Mandarins Drum & Bugle Corps Join the Yamaha Family
Yamaha Corporation of America welcomes the world-class Mandarins Drum & Bugle Corps to the Yamaha family.
BUENA PARK, Calif. (February 11, 2025) —
Yamaha Corporation of America welcomes the Mandarins Drum & Bugle Corps to the Yamaha family. Founded in 1963 in Sacramento, California, this world-class marching ensemble holds eight DCI divisional championship titles and have earned themselves a spot in the DCI World Class Finals for the past five consecutive years of competition.
This sponsorship will see Mandarins exclusively using Yamaha for all musical instrument needs on the drum corps field, including brass, battery percussion, and front ensemble instruments, ensuring that the corps can continue to deliver exceptional performances with the best-quality equipment.
Joel Tetzlaff, Yamaha Product Marketing Manager - Percussion, stated, "The Mandarins organization create an experience that aligns with Yamaha, helping people make music and giving young performers a stage to make themselves heard and express creativity. We are excited to work with the Mandarins and the experience they create for DCI fans!"
John Mapes, Mandarins Battery Arranger, stated, "There is no more important decision to be made than the instruments an ensemble uses, and we are thrilled to join the Yamaha family to play on the best instruments possible at The Mandarins!".
Mandarins Director JW Koester added, "The Mandarins are honored to partner with Yamaha as they are an amazing company, in particular their quality of products and customer service. Their products are the best in the activity, and we look forward to a long and successful partnership.".
For more information about the Mandarins Drum & Bugle Corps, visit www.mandarins.org.
To learn more about Yamaha Marching Instruments and their commitment to musical excellence, visit https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/marching/.