March On! ...the history of the
Toronto Optimists Drum & Bugle Corps
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Audio Files
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Davenport Trumpet BandThe year that this snippet was recorded is unknown but it would in the early 1950s. Those were the days before Optimists, before drum corps, when there was just a Boy Scout troop and it's band. |
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Toronto Optimists
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| 1958 | Toronto Optimists first contest (May 3, 1958 at the University Armouries in Toronto) |
| University Armouries (Toronto, Ontario) | |
| East York Stadium, Toronto, Ontario (POCM) | |
| 1959 | Unknown location |
| Unknown location (submitted by Ed Law) | |
| 1960 | Unknown location |
| Preview of Champions recorded May 29, 1960, in Jersey City, NJ (concert includes "Blue Skies") | |
| Guelph | |
| 1961 | Canadian Nationals September 9th, Seagram Stadium, Waterloo, Ontario |
| Unknown location (submitted by Ed Law) | |
| 1962 | Canadian Nationals (September 7, 1962 at Seagram Stadium, Waterloo, Ontario) |
| 1963 | Blue & Gold show (June 30th, Mundelein, IL) |
| 1964 | unknown location |
| Boys of '76 contest (July 3rd (Racine, WI) | |
| Titusville, PA Recorded on Aug 22 | |
| Canadian Nationals (September 12 at Varsity Stadium, Toronto, ON) | |
| 1965 | Civic Opera House (February 27th, 1965, Chicago, IL) |
| Pow Wow (August 28th, 1965 in Kingston, NY) | |
| Canadian Nationals (September 11th, Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario) | |
| 1966 | Shriners' International (June 18th, 1966, CNE, Toronto, Ontario) |
| Canadian Nationals (September 10, 1966 at Molson Stadium, Montreal, PQ) | |
| 1967 | Shriners' International (June 17th, 1966, CNE, Toronto, Ontario) |
| CYO Nationals (August 29th, 1967, Boston, MA) | |
| Canadian Nationals (September 9th, 1967, Ottawa, Ontario) | |
| 1967 Individuals (National Champion Brass Quartet) | |
| 1968 | Shriners' International (June 15th, 1968, CNE, Toronto, Ontario) |
| North American Invitational August 17th, 1968 (thanks to Brian Byrne) | |
| Canadian Nationals September 7th, 1968, Kingston, Ontario (thanks to Eric McConachie) | |
| 1969 | Shriners' International (June 21st, 1969, Toronto, ON) |
| US Open (August 16th, 1969, Marion, OH) | |
| 1970 | North American Championship (CNE Stadium, Toronto, ON) |
| 1971 | Shriners' International (June 17th, 1971, Toronto, ON) |
| 1972 | Studio Recording (about May, 1972) |
| Unknown location (unknown location) | |
| 1973 | Oshkosh, WI. |
| 1974 | Unknown location |
| Unknown location | |
| 1975 | Unknown location |
| Unknown location |
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Seneca Optimists
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| 1976 | World Open (POCM) |
| DCI 1976 | |
| 1977 | DCI 1977 |
| 1978 | Canadian Nationals (York Stadium, August 26th, Toronto, Ontario) |
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Optimists Alumni
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