United Alumni Senior Drum and Bugle Corps

United Alumni Senior Drum and Bugle Corps is a non-profit organization operating out of Simcoe Ontario, Canada.

Our Board of Directors meet at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of each month at the Simcoe Kinsmen Club House located on

I started in drum corps with Grantham Police Boys Band around 1957 and marched for 3 years.
While in the R.C.A.F. I marched in a base band in St. Jean, Quebec in 1961 and 1962.
While watching a parade in Simcoe the United Alumni came down the street playing Walk Alone and I knew immediately I wanted to be in this corps. That was 9 years ago, I am proud to be a part of this successful and dedicated group of talented people.

I'm retired ( ? ) ,involved in the community doing what I love, playing music (piano) at local nursing homes or to any one who will listen. I am married with one son who works in the music industry. Happy to be here.

I marched with St. Johns Drum and Bugle Corps from 1966-1980 and played soprano for a couple of years and later switched to Mellophone which I loved to play. I became the soloist for St. Johns, playing the "Impossible Dream” solo and the point of the V formation! I ended my junior years as drum major. My whole family was involved in drum corps – my mom (Evelyn Hagan) chaperoned and served on the board, my dad (Tom Hagan) was equipment manager and also served on the board and became the first Corps Director for the Belles of St. Johns Drum and Bugle Corps (feeder corps for St Johns), he passed away while the corps was at the U.S. Open in Marion, Ohio in 1975. My sister (Patty Hagan) played bass drum with St Johns for a couple of years before I joined and my other sister (Gerry) was an avid drum corps fan! I am married to our Corps Director (Ed) which I met after I became assistant horn instructor to Golden Lions 1976. We have two wonderful sons Jim and Sawyer and live in Brantford. I absolutely love Drum Corps!!

I originally started playing the tuba in grade 8 at Elgin Avenue Public School in Simcoe and joined Simcoe Golden Lions Drum and Bugle Corps in 1975. Throughout my marching years with Golden Lions I played Contrabass, headed up the members' Corps Committee and later became Corps Director and married one of our horn instructors. Unfortunately Golden Lions disbanded in 1981. In 1998 I joined United Alumni playing of course Contrabass and became Corps Director in fall of 2005. My wife Joy (secretary) and I reside in Brantford and our two children Jim and Sawyer are well on their way to adulthood.

I joined the Simcoe Optimist band in 1958 which became the Simcoe Royal Blues Drum Corps. unit 1968, when the equipment was donated to the Lions Club. I laid dormant until the Port Dover reunion in 1998 and the rest is history. My wife Jane joined in 2007 to march in the colour guard so as to be with me on those numerous weekends and is enjoying the experience we have two daughters, both married.