Welcome to the Show Program page
Select the RED link to the right of the program to view it, then scroll down.
For related scores, see the “Show Scores” page.
SEEKING SHOW PROGRAMS (even partial programs) from Washington, Oregon, Montana, and BC & Alberta Canada, from any decade.
Don’t throw them out, or worse yet, let your kids throw them out after you’re gone. Send them, or an electronic copy, to us and we’ll share them with
the world! (Literally folks, this site can be seen WORLD-WIDE).
It’s through these donations that we can document and preserve so much of what happened around us in our youth.
See the “Introduction” for details
Links & Information
See the “Highlighted Events” link in the header above to get to the Optirama and Mid-Winter/NW Championship show pages.
Show programs 1960 to 1979 – below
Show programs 1980 to 1999 – No donations yet
Show programs 2000 and beyond – New August 2021
Non-Pacific NW Show Programs – New April 2022
Washington State American Legion Championships
Yakima, WA
August 7, 1959
Donated Program.
Thank you!!
Thunderbirds, Seattle WA
Sand Point Naval Air Station, Seattle WA
March 19, 1961
Washington State American Legion Championships
Wenatchee, WA
August 11, 1961
Washington State American Legion Championships
Bellingham, WA
August 12, 1962
Blue Angels, Renton WA
Renton HS Stadium
August 25, 1962
(Incomplete?)
Thunderbirds, Seattle WA
1963 Northwest Championship – 4
Masonic Temple, Harvard & Pine, Seattle WA
March 30, 1963
Donated program.
Thank you!
Washington State American Legion Championships
Yakima, WA
August 9, 1963
Thunderbirds, Seattle WA
1964 Northwest Championship– 5
Seattle Civic Ice Arena
April 18, 1964
Donated program.
Thank you!
Thunderbirds, Seattle WA
1965 Northwest Championship -6
Seattle Civic Ice Arena
March 20, 1965
Donated program.
Thank you!
Optimist Flamingos, Salem OR
Salem Armory
January 16, 1965
(Incomplete)
Shamrocks, Seattle WA
Memorial Stadium, Seattle Center
July 25, 1965
Thunderbirds, Seattle WA
1966 Northwest Championship – 7
Seattle Center
March 19, 1966
Donated program.
Thank you!
Flamingos, Salem OR
1967 Optirama – 4
Salem Armory
January 21, 1967
Thunderbirds, Seattle WA
1967 Northwest Championship -8
Seattle Center Arena
April 8, 1967
Kingsmen, Anaheim CA
1967 Kingsmen Festival of Music-2
La Palma Stadium, Anaheim CA
August 5, 1967
Donated program.
Thank you!
Thunderbirds, Seattle WA
Seattle Center Opera House
March 30, 1968
(Incomplete)
1968 Western Sates DC Convention
1968 Western States Convention News
April 20-21, 1968
Hosted by the Stockton Commodores, CA
Kingsmen, Anaheim CA
La Palma Stadium, Anaheim CA
August 3, 1968
(Incomplete)
Donated program.
Thank you!
Royal Lancers, Portland OR
Tigard HS, Tigard OR
June 22, 1969
(Incomplete)
Donated program.
Thank you!
Hawks, Portland OR
Madison HS, Portland OR
July 5, 1969
(Incomplete??)
Kingsmen, Anaheim CA
La Palma Stadium, Anaheim CA
August 2, 1969
Donated program.
Thank you!
Flamingos, Salem OR
Salem Armory
January 24, 1970
Hawks, Portland OR
Madison HS, Portland
July 3, 1970
(Incomplete)
Shamrocks, Seattle WA
1970 Music in Motion – 11
Memorial Stadium, Seattle Center
July 25, 1970
Royal Lancers, Portland, OR
1970 Brass Royal. AKA; West Coast Invitational
Milwaukie HS, Milwaukie, OR
August 28, 1970
This show was the day before AL Nationals in Portland.
This was a west coast corps only show.
Flamingos, Salem OR
1971 Optirama – 8
Salem Armory
January 23, 1971
(Incomplete)
Hawks, Portland OR
Sertoma Sound-Off
February 27, 1971
(Indoor show similar to the Salem Optirama
and the Thunderbirds Mid-Winter Competition)
Donated program.
Thank you!
