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Ok, so they had never really completely disappeared. However, it wasn't so long ago that the horns that once owned the school's hallways were put away and untouched for a almost a year. The number of players had dwindled to nil. That was definitely not going to remain the case as we made a concerted effort to rebuild the proud horn line with the addition of current brass caption instructor Vincent Veloso.
Many of us have wondered, "Why are we the Crimson Kings?" After a few theories, we decided to ask Lily Din Woo '59-'83 - former member and director of the Corps. Here's the real story as told by Lily! "We actually renamed the corps in 1970, when we decided to enter standstill competition in the Nassau Suffolk circuit. Our original name was the "New York Chinese Public School Drum Corps". We were in the process of converting from a fife, drum and bugle corps to a drum and bugle corps and were designing and ordering a new uniform. We wanted to create a new name and logo on the uniform.
A blast form the past. Here's footage of the 1992 field performance. This was the last year in which the Crimson Kings competed in a field competition. We are currently in the process of establishing a program that will enable us to put a Corps back on the field. As of 2010, we began incorporating drills into our parade routine by revising the format for the street!
