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The Oregon
Crusaders holds a deep-seated philosophy of Education
Through Performance. Our purpose, engrained in the
by-laws of our organization, is to provide education through
performance in the areas of percussion, brass, dance
and visual ensemble artistry.
We believe that through the
group’s achievement of artistic and performance excellence, and through the addition of a leadership curriculum that draws upon some of the leading leadership training methodologies used in corporate America, the organization provides the
educational, cultural, interpersonal, physical and emotional growth necessary
for our young people to become leaders.
It is with this philosophy
that we have created Oregon's Major League Team in marching music.
The OC employs some the most talented design and instructional professionals in the country, designing the programs that approximately 100 talented performers convey through a powerful, athletic and artistic performance.
The origional Oregon Crusaders junior drum and bugle was founded in the early 70's as the "Dickensons Oregon Crusaders" based in Clackamas County, Oregon. This corps would later merge with the "Imperial Cadets" to form what was called the "Imperial Crusaders". The designation "Crusaders" was later used by Rick Wise who, in the fall of 1999, founded what was then called the "Southern Oregon Crusaders" based out of Medford, Oregon. Bill Perkins relocated the corps to the Portland Metro area and officially renamed the corps the "Oregon Crusaders" after the original Clackamas-based corps.
Since that time, the Crusaders has won the Division III championship and in
2006 received fourth place in the Division II Drum Corps International World
Championships, moved on in 2007 with a whole new staff and style with their show
"Gates", advanced to a 4th place finish in the new combined Open Class
Championships in 2008 with their show "Inner Connections", and placed as a DCI
Open Class Finalist in 2009 with their show "Equilibrium".
The Oregon Crusaders is funded through the donations of kind individuals, the fees paid by our marching members, and through other fundraising activities. Our budget is over $250,000 a year and we greatly appreciate your contributions as we continue to grow.
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