Fusion Core Drum and Bugle Corps


Fusion Core Drum and Bugle Corps is an all-age drum and bugle corps from Morris County, New Jersey. The corps is a member of Drum Corps Associates, and as of 2018 compete in Open Class.

About

Founded in 2006, the corps' first competitive year 2007. The founding director, Holly Marino, said the corps began as a "group of best friends." Fusion's mission is to "provide young adults with an educational program of the highest quality" so they may continue to their music education within a "balanced environment." The corps accepts members of all ages.
In 2010, Fusion won Class A championships. Two years later, the corps was advance to Open class.
The corps has graduated over 1,013 alumni since its founding, and has been recognized as a DCA World Championship finalist ten times since 2008.

Show Summary (2007–present)

Source:
Gold indicates DCA Championship; blue background indicates DCA class finalist.
YearThemeRepertoireScorePlacement
2007"Minuano " by Pat Metheny / "Loss" and "Cherry Blossom" by Don Ellis81.8754th
2008MomentumKinetic Energy by Killian and Bechtel / "Fractal Speak" by Jeff Beal / "Today is the Gift and Ride " by Samuel Hazo82.4632nd
2009ProgressReflections of Earth, Chaos, Order and Meaning by Gavin Greenaway73.1885th
2010Fusion Core: Changing PerceptionSelections from Wicked by Stephen Schwartz and Jekyll & Hyde by Frank Wildhorn84.4631st
2011AfriCore … Untamed"Survival" by Robert W. Smith / Burning Dance by Osvaldo Camahue / Savannah by Wataru Hokamata / "Moroccan Nights" by Robert W. Smith / "The Stampede" by Hans Zimmer83.9302nd
2012The HitAve Maria by Franz Schubert / Theme from The Godfather by Nino Rota / Gansta Jazz / "Nessun dorma" by Giacomo Puccini / Selections from La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi / Selection from Scootin' on Hardrock by David Holsinger84.6009th
2013Til We Meet Again"When a Man Loves a Woman" by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright / Theme from City of Angels by Gabriel Yared / "For the Love of a Princess" by James Horner / "Joy" by Joseph Curiale90.8807th
2014DreamscapesSelections from Wiegenlied: Guten Abend, gute Nacht by Johannes Brahms / Selection from Rhapsodic Celebration by Robert Sheldon / "Pure Imagination" by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley / "Over the Rainbow" by Giuseppe Verdi94.4004th
2015All Aboard"Empire State of Mind" by Alicia Keys / Selection from JungstAPOSED by Craig Fitzpatrick / "Hot Honey Rag" by Bob Fosse / "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Louis Prima / Selection from And Hope Led Them Home by Patrick Roszell and Justin Williams89.7507th
2016UPSelections from Ignition by Todd Slater, Asphalt Cocktail by John Mackey and Windsprints by Richard Saucedo / "Landslide" by Stevie Nicks92.4505th
2017ConnexionVesuvius by Frank Ticheli / "The Sound of Silence" by Paul Simon / "Uffe's Workshop" by Tyondai Braxton92.0506th
2018When I Grow Up…Theme from Silverado by Bruce Broughton / Selections from Apollo 13 by James Horner / "Jupiter" by Gustav Holst / Selection from Abram's Pursuit by David Holsinger92.8754th
2019Purple Heart