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{{Infobox drums corps
| name=The Bushwackers 
| logo=Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps.png
| logo_size=250px
| location=[[Princeton, New Jersey]] 
| division=Open Class 
| founded=1981 
| director= Jim Dugan
| titles=[[Drum Corps Associates|DCA]]: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993 
}}
The '''Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps''' is an all-age [[Drum and bugle corps (modern)|drum and bugle corps]] that competes in the [[Drum Corps Associates]] circuit,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-times-tribune/20190728/281625306906577|title= Music of the Night |newspaper= [[The Scranton Times-Tribune]]|date = July 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/strike-up-the-band-drum-and-bugle-corps-returns-to-wahconah-park,195982|title=Strike up the band: Drum and Bugle Corps returns to Wahconah Park|website=The Berkshire Eagle}}</ref> It was founded in 1981 in [[Harrison, New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://faqs.cs.uu.nl/na-dir/drumcorps-faq/part6.html|title=Drumcorps FAQ 6/6 DCA - senior corps info|website=faqs.cs.uu.nl}}</ref> The corps is based in [[Princeton, New Jersey]] and is a [[501(c)(3) organization|501(c)(3)]] not-for-profit organization. The Corps has won the [[Drum Corps Associates Open Class World Champions]] six times, and the corps' percussion section is the only one in either junior or senior corps to ever win six straight High Percussion Awards at Championships: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Beck |first=John H. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8U83AgAAQBAJ&q=Bushwackers+Drum+and+Bugle+Corps+competition&pg=PA275 |title=Encyclopedia of Percussion |date=November 26, 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781317747680 |via=Google Books}}</ref>

== History ==
The Bushwackers Drum and Bugle corps was formed as a parade corps in 1981<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/princeton/ev--in-honor-of-valley-road-school-presenting-the-busbe7400716d|title=Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps|date=August 13, 2011|website=Princeton, NJ Patch|accessdate = November 20, 2019}}</ref> with a field corps forming in 1982. They were once located in [[Harrison, New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/forums/index.php?/topic/131705-bushwackers-move-to-jupiter-quantum-brass/|title=Bushwackers Move to Jupiter Quantum Brass|website=Drum Corps Planet Forums}}</ref> During their first year of competition, The Bushwackers were able to make [[Drum Corps Associates|DCA]] finals in 8th place.  In 1983, the corps was very competitive and ended the season with a fifth place showing.  The corps continued to grow until 1986, with a brand new staff, The Bushwackers captured their first [[Drum Corps Associates|DCA]] title.  This placed The Bushwackers in the upper echelon of [[Drum Corps Associates|DCA]] corps.  The Bushwackers would go on to win the [[Drum Corps Associates|DCA]] twice more before the end of the decade.  In the 1990s, The Bushwackers continued their championship ways, going on to take [[Drum Corps Associates|DCA]]’s top spot again in 1990, 1992, and 1993. The corps has been a top ten Finalist of [[Drum Corps Associates|DCA]] in 35 of its 38 years. In 2013 the Corps made its television debut on ''[[The Daily Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.halftimemag.com/noteworthy/bushwackers-appear-on-the-daily-show.html|title=Bushwackers Appear on "The Daily Show" |publisher = [[Halftime Magazine]] |date=September 25, 2013 |accessdate = November 20, 2019}}</ref> In 2014 the Bushwackers performed as the opening act at the [[Special Olympics USA]] closing ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dcacorps.org/the-bushwackers-perform-at-the-special-olympics/|title=Drum Corps Associates » The Bushwackers Perform at the Special Olympics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bushwackersdc.org/2014/06/24/2014-special-olympics/|title=The Bushwackers Perform at the 2014 Special Olympics – Bushwackers Drum & Bugle Corps}}</ref> In 2017, the Corps collaborated with [[ASPIRA Association|ASPIRA]] of Pennsylvania to establish the Bushwackers Academy, an educational organization.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.halftimemag.com/november-december-2018/noteworthy_bushwackers-academy.html|title=Bushwackers, ASPIRA, and Musicopia Boost Music Education Philadelphia|publisher = [[Halftime Magazine]] |date=December 4, 2018|accessdate = November 20, 2019}}</ref>

