curnutt, Ben	Lead Soprano	2000 to 2002
Enright, Sean	Baritone	2001 to 2004
Eshbach, Stephanie	mellophone	1998 to 2000
Fitzgerald, Patrick	Mellophone	2003 to 2006
Gagnon, Robert	Trumpet	2006 to 2007
Gilman, Larry	tuba	2003
Hasson, Michele	Guard	1993 to 1994
Hofius, Chris	Sophrano	2002
Hofius, Christopher	Soprano	2002
Kilgus, Kurt	Hornline (Mellophone, Baritone, Euphonium)	2001 to 2005
Kilgus, Kurt	Staff (Visual Instructor)	2006 to 2009
Kovacic, Brandon	Cymbals	2003 to 2005
Lange, Erick	Soprano	2002
Leko, Jim	Soprano	1998 to 2000
Macias, Manny	Colorguard	2009
Majowicz, Melania	Mellophone	2004 to 2006
Martinez, Marcos	Snareline	2002 to 2003
Mathewson, Taylor	Mellophone	2010 to 2011
Mead, Ryan	Euphonium	2011 to 2015
Morris, Ian	Soprano	1995
Neel, Samantha	Color Guard	2005 to 2007
Oporto, Michael	Euphonium	2002 to 2003
Pozzo, Brandon	Front Ensemble	2016
Quan, Alex	Contra	2012 to 2016
Ramirez, Andrew	front ensemble	2004 to 2006
Raya, Christian	Horn Line/ Baritone	2002
Ristau, Brendan	Baritone/Euph	2010 to 2011
Rivera, Andrew	Drumline (tenors)	2003
Rivera, Joey	Bassline	1999
Sabha, Tamer	Euphonium	2004
Seltzer, Matthew	Euphonium	2004
Shriver, Eric	Snare	2002 to 2003
Stockard, Brian	drumline	1996 to 1999
Stockard, Brian	Staff	2001
Stockard, Brian	Drumline	1996 to 1999
de la Vega, Mark	Front Ensemble/Drum Major	2004 to 2007
hendricks, corwin	Tenors	2003