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The Cadets
Allentown, PA · Est. 1934
10
DCI Titles
Did not compete
2026
#1
All-Time Best Finish
Championship History
10
DCI World
Championships
2011 ★200520001998199319901987198519841983
2026 Season
Final
Did not compete in the 2026 season
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About

Founded in 1934 as the Holy Name Church Fife, Drum & Bugle Corps, The Cadets are ten-time DCI World Champions — the third most in history. Originally known as the Garfield Cadets, they dominated the 1980s with five consecutive titles and hold a record score of 99.150. The corps filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in April 2024 and did not compete in 2024 or 2025.

2026 Schedule
4 confirmed shows
Fri
3
Jul
Show of Shows
Rockford, IL · 18:40
done
Wed
8
Jul
Celebration in Brass
West Des Moines, IA · 19:10
done
Thu
30
Jul
The Marion Open
Marion, OH · 19:10
done
Fri
31
Jul
DCI Michigan
Allendale, MI · 19:40
done
Season History
Tap a year to see that season's shows, setlist, and score breakdowns.
YEAR
PLACE
SCORE
SHOW TITLE
2026
▼
—
—
Did not make Finals
2025
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—
Did not make Finals
2024
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—
Did not make Finals
2023
▼
#5
94.313
"Atlas Rising"
2022
▼
#6
92.913
"Rearview Mirror"
2021
▼
—
—
Non-competitive exhibition
2020
▼
—
—
Season cancelled — COVID-19
2019
▼
#9
89.838
"Behold"
2018
▼
#7
92.225
"The Unity Project"
2017
▼
#7
91.675
"The Faithful, The Fallen, The Forgiven"
2016
▼
#6
92.763
"Awakening"
2015
▼
#4
95.900
"The Power of 10"
2014
▼
#3
96.875
"Promise: An American Portrait"
2013
▼
#3
96.950
"Side >< Side: The Music of Samuel Barber"
2012
▼
#4
95.050
"12.25"
2011
★▼
#1
98.350
"Between Angels and Demons"
2010
▼
#5
95.100
"Toy SOULdier"
2009
▼
#3
97.200
"West Side Story 2009: Conflict and Resolution"
2008
▼
#5
94.750
"...and the pursuit of happiness"
2007
▼
#2
97.025
"This I Believe: Truth, Value, and the Personal Experience Called Drum Corps"
2006
▼
#5
93.075
"Volume 2: Through the Looking Glass"
2005
★▼
#1
99.150
"The Zone: Dreamscapes in Four Parts with a Door"
2004
▼
#4
95.600
"Living With the Past"
2003
▼
#3
97.100
"Our Favorite Things"
2002
▼
#3
96.750
"An American Revival"
2001
▼
#2
97.600
"Juxtaperformance"
2000
★▼
#1
97.650
"We are the Future"
1999
▼
#4
96.400
"The Big Apple"
1998
★▼
#1
98.400
"Stonehenge"
1997
▼
#2
97.600
"Celebration"
1996
▼
#3
96.900
"The American West"
1995
▼
#2
97.200
"An American Quintet"
1994
▼
#2
97.700
"West Side Story"
1993
★▼
#1
97.400
"In the Spring, At the Time When Kings Go Off to War"
1992
▼
#2
97.000
"To Tame the Perilous Skies"
1991
▼
#6
93.700
"ABC's of Modern American Music"
1990
★▼
#1
97.700
"A Bernstein Celebration"
1989
▼
#5
95.600
"Les Misérables"
1988
▼
#4
96.100
"Third Symphony"
1987
★▼
#1
97.900
"Appalachian Spring"
1986
▼
#4
95.600
—
1985
★▼
#1
98.400
—
1984
★▼
#1
98.000
—
1983
★▼
#1
94.400
"Malaguena"
1982
▼
#3
92.250
—
1981
▼
#7
89.400
—
1980
▼
#10
76.450
—
1979
▼
—
—
Did not make Finals
1978
▼
—
—
Did not make Finals
1977
▼
#13
78.150
—
1976
▼
—
—
Did not make Finals
1975
▼
#11
80.550
—
1974
▼
—
—
Did not make Finals
1973
▼
—
—
Did not make Finals
1972
▼
—
—
Did not make Finals
Finals results verified against DCI.org and the soundmachine.org / drum-corps.net archives. “Did not make Finals” means the corps competed that season but placed outside the top 12.
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