== Show summary (1982–2024) ==
Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dcxmuseum.org/index.cfm?view=corpslist&Corpsid=1856|title=DCX - Drum Corps Xperience|website=www.dcxmuseum.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bushwackersdc.org/history/|title=History by Season|date=April 8, 2012}}</ref>

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|+Key
|style="background-color:#d4af37"|''Goldenrod background indicates DCA Open Class Champion''
|-
|style="background-color:#add8e6"|''Blue background indicates DCA Open Class Finalist''
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Repertoire
! scope="col" | Score 
! scope="col" | Placement
|-
! scope="row" | 1982
| Clash of Titans by Laurence Rosenthal / Fish Legs by Walter Murphey / Mickey Mouse by Frank Churchill / That Cat is High by J.M. Williams / Snowbird Fantasy by Robert James / Chariots of Fire by Vangelis
| 70.550
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 8th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 1983
| Cleopatra's Asp by Doc Severinsen / Emerald Eyes by Louis Alter / Egyptian Danza by Al Di Meola / Quensabe Los Suertas de Los Tontos (from Cuban Fire Suite) by Johnny Richards / La Suerte de Los Tontos (from Cuban Fire Suite) by Johnny Richards / Chariots of Fire by Vangelis
| 82.650
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 5th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 1984
| Santos by Louie Bellson and Remo Palmier / Quensabe Los Suertas de Los Tontos (from Cuban Fire Suite) by Johnny Richards / La Suerte de Los Tontos (from Cuban Fire Suite) by Johnny Richards / Egyptian Danza by Al Di Meola / I'll Be There by Berry Gordy, Hal Davis, and Willie Hutch / Thriller by Rod Temperton
| 89.000
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 3rd Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 1985
| The Epic by / The First Circle / Supertonic Suite All by the Pat Metheny Group
| 86.550
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 4th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|- 
! scope="row" | 1986
| Santos by Louie Bellson and Remo Palmier / Quensabe Los Suertas de Los Tontos (from Cuban Fire Suite) by Johnny Richards / La Suerte de Los Tontos (from Cuban Fire Suite) by Johnny Richards / Egyptian Danza by Al Di Meola / Ayres Eyes by Author Unknown
| 92.450
| bgcolor="D4AF37" | 1st Place<br>Open Class<br>Champion
|- 
! scope="row" | 1987
| Pellet Suite by Ian McDougal / Marguerite by Sammy Nestico / Corner Pocket by Freddie Green / Ayres Eyes by Author Unknown
| 92.960
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 3rd Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|- 
! scope="row" | 1988
| Pellet Suite by Ian McDougal / Inner Crisis by Larry Willis / Mira, Mira by Matt Harris / Out of Africa (from Congo) by Marilyn Bergman
| 96.360
| bgcolor="D4AF37" | 1st Place<br>Open Class<br>Champion
|-
! scope="row" | 1989
| Time Check by Donald Menza / In Her Family by Pat Metheny / No Pasaran by Jeffrey Schanzer / Mira, Mira by Matt Harris
| 95.100
| bgcolor="D4AF37" | 1st Place<br>Open Class<br>Champion
|- 
! scope="row" | 1990
| '''Prototype'''<br>Prototype by Steve Melillo
| 96.900
| bgcolor="D4AF37" | 1st Place<br>Open Class<br>Champion
|-
! scope="row" | 1991
| '''Son of Storm'''<br>Son of Storm by Steve Melillo
| 94.000
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 3rd Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 1992
| '''Sweeney Todd'''<br>History of the World / The Ballad of Sweeney Todd / My Friends (from Sweeney Todd) / Worst Pies in London (from Sweeney Todd) / Epiphany (from Sweeney Todd) / Nothin' Gonna Harm You (All Sweeney Todd Music by Stephen Sondheim)
| 96.700
| bgcolor="D4AF37" | 1st Place<br>Open Class<br>Champion
|-
! scope="row" | 1993
| '''Sunday in the Park with George'''<br>Putting it Together (from Sunday in the Park with George) / Color and Light (from Sunday in the Park with George) / Sunday in the Park (from Sunday in the Park with George) / Sunday (All by Stephen Sondheim)
| 96.600
