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Mandarins
| Location |
Sacramento, CA |
| Division |
World Class |
| Founded |
1963 |
| Director |
Ray Mar |
| Championship Titles |
2001 (Division II) |
| Uniform |
Burnt orange jackets with buff sash, silver belts and drop sashes, black gauntlets with silver bands, black gloves, black pants and shoes, burnt orange shakos with black bills and plumes |
The Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps are a World Class (formerly Division I) drum and bugle corps based in Sacramento, California and founded in 1963, and are a member corps of Drum Corps International. The Mandarins were originally founded as the Ye Wah drum and lyre corps, and was renamed to the Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps in 1967. The corps' first appearance at the Drum Corps International championships was in 1978. One of five division one DCI corps from California, the Mandarins are the only DCI member corps to have heritage in an Asian youth organization.
The Mandarins are a highly accomplished corps in DCI's Division II/III (now Open Class) circuit, and currently compete in World Class. They have been DCI Division III world champions seven times (1987, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999), Division II champions one time (2001), and Division I/World Class members since 2002. Their highest placement in Division I was 17th in 2005 and 2006. The Mandarins have also received the Spirit of Disney award two times.
The corps director is Ray Mar.
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