The Empire Statesmen Drum and Bugle Corps is an all-age or senior drum corps based in Rochester, New York. They hold the distinction of being the only all-age corps to place in the top 4 of DCA finals for 24 years straight (1988–2011) including 5 first place finishes in that same span.
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