March On! ...the history of the
Toronto Optimists Drum & Bugle Corps
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Audio Files
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Davenport Trumpet BandThis snippet was recorded in 1955 during a performance at Dufferin Race Track (now the site of Dufferin Mall) in Toronto. The band was leaving the Scouts and were looking for a sponsor. If you listen to the announcement before the band starts playing you can hear the announcer say that the band was looking for a sponsor and to contact Al Baggs. Not long afterward, Mr. Baggs convinced the Downtown Toronto Optimist Club to assume sponsorship of the band which became Opti-Corps then, at the end of 1957, The Toronto Optimists. |
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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 | |
| 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) |
| Movie (July 24, 1965 in Hamilton, ON) | |
| 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. (June 29, 1973) |
| 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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