March On! ...the history of the

Toronto Optimists Drum & Bugle Corps

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Photos of the Toronto Optimists, the Seneca Optimists, the Optimists Alumni and many others!

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John Giblin

6 files, last one added on Dec 19, 2011
Album viewed 204 times

John McAlpine

5 files, last one added on Jun 02, 2022
Album viewed 222 times

John "Scotty"MacDonald

2 files, last one added on Dec 01, 2005
Album viewed 211 times

John Shearer

5 files, last one added on Feb 15, 2010
Album viewed 203 times

Karen Bosworth

2 files, last one added on Feb 10, 2008
Album viewed 208 times

Lorne Ferrazzutti

Lorne is part of the "way-back" machine. Coming from Western Tech with Barry Bell, one of the founders of Toronto Optimists, drum instructor for Optimists (and many other groups). Now he's a member of the snare line in the Alumni Corps.

6 files, last one added on Feb 14, 2024
Album viewed 214 times

Mike Thys

3 files, last one added on Jun 22, 2006
Album viewed 219 times

Optimists Drum Majors

This album contains photos of those who have been Drum Majors for the Toronto Optimists, the Seneca Optimists and the Optimists Alumni.

29 files, last one added on May 17, 2016
Album viewed 480 times

Phil Hennings

Phil was a member of the Scout Band, Opti-Corps and Toronto Optimists from 1955-1960, played soprano from 1955 to 1957 and was Drum Major from 1958 to 1960. Today Phil plays Mellophone in the Alumni Corps

9 files, last one added on Jun 01, 2025
Album viewed 250 times

Pat Tunney/Buttigieg

Pat played French Horn in the Seneca Optimists. Currently, she's playing mellophone in the Alumni Corps.

5 files, last one added on Jul 19, 2006
Album viewed 227 times

Photographers

Photos of those who have submitted photos to our website

6 files, last one added on Jul 20, 2008
Album viewed 235 times

Ric Brown

Ric marched with the Toronto Optimists from 1969 to 1975 including guard, rifle, cymbals and bass drum, had a management role with the Seneca Optimists in 1976, was Assistant Director in 1977/1978. He play Bass in the Alumni Corps

6 files, last one added on Mar 11, 2011
Album viewed 208 times

28 albums on 3 page(s)

Random files - Individuals

Dave MacKinnon (2008)698 views

Bob Carell caught like a deer in the headlights of a car! Sisters get. and keep, those photos we want to forget. (1963)1046 views

Phil Hennings (2007)851 views

Frans Rood and David Johns (2008) (they were Optimists bass drummers in 1962 and 1963)315 views

Mike Grimes, Drum Major and Keith Gallacher, Assistant DM of the Seneca Optimists (Simcoe, 1978)780 views

Brian Hogan, Woodstock (2009)807 views

Brian Adam (1977)709 views

Lorne Ferrazzutti in 2005663 views

Last additions - Individuals

Phil and Betty Hennings (unknown)310 viewsJun 01, 2025

Lorne Ferrazzutti (1961)418 viewsFeb 14, 2024

Frans Rood with Mark Penberthy of the Bantams sitting on his bass drum (1962)317 viewsJun 10, 2022

John McAlpine in his uniform for the North Carolina State Pipe Band (Memorial Day, Raleigh, NC, 2022)431 viewsJun 02, 2022

Frans Rood and David Johns (2008) (they were Optimists bass drummers in 1962 and 1963)315 viewsFeb 24, 2022

John McAlpine when he was in Del, before a Christmas parade (1961)418 viewsSep 23, 2020

Barry Bell, drum major, and the Toronto Optimists (Nationals, 1960)593 viewsNov 18, 2016

Peter Jones, Optimists Alumni Drum Major (Waterloo, 2016)654 viewsMay 17, 2016