| Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps | |
| Location: | Austin, Texas |
| Division: | World Class |
| Founded: | 2009 |
| Director: | Chris Magonigal |
The Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps, based in Austin, Texas. Genesis performs in Drum Corps International (DCI) competitions.[1]
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Genesis was founded in September 2009 as a means for youth of the Rio Grande Valley to compete in drum corps, which they saw as "the next level of musical competition" beyond marching band. Success was far from certain, at a time when national and worldwide economics were causing the demise of dozens of long-established corps. After an examination by DCI to determine the group's organizational stability, in May 2010, DCI announced that Genesis was approved to compete in that summer's competitive season.
In its inaugural season, Genesis surprised many when it premiered at home in Texas. The corps then toured in Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio en route to the DCI Open Class World Championships in Michigan City, Indiana where the corps placed 9th in Open Class.
After its first year, Genesis' staff made the decision to have each season be a "rebirth of the corps," combining new genres of music and visual ideas with the traditional drum corps idiom. In 2011 and 2012, the corps moved up in Open Class, placing 6th both seasons before moving on to World Class prelims, where they finished 30th and 29th. In 2011, Genesis won DCI's "Most Improved Corps" award for Open Class.
In 2013, the corps rose to a 3rd place Open Class finish. Genesis then competed in the DCI World Class Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, placing 23rd in semifinals, earning full DCI membership, and winning the World Class "Most Improved Corps" award. Additionally, Chris Magonigal was named DCI's Open Class Director of the Year.
In January 2014, Genesis announced that the corps would move its operations from Edinburg, Texas to Austin, Texas. Corps director Chris Magonigal stated: “With its centralized location, dedication to the arts, and its financial possibilities, Austin is the perfect city from which to operate our program.“
At the annual DCI meeting on January 27, 2017, Genesis was approved to compete as a World Class corps.[3]
Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3) musical organization. Chris Magonigal is executive director, program coordinator, and corps director. Genesis also sponsors the Teatro Indoor Percussion ensemble, competing in the Winter Guard International Independent Open division.
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| Light blue background indicates DCI Open Class Finalist |
| Pale green background indicates DCI World Class Semifinalist |
| Year | Repertoire | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Placement | |||
| 2010 | 84.000 | 9th Place Finalist | ||
| 2011 | Big Top After Dark Scenes of a Psychotic Circus by Key Poulan / Send in the Clowns (from A Little Night Music) by Stephen Sondheim | 86.850 | 6th Place Open Class Finalist | |
| 65.800 | 30th Place | |||
| 2012 | Epic Strength of 1,000 Men by Thomas J. Bergersen / Someone Like You by Adele Adkins & Dan Wilson / Original Music by Edward Gobbel / United We Stand, Divided We Fall by Thomas J. Bergersen | 85.500 | 6th Place Open Class Finalist | |
| 63.500 | 29th Place World Class | |||
| 2013 | mOZaic Over the Rainbow, We're Off to See the Wizard, If I Only Had a Brain & Ding Dong | The Witch Is Dead! (all from The Wizard of Oz) by E.Y. Harburg & Harold Arlen / Ease on Down the Road (from The Wiz) by Charlie Smalls / For Good (from Wicked) by Stephen Schwartz / Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd / Riders on the Storm by John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek & Jim Morrison (The Doors) | 91.550 | 3rd Place Open Class Finalist |
| bgcolor=#d0f0c0 | 74.650 | bgcolor=#d0f0c0 | 23rd Place World Class Semifinalist | |
| 2014 | Art of Darkness Strength of 1,000 Men & United We Stand, Divided We Fall by Thomas J. Bergersen / Lux Aeterna (from Requiem for a Dream) by Clint Mansell / Mad World by Roland Orzabal / Original Music by Edward Gobbel | 77.900 | 3rd Place Open Class Finalist | |
| bgcolor=#d0f0c0 | 74.075 | bgcolor=#d0f0c0 | 23rd Place World Class Semifinalist | |
| 2015 | 75.750 | 4th Place Open Class Finalist | ||
| bgcolor=#d0f0c0 | 73.500 | bgcolor=#d0f0c0 | 22nd Place World Class Semifinalist | |
| 2016 | 75.250 | 4th Place Open Class Finalist | ||
| bgcolor=#d0f0c0 | 73.375 | bgcolor=#d0f0c0 | 23rd Place World Class Semifinalist | |
| 2017 | 76.213 | 23rd Place World Class Semifinalist | ||
| 2018 | 74.475 | 24th Place World Class Semifinalist | ||
| 2019 | From the Ground Up Organic Forest & Bulldozers and the Height of Industry by Key Poulan, Dave Marvin, Dan Bryan & Shawn Glyde / The Sound of War by Susanne Sundfør / The Corinthian Song by V. Michael McKay / Original Music by Key Poulan, Dave Marvil, Dan Bryan & Shawn Glyde | 78.725 | 20th Place World Class Semifinalist | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | No scored competitions | |||
| 2022 | Dorothy Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz) by E.Y. Harburg & Harold Arlen / Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John & Bernie Taupin / Songs from the Wood from Ian Anderson / Ballad of Heroes by Benjamin Britten | 78.813 | 21st Place World Class Semifinalist | |
| 2023 | Symbio.sys The Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky / Firebird Suite by Isao Tomita / Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap / Asphalt Cocktail by John Mackey / Original Music by Key Poulan & Mike Huestis | 78.775 | 21st Place World Class Semifinalist | |
| 2024 | Signal Arrival by The Alchemist (musician) / Alfonso Muskedunder by Todd Terje / Waltz for Sweatpants by Cody Fry / Ka Bohaleng/On the Sharp Side by Abel Selaocoe / Waloyo Yamoni by Christopher Tin | 77.500 | 22nd Place World Class Semifinalist | |