Moonlight Classic

Founded by the Sponsors of Musical Enrichment, the Moonlight Classic was one of the oldest continuing Drum & Bugle Corps show in the western United States. The Moonlight Classic has featured top Drum & Bugle Corps from throughout the country, such as The Blue Devils, the Santa Clara Vanguard, the Cadets, the Phantom Regiment, the Boston Crusaders, the Madison Scouts, and many others.

The final show, the 40th Annual Moonlight Classic, was held on Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 at Charles C. Hughes Stadium on the Sacramento City College campus at 3835 Freeport Blvd.

The Board of Directors of the Sponsors of Musical Enrichment would like to give a hearty THANK YOU for supporting us through our 40 years of hosting the Moonlight Classic Drum & Bugle Corps Show, THE longest lasting Drum Corps show in the West. We’ve had the opportunity to host the best Drum & Bugle Corps in the United States over this time, mainly at the University of the Pacific in our home city of Stockton, as well as the last decade in Sacramento. We have enjoined your patronage and support, as we’ve hosted over 100,000 fans throughout these shows … the proceeds of which have enabled us to provide scholarships and grants to deserving students and groups to the tune of over $3 MILLION dollars!  This was possible because of you and your attendance at our events!

However, it is now time to announce that the Moonlight Classic, that we have hosted at Sacramento City College for the last few years, was unfortunately our last. Drum Corps International, the booking agency for all of the U.S. Drum Corps, has decided to give the traditional date of our show (the day after DCI West) to another organization, and since all of the major Drum Corps are on tour after that weekend, there is no date left for us to hold the Moonlight Classic, so the 40th Anniversary show was unfortunately our last.

S.O.M.E. will still be awarding the highly coveted Jim Ott Award for Brass Excellence to the top Brass line at the Drum Corps International Championships in Indianapolis, as well as continue to award the Jim Ott Memorial Scholarship to a deserving corps member of any Drum Corps. In addition to our DCI awards, we will still continue to provide financial Grants to deserving organizations from Stockton, and the San Joaquin Valley.

We again thank you for allowing us to bring you 40 years of the BEST Drum & Bugle Corps in the United States.

Sincerely,

The Board of Directors of the Sponsors of Musical Enrichment –
Mike Canote, Rick Caccam, Bob Machado, John Calabrace, and Jeff DeMello.