Sacramento Freelancers Drum and Bugle Corps


The Sacramento Freelancers Drum and Bugle Corps was an American drum corps based in Sacramento, California. It was a Drum Corps International World Class top 12 Finalist. In other incarnations, the corps has been a Senior Alumni Corps, a Winter Guard and a Winter Guard International Independent World Class percussion ensemble. It was founded in 1932 as the George W. Manhart American Legion Post #391 Drum and Bugle Corps, and later renamed the Manhart Capitalaires, the Capitalaires, the Capital Freelancers before adopting its last name.
The corps was founded in 1932 as a senior drum and bugle corps and sponsored by the George W. Manhart American Legion post #391. It disbanded in 1995.

Show Summary (1974-1994)

Gold background indicates DCI Championship; pale blue background indicates DCI Class Finalist; pale green background indicates DCI semifinalist.
YearThemeRepertoireScorePlacement-
1974---Bully by Mike Simpson / Simple Gifts by Aaron Copland / Ma by Con Conrad & Sidney Clare / Hi-De-Ho by Gerry Goffin & Carole King / Lucretia McEvil by David Clayton-Thomas / Hummingbird by Jim Seals & Dash Crofts-------
1975---Commencement by Johnny Richards / Squib Cakes by Chester Thompson / Only So Much Oil in the Ground by Emilio Castillo & Stephen Kupka / Trumpet Blues by Henry Mancini / Bully by Mike Simpson / Hummingbird by Jim Seals & Dash Crofts74.018th-
1976---Commencement by Johnny Richards / I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin / These Favorite Things / Bellavia & Echano by Chuck Mangione77.911th-
1977---Wedding Procession by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov / Toccata by Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, & Carl Palmer / Quintile & Aspect by Johnny Richards / Left Bank Express by Pete Jackson / Bellavia, Echano, & Hill Where the Lord Hides by Chuck Mangione82.48th -
1978---Meadowland / Variations On I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin / Woodchopper's Ball by Joe Bishop & Woody Herman / Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian / Bellavia by Chuck Mangione79.213th-
1979---Brand New Day, Ease on Down the Road, & Home by Charlie Smalls79.414th-
1980---The War Lord by Jerome Moross / Odyssey by Robert W. Smith / Sambandrea Swing by Don Menza / It Was a Very Good Year by Ervin Drake / I Get Crazy by Chuck Mangione68.819th-
1981---You Are the Sunshine of My Life by Stevie Wonder / I Get Crazy by Chuck Mangione / Malaga by Bill Holman / Even Now by Barry Manilow & Marty Panzer78.2511th-
1982---You Are the Sunshine of My Life by Stevie Wonder / Recuerdos by Johnny Richards / Genji by Tatsuhiko Arakawa / Toccata by Keith Emerson & Greg Lake / Even Now by Barry Manilow & Marty Panzer85.89th-
1983---Breaking Up Is Hard to Do by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield / Lover Come Back to Me. Emmanuel, The Minotaur, The Island, & The Forest by Michael Colombier / Bells by Ian MacDougall83.212th-
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1987---Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg / Conga by Enrique Garcia / Un Poco Cinco by John Fluck / Born Again / Bells by Ian MacDougall77.919th-
1988The Music of John WilliamsAdventures on Earth, Yoda's Theme, & Forest Battle all by John Williams85.215th-
1989---Adventures on Earth, Cadillac of the Skies, Jim's New Life, Streets of Shanghai, & Home and Hearth all by John Williams87.310th-
1990---Main Title & Clown Attack by Danny Elfman / The Penitent Man Will Pass, Into the Trap, & The Keeper of the Grail by John Williams / Descent into Mystery & Finale by Danny Elfman84.314th-
1991---Hodie Overture by Ralph Vaughn Williams / Dance Suite by Bela Bartok / The Kiss by Alan Silvestri / Bells by Ian MacDougall86.410th-
1992The Music of Sir William WaltonFirst Symphony by William Walton83.112th-
1993The Music of Bill ChaseOpen Up Wide, Invitation to a River, Two Minds Meet, Stay, & Paint it Sad by Bill Chase / Get It On by Bill Chase & Terry Richards79.615th-
1994The Music of MatrixKing Weasel Stomp, Spring, Narouz, St. August, & The Last Generation all by Matrix79.016th