Windsor Regiment Mini Corps performs at 9/11 Ceremony

On September 11, 2009 Windsor Regiment Mini Corps was honored to participate in a ceremony held inside at Township Hall (due to inclement weather) paying tribute to fallen residents in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.

The Mini Corps performed Star Spangled Banner, and following a wreath laying segment performed a somber version of Taps, written by noted composer and arranger Larry Kerchner.

Township residents Patty Ryan, Teresa Cunningham, and Teresa's son Liam spoke to the audience. Both women lost their husbands in the attacks. Liam was born just two weeks before the attacks.

What is Mini Corps?

Mini Corps is a competition venue for drum corps with a limit of 21 competing members per unit. Competitions are primarily held indoors with some exhibition on a small field. Windsor Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps, located in West Windsor, NJ, formed a mini corps in 2007 and made a few appearances in the 2008 season including the MCA (Mini Corps Associates) Championship in Albany, NY in September.

Rehearsals are held in West Windsor, NJ and will resume after the DCA Finals being held in Rochester, NY over the Labor Day weekend. Our show schedule is light with only five or six appearances over the course of the season and we are very friendly to those who are marching in College, DCA, or Alumni Corps organizations with respect to their schedules.

Windsor Regiment Mini Corps is planning to compete again in the 2010 season. The group is also moving forward with the purchase of new instruments for the brass section as well as a uniform change. For more information, please contact our Corps Director.

West Windsor Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

On December 7th, Windsor Regiment performed for the Township residents at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. The group assembled with a blend of holiday music that enhanced the celebratory fireworks following the lighting of the tree. Although it was bitterly cold weather that evening, those in attendance seemed to enjoy having live music as part of the celebration as there were many well-wishers offering thanks to the corps for making this tradition even better. Windsor Regiment has been invited back for 2009 and is again looking forward to serving our Township with pride.

Windsor Regiment Mini Corps was a hit in Albany!

Windsor Regiment's Mini Corps made its debut at the Mini Corps Associates Championship in Albany, NY on September 27th. The Mini Corps finished in seventh place with a respectable score of 83.3 and had clearly won the approval of the crowd with its performance of excerpts from Stan Kenton's West Side Story as the corps received a standing ovation while they were finishing the final number, "Somewhere". It was a rewarding experience for our group and an honor to join forces with some of the best mini corps in America to make this first MCA Championship a success.

Fund Raising Drive

Windsor Regiment as part of Xtreme Drum Corps, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and depends on your donations to keep us growing and able to meet our equipment needs and operating expenses. With the good will of a few donations in 2008, Windsor Regiment was able to secure enough equipment to present a competing MIni Corps to represent our Township in the Drum Corps arena. Our organization has plans to keep growing and with your help will purchase the needed equipment to put a parade and exhibition Drum Corps on the street as well as move forward with our plan to grow a youth oriented division as part of our program. The very survival of organizations such as ours depends on the generosity of people like you to keep Drum & Bugle Corps alive in America. Please consider making a donation to help make our 2010 season even more of a success than the previous year.