The Battalion Drum and Bugle Corps is a junior drum and bugle corps based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The ensemble competes in the Open Class division of Drum Corps International (DCI)."The Battalion Drum & Bugle Corps visits Pipestone", Pipestone County Star, July 24, 2025. Beginning in 2027 they will be competing in the World Class division.
The corps participates in national tours during the summer season, performing at competitions and events across the United States.
History Established in 2014 in Salt Lake City, The Battalion Drum and Bugle Corps was formed to provide a local option for youth pageantry arts in Utah, utilizing a unique touring schedule that accommodates religious services."Emerging Drum Corps," Halftime Magazine, August 1, 2017. The organization launched its inaugural competitive season in 2016, embarking on regional tours before expanding to national competitions. In 2022, the corps made history as the first-ever drum corps from Utah to compete at the Drum Corps International World Championships, finishing in seventh place in the Open Class finals. Jeff Tavss, "Utah drum corps makes history at major competition," FOX 13 News Utah, August 12, 2022. The corps advanced to the DCI World Championship Semifinals for the first time in 2024, ultimately earning its first Open Class bronze medal in 2025.
In June 2025, the corps' regional expansion and training operations were highlighted in a dedicated broadcast profile by KSL TV, which documented the launch of their national tour concluding at the DCI World Championships. The news segment detailed the corps' rigorous daily preparation facilities in Ogden and its capacity to attract elite student performers from across the country to Utah's pageantry arts circuit.
Show summary (2016–2026) Source:"The Battalion Corps Profile", DCX Museum: Drum Corps Xperience. +KeyLight blue background indicates DCI Open Class FinalistPale green background indicates DCI World Class Semifinalist
YearRepertoire Score Placement 2016 Run to You! Run To You by Pentatonix & Ben Bram / to wALk Or ruN in wEst harlem by Andy Akiho / Meetings Along the Edge by Ravi Shankar & Philip Glass / Wayfaring Stranger (Traditional)Did not attendWorld Championships 2017 Listen to the SilenceOriginal Music by Alexander Entin, John Matthews & Shilo Stroman 2018 Seeing RedMusic by Anton Bruckner, Eric Satie & Ludwig van Beethoven / Original Music by Alexander Entin, John Matthews & Shilo Stroman 2019 HumanityShenandoah (Traditional) / Many Languages, One World by Alexander Entin, John Matthews & Shilo Stroman / Sunken Cathedral by Claude Debussy / Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 4 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikosvky / Original Music by Alexander Entin, John Matthews & Shilo Stroman 2020 Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 OnwardRepertoire unavailableNo scored competitions2022 eXpandAlso Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss / Infinite Wisdom by Shilo Stroman, John A. Matthews II, Alexander Entin & Neal Titus / I'm Always Chasing Rainbows, Beyond the Surface & Frequency Postlude by Harry Carroll & Joseph McCarthy75.6007th PlaceOpen ClassFinalist73.163 27th PlaceWorld Class 2023 In Our ElementUnstoppable by Sia Furler & Christopher Braide / Ouroboros by Zoran Rosendahl / Hypercube by Oliver Waespi75.475 5th PlaceOpen ClassFinalist74.725 26th PlaceWorld Class 2024Dead ReckoningMalagueña by Ernesto Lecuona / Spanish Fantasy by Chick Corea / My Spanish Heart by Chick Corea79.188 4th PlaceOpen ClassFinalist74.425 24th PlaceWorld ClassSemifinalist 2025Foretold the RavensCommencement by Johnny Richards / The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky / Artemis and Apollo by Johnny Richards / Aspect by Johnny Richards79.750 3rd PlaceOpen ClassFinalist79.125 21st PlaceWorld ClassSemifinalist 2026In Search OfFirst Essay for Orchestra by Samuel Barber / On the Waterfront by Leonard Bernstein / Symphony No. 1, Op. 9: III. Andante tranquillo by Samuel Barber / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste by Béla Bartók81.500 2nd PlaceOpen ClassFinalist79.225 20th PlaceWorld ClassSemifinalist
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