| bgcolor="D4AF37" | 1st Place<br>Open Class<br>Champion
|-
! scope="row" | 1994
| '''A Nightmare Before Christmas'''<br>What's This? / This is Halloween / Making Christmas / Kidnap the Sandy Claws / Sally's Song / What's This Reprise (All from the Nightmare Before Christmas by Danny Elfman)
| 94.200
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 3rd Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 1995
| '''A Symphony For Drum Corps'''<br>Mathis der Maler by Paul Hindemith / Age of Anxiety by Leonard Bernstein
| 93.600
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 4th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 1996
| '''Sunset Boulevard'''<br>As if We Never Said Goodbye / Let's Have Lunch / The Car Chase / With One Look<br>All from Sunset Boulevard by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]
| 91.500
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 4th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 1997
| El Congo Valiente (from Cuban Fire Suite) by Johnny Richards / Verde Luz by Caban Vale Antonio / Festival de Ritmo by Dave Weckl / A Mis Abuelos by Arturo Sandoval
| 89.600
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 5th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 1998
| '''Jeckyll & Hyde'''<br>This is the Moment / Facade / Murder, Murder / Transformation / Alive / Take me as I Am<br>All from Jeckyll & Hyde by Frank Wildhorn & Leslie Bricusse
| 85.200
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 8th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 1999
| '''Sondheim Snapshots'''<br>Overture (from Merrily We Roll Again) / Next (from Pacific Overtures) / Pretty Woman (from Sweeney Todd) / Putting it Together (from Sunday in the Park with George) (All by Stephen Sondheim)
| 87.800
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 7th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2000
| '''Music from the Dark Side'''<br>The Duel of Fates (from the Phantom Menace) / The Battle (from A New Hope) / Battle in the Snow (from The Empire Strikes Back) / The Crash (from The Return of the Jedi) / The War, Ewok Battle (from The Return of the Jedi) / The End (from the Phantom Menace) (all by John Williams)
| 82.100
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 10th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2001
| '''The Raging River'''<br>Into the Raging River by Steven Reineke / On the Waterfront by Leonard Bernstein
| 92.400
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 5th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2002
| '''The Myths of Fire'''<br>Inferno (from Divine Comedy) by Robert W. Smith / Vesuvius by Frank Tilcheli / Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky
| 91.100
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 7th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2003
| '''Journey to the Moon'''<br>Twelve Seconds to the Moon by Robert W. Smith / Star Trek: First Contact by Jerry Goldsmith / To Tame the Perilous Skies by David Holsinger
| 91.038
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 7th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2004
| '''Early American Landscapes'''<br>Symphony No. 9 (from The New World) by Antoin Dvorak / Amber Waves by Martin Gould / William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini
| 88.638
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 8th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2005
| '''Russian Winter Portraits'''<br>Russian and Ludmilla by Mikhail Glinka / Dance of the Tumblers by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov / Romeo and Juliet / 1812 Overture (Both by Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky)
| 94.738
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 3rd Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2006
| '''Stages: A 25th Stages Anniversary Celebration'''<br>Fanfare for the New by Hugo Montenegro / The Perfect Year (from Sunset Boulevard) by Andrew Lloyd Webster / Rocky Point Holiday by Ron Nelson
| 95.638
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 3rd Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2007
| '''Around the Town'''
| 94.575
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 4th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2008
| '''Gypsodic!'''
