From Jerry Kelsey

"As a former Band Director, I understand the challenges you face when putting together a successful marching band program.

The worry as to whether or not your production will be accessible to your students, while competitive in your arena is just one more thing to add to the list.

That is why I am committed to providing you with a timely and successful arrangement that plays to the strengths of your program and maximizes their success.

I have supported your colleagues for over 30 years. It would be my pleasure to support you and your program.

Feel free to contact me at 585-786-2925 and lets take one more thing off your list."

NEWS: Jerry Kelsey Inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame

(from the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame Web Site)

Jerry Kelsey played three different horns, soprano, mellophone and baritone, from 1961 to 1971 with St. Joseph’s of Batavia. He was drum major of Auburn Purple Lancers in 1975.

In the years since 1978, he has been brass arranger for some of the best-known corps in the country: the Crossmen, Suncoast Sound, Rochester Crusaders, Rochester Empire Statesmen, Racine Kilties, Boston Crusaders, Reading Buccaneers, Capital Regiment, San Francisco Renegades and Madison Scouts.

He was brass arranger and instructor in 1998, when the Empire Statesmen became the only drum corps in history to win the triple crown: the World Show Band Championship, with the highest score ever recorded in that contest, in London, England, the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) title and the American Legion (AL) championship.

He first proposed that Drum Corps International (DCI) horn lines convert to three-valve instruments. Three-valve horns are now the standard for the activity. He has served as program and staff coordinator for Capital Regiment and Racine Kilties since 2000.

Since beginning to judge in 1974, he has served with the New York State Judges Federation, the Southern States Association and the Indiana School of Music.