Location St. Paul, MN Founded 1946 Championship titles 2011 | Division DCA Open Class Director Eric Molho | |
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Uniform Black Jackets with Minnesota Brass Logo on the right shoulder fly; left-hip drop, blue sash running from the right shoulder to the hip-drop; Black shakos with black plumes Similar Les Stentors Drum and, River City Rhythm Drum and, Govenaires Drum and Bugle Co, Blue Devils C Drum and Bugl, Racine Scouts Drum and | ||
The Minnesota Brass Drum and Bugle Corps is an all age drum and bugle corps based in St. Paul, Minnesota (USA) that competes in Drum Corps Associates (DCA). A consistent DCA Finalist, Minnesota Brass was the 2011 DCA Open Class World Champion.
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History
Minnesota Brass was founded in 1946 as the Cecil Kyle Legion Corps. Between the years of 1946 and 1968 the corps operated under the names of William Laidlaw Legion Corps, Laidlaw Toreaders, Grain Belt Diamonds, and Men of Laidlaw. In 1969, the organization became a self-supporting non-profit under the name of Brass, Inc. In 1980, the organization adopted the name Minnesota Brass, Inc.
Today, Minnesota Brass, Inc. is a non-profit performing arts organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota that operates five separate performing ensembles: Minnesota Brass (all-age drum and bugle corps), Minne-Brass (mini-corps), MBI Winter Guard, MBI Winds, and Minnesota Brass Indoor Drum Line.
The all-age drum and bugle corps is the largest and most well known of the organization's ensembles. The corps performs under the name "Minnesota Brass." Friends and fans sometimes refer to it informally as simply "Brass" or "MBI." The more formal "Minnesota Brass Inc." name is now used rarely and only to refer to the organization as a whole.
The corps has competed in the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) World Championships 34 times since 1973 and has placed in the top ten in Open Class competition every year since 1991, the second longest streak behind the Hawthorne Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps. In 2011, Minnesota Brass won its first DCA Open Class World Championship title.
Management
Minnesota Brass Incorporated ("MBI") is the corporate entity that manages the Minnesota Brass Drum & Bugle Corps and other performing ensembles. The organization's management team is
Performing Ensembles
Awards
DCA World Champions: 2011
DCA Mini-Corps Champions: 1999, 2005 (Minne-Brass)
DCA Colorguard Champions: 2011
DCA Horn Line Champions: 2010, 2011, 2015
DCA Frontline Champions: 2001, 2004, 2005
DCA Percussion Champions: 2003, 2004, 2010, 2013