Bandettes

Sault Ste. Marie, ONT Canada
Founded: 1963

Inactive All Girl
Division III

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Results from final championship competition of the year Position: 320 Position 200+ indicates Division II, DCA Class A or DCI Open Class as appropriate to the year, Position 300+ indicates Division III, Position 400+ indicates Mini Corps, Position 500+ indicates International Division, and Position 999 indicates position unknown Score: 63.800
Repertoire for 2000
Take the 'A' Train by Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington 2 CD Set - LRC Ltd (CDC 9066)
Serenade in Blue by Glenn Miller Stan Getz West Coast Jazz
New York, New York (from On the Town) by Leonard Bernstein On the Town - Original Cast Members - MCA MCAD-10280
You and the Night and the Music by Arthur Schwartz \| Howard Dietz Band Wagon (1953) Soundtrack
St. Louis Blues March by William C. Handy \| adapted by Glenn Miller Glenn Miller Chatanooga Choo Choo (adapted by Glenn Miller from St. Louis Blues by Handy)
I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy) by George Gershwin \| Ira Gershwin Rhapsody in Russia - A Gershwin Celebration - Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra - Sheffield Lab CD-28
Sing Sing Sing by Louis Prima Benny Goodman

The Bandettes, formed in 1963, was an all-girl junior marching and maneuvering corps based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Because they were closer to Grand Rapids than Toronto, the corps competes often in DCM, and accepts members from the United States. For several years the corps absorbed visiting girl marchers from the Philippines.

The Bandettes have competed at DCI since 1982 in Class II and III. Their highest finish was seventh in Class A-60 in 1988. In 2003, the 32-member corps took 25th place in Division II/III prelims. The 2004 finish was 13th in Division III Prelims, performing "Dancing on the Water."

Mary Wilson, the corps director, has been associated with the Bandettes for their entire existence.

A stylish corps, the Bandettes' uniforms consist of long plaid skirts with red tops.

[DCW, 1/93, p.6; DCW, 11/88, p.7; http://www.soonet.ca/bandettes/; CW, 4/03, p.5]
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"Mary Wilson was the original Majorette for the Sault Ste Marie Legion Band and from there she formed the Band color guard that grew into the drum corps, hence the name Bandettes."
[taken from a facebook group (GLDCA) conversation amongst some of Mary's peers]

Members (15)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
Denny, Michelle	Drum Line	1999 to 2002
Doher, Jenny	Bassline	2004
Doucet, Jocelyne	Hornline Contra	1998 to 2004
Fedorchak, Cristina	Hornline-Soprano	1998 to 2002
Howe, Sandy	Drum Line	1994 to 2002
Kanuk-MacLean, Sharon	Brass instructor	1980 to 1985
Lanthier, Laura	soprano	1997 to 2002
Lanthier, Lizz	a little of everything	1996 to 1999
Snow III, Bal	Staff	2002 to 2004
Soucie, Miranda	Bass Line	1998 to 1999
Soucie, Miranda	Front Ensemble	2000
Soucie, Miranda	Soprano	2003
Tait, Crystal	Colour Guard	1995; 1999 to 2002
Vega, Angelina	pit	1997 to 1998
cormier, kirsten	horn line	1978 to 1989