Drum Corps
Sacramento Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps
Samuel Elmore Voted Outstanding Corps Member of 2018
Mandarins Corps Members voted Samuel Elmore as their Outstanding Member of 2018. The award is given annually in memory of Mandarins soprano player Joe Fong, our 1976 recipient who lost his life in an automobile accident. Samuel received his first brass contract in 2012 but felt he really wasn’t ready to march yet — but …
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The Sacramento Mandarins Made History
For the first time in its 55-year history, the Mandarins are a Top 12 World Class drum corps. The Mandarins placed 11th out of 40 corps in the 2018 DCI Championship Prelims, advancing to 10th place of 12 corps in both Semifinals and Finals. For the entire season, their production, Life Rite After — with …