( 1982 -) 1983 Scrapbook

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Repertoire:

Uncle Joe Shannon - from the movie of the same name

Chelsea Morning

Drum solo:

Malaga

(It's) Hard to Say I'm Sorry - Chicago

The year:

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March 6, 1983, Newmarket, ON, Huron Heights S.S., "ODCA Individuals and Small Group Championships"

from the Newmarket/Aurora Era, March 9, 1983

Corpsmen win titles

NEWMARKET - Members of the Ambassadors Drum and Bugle Corps won six preliminary round gold medals and four Ontario championships Saturday when the corps hosted the Ontario Drum Corps Association Individual and Small Group Championships here.

It was the first time in over a decade that the event had been held outside Toronto and organizers said they were "ecstatic" at the turnout.

The number of competitors increased over previous years to a high of 325, said Bev Ranson, on of the organizers. They came from 13 different organizations hailing from across the province and from New York State.

In the preliminary round to decide gold medal winners in each class, the Ambassadors competed in B Class. Their first place finishers were: Sam King, french horn; the brass trio of [Andy] Mitchell, [Derrick] Bertrand and [Tim] Reader; the small group of [Charlene] McKinlay,[Leigh] Norris, Williams, [Jill] Farmer and Hurley; Dan Fallows, tri-drum solo; the triple drum trio of [Paul] Middleton, [Glen]Robertson and [Peter] Jones; and the percussion small group of [Dan]Maracle, Legere, Moore, Mulford and Vey.

Preliminary winners went on to compete in an open class provincial championship. Here Sam King racked up the highest score of the competition in the solo french horn event, 86.5. Andy Summers also won a title for solo snare, and the Middleton, Robertson and Jones trio went on to grap the percussion trio title. The McKinlay color guard group also won an Ontario championship.

Coming second were Dan Fallows, solo tri-drum; and the Maracle percussion group. Thirds went to Cindy Vey, flag solo; [Kathy] Tugwell and [Leigh] Norris, color guard duet; Tim Fallows, solo baritone, and the [Andy] Mitchell, [Derrick] Bertrand and [Tim] Reader brass trio.

The event was held all day Saturday at Huron Heights Secondary School.

Sam King, a french horn player with the Ambassadors Drum and Bugle Corps of Newmarket, garnered the highest mark awarded last Saturday

[I'm pretty sure that I didn't get the highest score of all the competitors. The article is pretty confused about what everyone won and scored. - Sam]

June, 1983, Ottawa, ON [from The Topic?]

June 18, 1983, Welland, ON(ODCA), Rose Festival
A class?

1) Ventures, Kitchener, ON 37.65
2) Brantford Girls, Brantford, ON 32.50
3) Canadian Knights, Peterborough, ON 32.10
4) Kiwanis Kavaliers, Kitchener, ON 29.05
5) Ambassadors, Newmarket, ON 24.95
6) Oshawa Rebels, Oshawa, ON 15.60
7) Ridge Raiders, Hamilton, ON 9.0

June 19, 1983, Kitchener, ON(ODCA), Seagram Stadium, Waterloo Band Festival '83
B class

1) Canadian Knights, Peterborough, ON 40.50
2) Brantford Girls, Brantford, ON 33.50
3) Ambassadors, Newmarket, ON 31.60
4) Kiwanis Kavaliers, Kitchener, ON 31.20

June 25, 1983, Brantford, ON (ODCA)
B class

1) Canadian Knights, Peterborough, ON 42.60
2) Ventures, Kitchener, ON 42.20
3) Kiwanis Kavaliers, Kitchener, ON 39.20
4) Brantford Girls, Brantford, ON 37.40
5) Ambassadors, Newmarket, ON 30.20

July 1, 1983, Newmarket, ON, Impact '83

1) Ambassadors, Newmarket, ON 35.50
2) Oshawa Rebels, Oshawa, ON (0.5) 34.40
3) Conqueror II, Hamilton, ON 18.70
4) St. Andrew's, Cambridge, ON 16.90
5) Emerald Cadets, Erin Mills, ON 15.00
6) Frontiersmen, North Tonawanda, NY 14.80
7) Blue Saints, Sudbury, ON 14.50

all captions: Ambassadors

From theNewmarket Era, July [6], 1983,

It would be a quiet parade without bands. Last Saturday's parade was far from quiet with such bands as the Ambassadors, blowing loud and proud.	Part of the Kanata Day festivities was Impact 83. held Friday night at the Fair Grounds. Above, our Ambassadors strut their stuff.

From the Topic, July, 1983

Drum and bugle corps from the U.S. and Canada turned out to play in a competition sponsored [by] the Ambassadors Drum and Bugle Corps in Newmarket as part of the town's Kanata Festival last Friday (see photo below). Yep, it was quite a party!

From [the Banner?]

Drum and bugle corps were in town for the Impact '83 competitions Saturday[sic] night, and many joined the afternoon parade. Above, members of The Rebels march down Main St. hill.

July 16, 1983, Scarborough, ON (DCN)
B class

1) Canadian Knights, Peterborough, ON 50.30
2) Kiwanis Kavaliers, Kitchener, ON 45.70
3) Ambassadors, Newmarket, ON 39.80
4) Madison Junior Scouts, Madison, WI 39.40
5) Cavalier Cadets, Chicago, IL 34.70

Drum Corps World, August 12, 1983, [re: the above show]:

"The Newmarket Ambassadors were third, with a score of 39.80. They seem to be having a hard time getting on track, but they continue to improve and will give the other corps in their class a run for it before the season is over."- Al Tierney

July 23, 1983, Brantford, ON(ODCA) Ontario Provincial Championships
B class

1) Canadian Knights, Peterborough, ON 53.10
2) Kiwanis Kavaliers, Kitchener, ON 42.95
3) Ambassadors, Newmarket, ON (0.2) 39.10

July 24, 1983, Oshawa, ON(DCN) Central Canada Circuit Championships
B class

1) Canadian Knights, Peterborough, ON 56.40
2) Kiwanis Kavaliers, Kitchener, ON 50.50
3) Ambassadors, Newmarket, ON 47.60

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