Location Long Beach, California Founded 1997 | Division Open Class Director Nathaniel Lewis Jr. | |
Uniform Navy blue, dark blue & white jacket;
Dark blue pants(2014);
Black shoes (2014);
White shako w/silver chain, strap, shield & white plume Website | ||
The City Sound Drum and Bugle Corps is a junior drum and bugle corps competing as a SoundSport team.. Based in Long Beach, California, City Sound performed in Drum Corps International (DCI) competitions as an Open Class corps 2010–14.
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History
City Sound was founded in June, 1997 by current director Nathaniel Lewis, Jr. as an indoor winter drum line. His intent was to give teens and young adults from "diverse cultures" with performance opportunities lacking in many California schools.
In 2010, the corps added a horn line and color guard to become a full drum and bugle corps, performing in Drum Corps International contests within California.
In November 2012, City Sound's drumline was featured on the Disney Channel's Shake It Up.
City Sound is a Boy Scouts "Learning for Life" Explorer Post and was awarded the Boy Scouts of America, Learning For Life, Character Education Quality Award for 2013.
In 2013 and 2014, members of City Sound were able to receive college credit through California State University Dominguez Hills for marching in the corps for one season.
In 2014, City Sound traveled out of their home state of California for the first time as a corps, competing at the Southwest Corps Connection in Mesa, Arizona.
In May 2015, the corps announced that it would take the year off, since it had difficulty in recruiting a sufficient number of brass players.
After two seasons of inactivity, on November 14, 2016, the organization announced its intent to return in 2017 as a SoundSport team.
Sponsorship
City Sound is sponsored by Los Angeles Youth Arts Organization, a registered non-profit 501(c)(3) musical organization which has a Board of Directors, director, and staff assigned to carry out the organization's mission. The president of the board and corps director is Nathaniel Lewis, Jr.
Show Summary (2010-2016)
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