Spirit of America Band

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Location Orleans, MA Founded 1980 Active from 1980 Record label Paraclete Recordings		Division World Class Director Richard K. Pugsley Genre Classical

Championship titles 2006, 2012, 2015 (Gold); 2000, 2004, 2005 (Silver); 2013 (Bronze) Uniform Blue jacket with white, silver, and red stripes and accents, silver sash and gauntlets, white pants with a blue stripe, white shoes, and a blue hat with matching accents to the jacket and a silver flame in place of the classic plume. Albums Call to Freedom: The Music of a Great Nation Similar Ray Cramer, Felix Slatkin, Gloriæ Dei Cantores, The Cadets Drum and Bugle Co, Carolina Crown Drum and Profiles Facebook

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The Spirit of America Band is a World Class band based in Orleans, Massachusetts,on Cape Cod, founded in 1980. It is a member corps of the World Association of Marching Show Bands and Winter Guard International. Spirit of America is currently under the direction of Richard K. Pugsley. The band has been officially recognized in exhibition with Drum Corps International and Bands of America.

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History

Spirit of America was founded as a small community band in 1980. After several years of public acknowledgement and demand from marching in parades, the band was invited to Washington, D.C. to march in the National Independence Day Parade. The band was named Spirit of America following the parade, after receiving an award from the parade committee for "Best Representing the Spirit of America. Since then, the band has marched in parades and performed field shows for many audiences across the U.S., Canada, Australia, South Korea, and South Africa. Spirit of America Field Band won the World Association of Marching Show Bands Championships in Jeju, South Korea in August 2006. The Winter Percussion ensemble won the Gold Medal in the Independent Marching A division at the WinterGuard International World Championships in Dayton, Ohio in April, 2012.

Awards

FIELD BAND

2006 – 1st place at the World Association of Marching Show Bands Competition

2000- Silver Medal at the World Association of Marching Show Bands Competition and WAMSB Award of Excellence Winner

MARCHING BAND

1986- Award: "Best Representing the Spirit of America": 1986 National Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C.

WINTER PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

2004- Silver Medal in the Percussion Independent A Division at the WinterGuard International (WGI) Championships in San Diego, California

2005- Silver Medal in the Percussion Independent A Division at the WGI Championships in Dayton, Ohio

2007- 1st Place in the Percussion Independent A Division at the New England Scholastic Band Association (NESBA) Championships at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

2008- 1st Place in the Percussion Independent A Division at the NESBA Championships in Dartmouth, MA

2009-1st Place in the Percussion Independent A Division at the NESBA Championships in Dartmouth, MA

2012-1st Place in the Percussion Independent A Division at the NESBA Championships in Dartmouth, MA

2012- Gold Medal in the Percussion Independent A Division at the WGI Championships in Dayton, Ohio

2013-Bronze Medal in the Percussion Independent A Division at the WGI Championships in Dayton, Ohio

2014-5th Place in the Percussion Independent Open Division at the WGI Championships in Dayton, Ohio

2015-Gold Medal in the Percussion Independent Open Division at the WGI Championships in Dayton, Ohio

WGI Independent A Finalist: 2004-2010, 2012-2013 (did not compete 2011)

WGI Independent Open Finalist: 2014-2015

Groups

Spirit of America's groups include a Field Band, Marching Band, Winter Percussion ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and Fife and Drum Corps.

Discography

Wind Ensemble

Call to Freedom: The Music of a Great Nation (2009)

Winter Percussion Ensemble

Celebration in Brass (2013)

Songs

Anchors AweighCall to Freedom: The Music of a Great Nation · 2009
God of Our FathersCall to Freedom: The Music of a Great Nation · 2009
The National GameCall to Freedom: The Music of a Great Nation · 2009

References

Spirit of America Band Wikipedia

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