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The Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps is an Open Class (formerly ''Divisions II & III'') competitive junior drum and bugle corps. Based in Austin, Texas, Genesis performs in Drum Corps International (DCI) competitions.〔(Drum Corps International :: Marching Music's Major League™ )〕 ==History== ''Sources:'' 〔(Drum Corps International :: Marching Music's Major League™ )〕〔(Origins )〕〔(corpsreps.com - The Drum Corps Repertoire Database )〕 Genesis was founded in September, 2009 by Chris Magonigal, Aaron Sandoval, Robert Flores, and Dillon Ingle as a means for youth of the Rio Grande Valley to compete in drum corps, which they saw as "the next level of musical competition" beyond marching band. Success was far from certain, at a time when national and worldwide economics were causing the demise of dozens of long-established corps. After an examination by DCI to determine the group's organizational stability, on May 21, 2010, DCI announced that Genesis was one of six new or renewed corps approved to compete in that summer's competitive season. In its inaugural season, Genesis surprised many with its crowd-pleasing latin-jazz program when it premiered at home in Texas. The corps then toured to Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio en route to the DCI Open Class World Championships in Michigan City, Indiana where the 69 member corps placed 9th of 16 corps. After its first year, Genesis' staff made the decision to have each season be a "rebirth of the corps," combining new genres of music and visual ideas with the traditional drum corps idiom. With 76 members in 2011 and 84 in 2012, the corps moved up in Open Class, placing 6th both seasons before moving on to World Class prelims, where they finished 30th and 29th. The 2011 corps won DCI's "Most Improved Corps" award for Open Class. 2013 saw the corps grow to 113 members, and its "mOZaic" program, featuring music from multiple "Oz" sources helped the corps rise to a 3rd place finish at DCI Open Class Championships (behind only three-time class champions Vanguard Cadets and Blue Devils B). Genesis then competed in the DCI World Class World Championships at Indianapolis, advancing to semifinals, placing 23rd, earning full DCI membership, and winning the World Class "Most Improved Corps" award. Additionally, Chris Magonigal was named DCI's Open Class Director of the Year. On January 17, 2014, Genesis announced that the corps was moving its operations from Edinburg to Austin, Texas. Posting on the corps’ website, corps director Chris Magonigal stated: “With its centralized location, dedication to the arts, and its financial possibilities, Austin is the perfect city from which to operate our program.“ 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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