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The Most Awarded Music Instrument Brand in Drum Corps

Yamaha-supported drum corps take the prize year after year.

For over 30 years Yamaha has supported many of the top competitors at the Drum Corps International (DCI) World Championship. We are proud to highlight the DCI awards and trumpet the names of those award-winning drum corps.

DCI Jim Ott High Brass Award using Yamaha Brass Instruments

Yamaha brass instruments were introduced into DCI in 2000 and since then, drum corps playing our instruments have won the award 9 out of 16 years:

2000 The Cadets
2002 The Cavaliers
2005 The Cadets
2006 The Cavaliers
2009 Carolina Crown
2011 Carolina Crown
2012 Carolina Crown
2013 Carolina Crown
2015 The Cadets

DCI Fred Sanford High Percussion Award using Yamaha Percussion Instruments

Since 1985, drum corps using Yamaha percussion instruments have won the award 14 out of 31 years:

1986 The Blue Devils
1991 The Cavaliers (tied with Vanguard and Star of Indiana)
1992 The Cavaliers
1995 The Cavaliers
1996 The Blue Devils
1997 The Blue Devils
1999 The Cavaliers
2000 The Cavaliers
2001 The Cadets
2002 The Cadets
2003 The Cadets
2005 The Cadets
2011 The Cavaliers
2013 The Cadets

DCI Championship

Drum & Bugle Corps using Yamaha instruments have won the DCI championship 18 times since 1986 – more than any other brand:

1986 The Blue Devils
1988 The Madison Scouts
1992 The Cavaliers
1994 The Blue Devils
1995 The Cavaliers
1996 The Blue Devils
1997 The Blue Devils
1999 The Blue Devils
2000 The Cadets
2000 The Cavaliers
2001 The Cavaliers
2002 The Cavaliers
2004 The Cavaliers
2005 The Cadets
2006 The Cavaliers
2011 The Cadets
2013 Carolina Crown
2016 The Bluecoats

BY Troy C. Wollwage