The Cardinals of Precious Blood

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The The Cardinals of Precious Blood are an inactive Junior Drum Corps based in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

1 History
2 Traditions
3 Trivia
4 References
5 External Links

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The Cardinals of Precious Blood were formed in 1968 by a local church in Toronto, Canada, as a youth organization. The Precious Blood Cadets first appeared in competition at the 1970 Ontario Provincials in Kitchener, fielding a corps of 22.The Corps changed its name to the Cardinals of Precious Blood after the 1970 season. In 1971 the corps competed in the Junior C Class and won the Ontario Provincials in Sarnia and the Canadian Nationals in Ottawa. The corps advanced into the Junior B Class in 1972 and in 1973 tied for the final slot in the evening competion at Nationals, but lost-out due to a coin toss to decide who would compete. In 1974 the Cardinals merged with the Precious Blood Majorette Corps and hosted the Canadian Classic at CNE stadium in Toronto which brought together several DCI corps for one of the largest competitions since the Shriners' International Competitions had ceased in 1972. The corps made a significant leap in members and on-field quality.

The corps grew over the years, winning many Canadian and International competitions. Some highlights of the Cardinals Drum Corps included winning the US Open and Butler Penn show in 1977 in the A-class division by five points in each show. Unfortunately, the Cardinals did not go to the 1977 Drum Corps International Championships, with Bengal Lancers [1] winning the qualifying competition instead. In 1978, the Cardinals moved into Open Class.

The corps folded the next year, after the local church withdrew its support, a week before performing at the Toronto International Centre with Fred Sanford.

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[edit] Trivia

There is some confusion between the The Cardinals of Precious Blood and their feeder corps, the Cardinal Cadets, however after 1978 the corps called the Cardinals can be said to represent the Cardinal Cadets.