March On! ...the history of the
Toronto Optimists Drum & Bugle Corps
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Former Optimists
Some of our former members have been honoured by the drum corps community while others have continued in music and drum corps related areas. Here are a few of those for whom we have been given some information.
- Al Murray is vice-president DEG/Dynasty
- Al Tierney is a member of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame
- Barry Bell has been teaching bugles for more than 50 years and is a member of the DCI Drum Corps Hall of Fame. He's also playing Eb Alto with the Optimists Alumni Corps
- Bernie Beer is a member of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame
- Doug MacKenzie is a member of the "Buglers Hall of Fame"
- Dave MacKinnon is co-Brass Caption Head of the Bluecoats. For the last few years he's also been instructing the Alumni Corps
- Doug Sparkes plays bass trombone with the Vancouver Symphony
- Lorne Ferrazzutti has been teaching drums for more than 50 years and is a member of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame. He's also drumming with the Optimists Alumni Corps
- Skip Prokop became drummer and composer for Lighthouse, one of Canada's most successful rock bands
- Terry Warburton is owner of Warburton Music of Orlando, FL., manufacturers of brass mouthpieces used by orchestra and jazz players all over the world.
- Wayne Dillon is a DCI judge. Wayne has taught the Boston Crusaders and the Cadets, serving both as the music caption head.
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