| 93.425
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 6th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2009
| '''Scenes from a Psychotic Circus'''<br>Parade of Characters / Circus Normalus / Death Defying Feats / Freak Show / Three Ring Psychotic Circus (all from Scenes from a Psychotic Circus by Key Poulan)
| 88.963
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 9th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2010
| '''Voodoo'''<br>Origins / Rituals / Gris-gris / Black Magic<br>All from Voodoo by [[Key Poulan]]
| 86.763
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 9th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2011
| '''A New Beginning'''<br>First Climb / Rest at High Camp / Second Climb and Avalanche / To the Summit (all from Everest by Key Poulan, Paul Rennick, and Sandra Rennick)
| 79.800
| 11th Place
|-
! scope="row" | 2012
| '''American Roots'''<br>Scarborough Fair (Traditional) / Chester by William Billings / Shenandoah (Traditional)
| 80.200
| 11th Place
|-
! scope="row" | 2013
| '''WE ARE'''<br>Intro by Dennis Argul / I am the Doctor (from Doctor Who) by Murray Gold / Some Nights by FUN / Tonight Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins
| 87.430
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 8th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2014
| '''The Resistants'''<br>Supremacy by Muse / [[Blowin' in the Wind]] by Bob Dylan  / Knights of Cydonia by Muse / Symphonic Metamorphosis by Paul Hindemith
| 89.800
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 7th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2015
| '''Industrial (r)Evolution'''<br>Industrial Evolution, The Factory & Wild Ride (by Robert W. Smith) / Tempered Steel by Charles Rochester Young / Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar
| 82.300
| 12th Place
|-
! scope="row" | 2016
| '''Piano Forte'''<br>Piano Concerto No. 1 by Keith Emerson / Selection by Claude Debussy / Selection by Billy Joel
| 85.280
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 9th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2017
| '''Where We Belong'''<br>Music from The Wizard of Oz by Harold Arlen & Yip Harburg / Creep by Radiohead / Orawa by Wojciech Kilar / Blue Shades by Frank Ticheli
| 89.830
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 8th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2018
| '''Pablo'''<br>The Canyon by Philip Glass / Nature Boy by Eden Ahbez
| 92.725
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 5th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2019
| '''Diverge'''<br>Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber / Fearful Symmetry by John Adams / Us and Them by Richard Wright / Land of Make Believe by Chuck Mangione / Libertango by Astor Piazzola
| 91.625
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 5th Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-bgcolor="e5e4e2"
! scope="row" | 2020
| colspan="3" | ''Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic''
|-
! scope="row" | 2021
| '''Reminiscor'''<br>Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson / Children's Dance by Howard Hanson / Original Music / Reflections of My Life by Marmalade
| 90.300
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 3rd Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2022
| '''Canyon'''<br>Fanfare For The Common Man / Horse With No Name / Hallelujah / Original Composition / Short Ride in a Fast Machine  
| 94.600
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 3rd Place<br>Open Class<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2023
| '''Hollywood: A Walk in Their Shoes: A Tale of Tinseltown'''<br>Dedicated to The One I Love by The Mamas and the Papas / Paparazzi by Lady Gaga / Car Chase by Andrew Lloyd Webber / Original Music
| 92.200
| bgcolor="ADD8E6" | 3rd Place<br>{{nowrap|World Class}}<br>Finalist
|-
! scope="row" | 2024
| '''The Ride'''<br>Last Train Home by Pat Metheny / Let You Break My Heart Again by Laufey / The Great Locomotive Chase by Robert W. Smith / Home Sweet Home by Nikki Sixx & Tommy Lee
| 92.625
| bgcolor="add8e6" | 3rd Place<br>{{nowrap|World Class}}<br>Finalist
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://bushwackersdc.org/}}
{{Drum Corps International}}
[[Category:Mercer County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:1981 establishments in New Jersey]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1981]]
[[Category:Harrison, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Drum Corps International All-Age Class corps]]