Insolite

Insolite drum and bugle corps traced its humble beginnings back to 1980 with the formation of the Jérômiennes majorette corps when in September of 1983, boys joined the group and reorganized as the Insolite.

They were a member of the FAMQ circuit, finishing in 5^th position in their inaugural season in the 1984 “Class C” division. Under the leadership of François Lebeau, the corps was crowned the 1985 “Class C” champions, winning 11 consecutive contests and quickly moved up to “Class A” the following year, finishing in 3^rd place in the 1986 FAMQ championships.

The 1987 season saw the corps tour in North America for the first time, culminating with a 5^th place finish in the DCI “Class A” finals and repeated with a 3^rd place finish in the FAMQ championships. After just 5 years of competition, Insolite capped off their 1988 season as DCI “Class A” champions and finished in 22^nd position in the “Open Class” semifinals. They ranked 2^nd in Canada and added the DCI East and FAMQ “Class A” championships to their list of accomplishments, as well as a 2^nd place finish in the Drum Corps East (DCE) “Class A” finals.

The corps officially entered the “Open Class” division in 1989, finishing in 20^th place in the DCI championship quarter finals and once again ranked 2^nd in the country. They were a finalist in DCE (8^th) DCI Canada (10^th), DCI East (10^th) and DCI Midwest (9^th) regionals as well as winning the FAMQ championships. Eric Boudreault was awarded “best drum major” that season.

In 1990, they returned to both the DCI Canada and DCI East championships, missing out of the finals in both by one position, finishing 11^th and 7^th in the DCE finals. At the DCI championships, the corps finished in 21^st place in the “Open Class” quarterfinals and defended their FAMQ circuit title. The following season, Insolite participated in the 1991 DCI Canada, missing the finals by one spot at 9^th place, finished 10^th in the DCI Mid-America and finished 20^th in the quarterfinals of the DCI championships. They also topped the FAMQ circuit championships for a 3^rd consecutive season.

The corps went inactive for the 1992 season before returning to the field the next year in the “Division II” class, winning the 1993 DCE title & finishing 5^th in the DCI finals and 28^th in the quarterfinals. Not missing a beat, they repeated as FAMQ champions. In 1994, the group was once again finalists in the DCE contest, placing 3^rd & 9^th in the DCE “Division I” finals and in the DCI “Division II” championships, finished 3^rd and 22^nd in the quarterfinals. Finally, after several years of being among the best in Canada, Insolite was rewarded as the “Top Canadian” corps and captured the FAMQ championships.

Lack of financial support would get the better of this musical ambassador and they disbanded in 1995.

Paul Legault (DCX)

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Insolite

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