The Optimists Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Welcome
WELCOME to the official website of the Optimists Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps.
This is the place for you to Learn About Our Corps, its History, Find Out About Joining and to keep current with its plans and progress. If you're feeling nostalgic, why not visit our Photo Gallery for a walk down memory lane.
Visitors are welcome at our rehearsals. If you would like to attend a rehearsal, please visit our Combined Schedule page for the dates and locations of our rehearsals.
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Join us!
Previous experience is NOT required!
The corps is open to any man or woman
who is interested in playing, marching
or joining our support team.
Historical Video Footage
We are looking for video footage of Opti Corps, the Toronto Optimists and the Seneca Optimists. This is a search for memories, not great technique. If you have video that you would like to donate to the corps, please contact Bob Carell (toronto_optimist at rogers.com). If you want to see what we already have, please visit of Video page.
Navigating Our Website
- You can use the Dropdown menus at the top left of this page to navigate the website.
- If you prefer, click on the Category Heading (Alumni Corps, Information, Members, Our History and Video Files) to go to a page that lists all of the pages in that section. The Photo Gallery is on its own.
- At the bottom of each page are links to our Home Page and to the top of the current page.
Changes To Our Website
- A record of changes to the website can be found under either the Information heading (listed as Change History for Website) or under the What's New menu choice near the top left of the screen. In addition, at the bottom is each page, in the centre, is the date on which that page was last changed.
Information for Alumni Corps Members
- Information that is geared toward Corps members can be found in the Members section. Instructions relates to information about upcoming performances while News of Interest to Corps Members is self explanatory. Some of the options under Members are only available to corps members.


