Emerald Buccaneers

The Emerald Buccaneers drum and bugle corps was formed in December of 1975 through a merger between the Emerald Cadets of New Haven and the Golden Buccaneers of Bridgeport, under the direction of Anthony Palumbo, Sr.

The corps traveled extensively in 1976, participating in the World Open “Class A”, Key to the Sea & American International Open “Open Class” preliminaries, placing 12^th, 14^th and 17^th respectively on their way to 15^th place finish in the prelims of the VFW Nationals. The highlights of their season emerged in the DCI “Class A” championships, when they placed 3^rd in the finals and made an appearance in the prestigious CYO Nationals, finishing in 13^th position. The Emerald Buccaneers closed out their season with a 7^th place finish in the United Organization of Eastern Corps circuit.

Their instructional staff comprised of several well-known individuals, including Joe Genero, Kento Clarke & Frank Dorritie (consultant) on brass, John Bodnar, Anthony Palumbo Jr. & Bill Palumbo on percussion and Robert “Pepe” Notaro, Richard Warga & Fran Gerris (consultant) on visual and Mickey Kelly & Bob Findley on guard.

They disbanded in 1977.

Paul Legault (DCX)

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