Coachmen

Other Names:Rapid City Express

Grand Rapids, MI United States
Founded: 1974

Inactive Junior
Division III

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Results from final championship competition of the year Position: 214 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: 64.300
Repertoire for 1990
Pepe's Show
There Will Never Be Another You by Harry Warren \| Mack Gordon
There's No Business Like Show Business (from Annie, Get Your Gun) by Irving Berlin Annie, Get Your Gun - Movie Soundtrack - Annie 001
My Way by Claude François \| Jacques Revaux \| Paul Anka Frank Sinatra My Way

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Organized in 1974, The Coachmen from Grand Rapids, Michigan has grown to be one of the finest drum and bugle corps in the state.This years corps takes the field with 30 horns, 20 percussion, and 26 in the color guard. The average age of its members is 14. The corps' 1979 musical repertoire includes "Fanfare For The Common Man," "American Folk Spectacular," "Ellington Medley," a percussion feature, and "Send In The Clowns." Color Guard sargeant this year is Marcie Reames. The corps is directed and managed by Maurice Lillis and show coordinator is Dean Whitney. Instructional staff includes Bugles and Brass--Jim Neuchterlein and Greg Christensen; Percussion--Tom Skrobot and Jon Morehouse; Color Guard--Donnelle Baltrusaitis and Danny Barron; Drill Designer--John Legget; Special Consultant--Jack Misner. The corps is sponsored by the Parent Booster Club. Special consideration goes to the Catholic War Veterans Post #1500.
[From the 1979 US Open Program]
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The Coachmen were a junior drum and bugle corps from Grand Rapids, Michigan, who performed from 1976 to 1998. They changed their name to Rapid City Express in the 1991, 1992 season before going back to their original name.

[History from DrumCorpsWiki, submitted by
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Members (27)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
Beach, Eric	Snare, Bass, Pit	1995 to 1998
Bemus, Mara	drum major and baritone	1994 to 1998
Bemus, Tony	Guard, Pit, Bass, Pit	1995 to 1998
Borgman, Scott	Mellophone	1988 to 1995
Boshoven-Norton, Kelly	Colorguard	1974 to 1981
Carpenter, Sarah	Horn	1997 to 1998
DeAmbra, Caitlyn	Pit	1988
Dockham, Caitlyn	Pit	1988
Egner, Becky	Horn	1991 to 1992
Foley, Mark	Brass - Baritone	1994
Hamacher, Era	Guard/ Drum Major	1991 to 1993
Hardwick, Jeff	Brass	1997 to 1998
Hasson, Michele	Contra	1995 to 1998
Hess, Jason	pitt	1992 to 1994
Hoyt, Thomas	drumline	1990 to 1991
McBride, Jeffery	Brass	1993 to 1994; 1996 to 1997
Rymer, Noah	Brass	1998
Simas, Jason	Pit	1990 to 1991
Skrobot, Bob	Color Gaurd	1979 to 1984
Skrobot, Kathy	Color Guard	1979 to 1983
Watson, Mike	Mellophone	1995 to 1997
Weaver, Brian	Mellophone	1976 to 1978
Werner, Nathan	Euphonium	1994
West, Mark	Hornline	1990 to 1991
akinyelure, olatutu	color guard	1997
cole, angela	color guard	1985
cole, angela	pit	1986

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Members (27)