Kilties Senior Corps

Racine, WI United States
Founded: 1993

Inactive Senior

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Repertoire for 2000
Main Theme (from Last of the Mohicans) by Ciaran Brennan The Last Of The Mohicans: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
3rd Movement of Four Scottish Dances (Allegreto) by Malcolm Arnold Symphony No.3/Four Scottish Dances
Fort Battle (from Last of the Mohicans) by Ciaran Brennan The Last Of The Mohicans: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Loch Lomond by Traditional 40 Scottish Melodies
Scotland the Brave by Traditional Celtic Twilight 2 - Hearts of Space

The Kilties, formed in 1992, is a senior marching, maneuvering, and parade corps based in Racine, Wisconsin. The group came into being as the result of two performances of alumni of the junior Racine Kilties, which had folded in 1982. The first of these performances was in 1986 for the 50th anniversary of the corps, the second in 1992 at DCI Finals in Madison.

The senior Kilts came out as a parade corps in 1993 and entered Drum Corps Midwest Senior competition in 1994. From the start the Kilts were a hit with the fans, always receiving three or four standing ovations during their very entertaining performances.

The Kilts shocked the DCM circuit in 1997 when they not only made DCM Finals for the first time, but also won the Senior Championship over Minnesota Brass, which had won every year since 1983.

1997 also saw the corps attend the DCA Championships. They made DCA Finals for the first time in 1998. They have also been regular performers at the Cumberland, Maryland, DCA show and the pre-Thanksgiving alumni corps show in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Among the championships won by the senior Kilties are these:

Drum Corps Midwest Senior Champions 1997
Drum Corps Midwest Senior Finalist 1997, 1998
Drum Corps Associates Finalist 1998

In 2003, the corps finished 14th in DCA Preliminary competition.

Mike Phillips was named executive director of the Kilties in late 2003.

The Kilties finished 14th in DCA Prelims in 2004. Sticking to the Scottish theme, the show was called 'Portraits in Plaid.'

[http://www.kilties.com/; DCW, 1/04, p.8]

Members (33)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
Ashlock, Adam	Battery/Timpani	2005 to 2006
Becker, Brent	Baritone	2000 to 2003
Becker, Jamie Ann	Guard	2003
Burr, Catherine	French Horn	2000
Buzzard, Pat	contra	2001
Buzzard, Patrick	Contra	2001
Dittrich, Terri	French horn/mellophone	2000; 2002
Dombroske, Roger	Baritone	2007; 2010 to 2011
Dombroske, Roger	Soprano	2012 to 2013
Dombroske, Roger	Bass Drum	2016
Doran, Robert	Baritone	1995 to 2002
Fennell, George	French Horn	1996 to 1997
Hamand, Terry	Hornline Contra	2011
Hoyt, Thomas	hornline	2001
Jensen, Mike	Soprano	1997 to 1998
Kangas, Gabe	Tenors	2003 to 2004
Lochhead, Pam	Color Guard	1999
London, Bob	Baritone line	1997 to 1998; 2001
Myers, Kathy	Mellophone	2002 to 2003
Nason, Gene	Baritone	1999 to 2001
Rappolt, Lee	Baritone	2001
Reilly, Tony	Sopranos, Corps Director	1993 to 1994
Reilly, Tony	French Horn, Asst. Director	1995 to 1998
Reilly, Tony	Baritone	2008 to 2010
Riebesehl, Dale	bass baritone	1993
Riebesehl, Dale	Drum Major	1994 to 1995; 1997 to 1998
Riebesehl, Dale	contra	1999
Rivera, Cisco	Lead Sop	2000 to 2001
Santalucia, David	Percussion	2001 to 2002
Schoenbach, Frank	Baritone	1999 to 2002
Schoenbach, Frank	Baritone	1999 to 2003
South, Dean	bass drum ine	2004 to 5341
Violett, Edward	contra	1995 to 2001