Frontier Drum and Bugle Corps

Frontier Drum and Bugle Corps is an all age Drum Corps Associates A Class summer drum and bugle corps based in Denton, Texas (USA).

Frontier operates under the umbrella of the Frontier Performing Arts Association (FPAA), which, in addition to Frontier, operates Texas Independent Winterguard, Open Range brass ensemble, the Sky Ryders Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps, and Outlaw mini-corps. Also in development are the Frontier Cadets Corps for youths aged 8-14 and a general-purpose solo and small ensemble group called Frontier Degüello. FPAA is sponsored by Lone Star Percussion.

About

Uniform

In its first two years, the corps uniform consisted of khaki pants and tops with a black belt and cross-belt, a uniform reminiscent of the 27th Lancers. Since 2007, Frontier wears a chocolate and crimson uniform with brass buttons and white gauntlets and gloves. For 2008, the uniform was changed to incorporate silver buttons, red gauntlets with black gloves, and a red sash with silver sequins.

Instrumentation

The corps currently performs using 2-valved and 3-valved bugles. In 2008, the corps purchased a new set of drumline and front ensemble equipment from Dynasty USA, and the percussion section uses Vic Firth sticks and mallets.

Repertoires

Frontier has programmed music from a wide variety of musical genres, including jazz, classical, Broadway, folk, and movie tunes.

Logo

The corps logo is the word Frontier with a shooting star...
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