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Alumni Corps member, Phil Hennings marched with Opti Corps. |
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(from a 1957 Lions Show programme)
Front Row (L-R):
Harry Clark, ?, Ron Cook, Bob Bond, Phil Hennings, Roy
Clark (standing), Bob Brown, Peter Coward, Don Yeaman,
Charlie Sokol
Back Row (L-R): Phil Taucher, Larry Cheavers, Ian
Robertson, Hector Roberts, ?, Mike Layton, Jim Fletcher,
Eddy Nanni, ?, Jim Patten, Bill Coleman, Barney Sharp,
Al Baggs
Phil Hennings is still active, playing mellophone in the
Alumni Corps
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OPTIMIST CLUB OF TORONTO TRUMPET BAND
“OPTI-CORPS”
This band is a newly
sponsored project of the Optimist Club of Toronto
(Downtown Club). At Merritton they won the Canadian
Junior Novice Championship, 1956 — they placed first in
the Welland Chamber of Commerce parade, third in the
Maid of the Mist Festival, and more recently were third
in the Parade of Champions held in Stouffville, April,
1957. At that contest the judges awarded the Opti-Corps
the special trophy offered to the band that, in their
opinion, had made the most progress to date.
The Corps is led on the field by Drum Major Phil
Taucher; drum instruction is under Don McVicar;
trumpets, Rolly Formica, and the musical arrangements
are taken care of by Drum Sergeant Harry Clark. The
business manager is Optimist Alan Baggs.
On July 6th, at East York Memorial Stadium in Toronto,
the Optimist Club and their band is sponsoring the
Ontario Junior Championships. This promises to be the
outstanding junior show of the year. Six top bands of
Ontario will be competing for the Provincial title. As
well as cash awards and trophies, the Optimist Club is
inaugurating a Provincial flag to be awarded to the
winner. The Colour Party of the Opti-Corps is presently
carrying the new flag on their left so that the folks
and corps fans at this show may get a glimpse of it.
There will also be an exhibition by one of the most
exciting corps in New York State, St. Joseph’s Drum and
Bugle Corps of Batavia. Tickets are available from any
member of the band or the Optimist Club. This will be
too good a show to miss! |
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