Royal Lancers, Portland OR
The Big Sound – 3
June 20, 1971
Marshall HS, Portland
(Program cover only)
Unknown Host Corps
July 4 & 5, 1971
Location: Sandpoint
Seattle, WA
(Partial Program)
Hawks, Portland OR
Sound-Off ’71
July 4, 1971
Madison HS, Portland
(Program cover only)
Rangers, Pendleton OR
1971 Round-Up – 1
Round-Up Arena, Pendleton
July 16, 1971
Donated program.
Thank you!
Seattle Cascades
Shoreline HS Stadium, Shoreline WA
July 24, 1971
Donated program.
Thank you!
Sentinels, Bellevue WA
Bellevue HS, Bellevue
August 1, 1971
Donated program.
Thank you!
Imperial Cadets, Portland OR
Madison HS, Portland
August 28, 1971
(Incomplete)
Flamingos, Salem OR
1972 Optirama – 9
Salem Armory
January 22, 1972
(Incomplete)
Royal Lancers, Portland OR
1972 Big Sound – 4
Milwaukie HS, Milwaukie OR
June 16, 1972
Donated program.
Thank you!
Hawks, Portland OR
Sertoma Sound-Off ’72
Madison HS, Portland
July 1, 1972
(Program cover only)
All-American D&BC
Western Regional Championship – 2
Hillsboro, OR
July 2, 1972
(Program cover only)
Seattle Cascades
Seattle Center Memorial Stadium
July 4, 1972
Donated program.
Thank you!
Rangers, Pendleton OR
Round-Up Arena, Pendleton OR
July 16, 1972
Donated program.
Thank you!
Shamrocks, Seattle WA
Renton? WA
July 29, 1972
Donated program.
Thank you!
Titans, Bremerton WA
Challenge of Champions – 2
August 19, 1972
(Program cover only)
Imperial Cadets, Portland OR
The Chrome Circus – 2
Madison HS Stadium, Portland
August 26, 1972
(Program cover only)
Blue Devils, Anaheim CA
DVC Stadium
September 1, 1972
(Incomplete)
Flamingos, Salem OR
1973 Optirama – 10
Salem Armory
January 20, 1973
Donated program.
Thank you!
Royal Lancers, Portland OR
The Big Sound – 5
Milwaukie HS, Milwaukie, OR
June 16, 1973
(Program cover only)
Black Watch, Auburn WA
Washington Open – 1
June 23, 1973
(Program cover only)
Sentinels, Bellevue WA
June 24, 1973
Donated program.
Thank you!
Hawks, Portland OR
Sound-Off ’73
Madison HS Stadium, Portland
July 7, 1973
(Program cover only)
Percussion-Naut Patriots, Spokane WA
Spokane, WA
July 13, 1973
Donated program.
Thank you!
Rangers, Pendleton OR
Round-Up Arena, Pendleton
July 15, 1973
Donated program.
Thank you!
Seattle Cascades
Seattle Center Memorial Stadium
July 21, 1973
Donated program.
Thank you!
Shamrocks, Seattle WA
1973 Music in Motion – 13
Location unknown
July 22, 1973
Donated program.
Thank you!
Burien, WA
September 1, 1973
Donated program.
Thank you!
1974 Sertoma, “Corps in Concert”
Milwaukie, OR
Milwaukie HS Stadium
Between February & June 1974
Incomplete
Sentinels, Bellevue WA
Renton HS Stadium
June 30, 1974
Donated program.
Thank you!
Patriots, Spokane WA
Joe Albi Stadium, Spokane
July 12, 1974
Donated program.
Thank you!
Edmonton Alberta, Canada
Clarke Stadium, Edmonton ALB
July 17, 1974
Donated program.
Thank you!
Royal Lancers, Portland OR
Milwaukie HS, Milwaukie, OR
July 20, 1974
Donated program.
Thank you!
Great Falls, MT
Memorial Stadium, GF MT
August 24, 1974
Donated program.
Thank you!
Black Watch, Auburn WA
Troy Field, Auburn
August 30, 1974
Donated program.
Thank you!
Oregon State Fairgrounds
September 2, 1974
Donated program.
Thank you!
Argonauts, Salem OR (formerly the Flamingos)
Salem Armory
January 25, 1975
Donated program.
Thank you!
Washing State VFW Championships
Ferndale HS Stadium, Ferndale WA
June 20, 1975
Donated program.
Thank you!
Imperials, Seattle WA
Seattle Center Memorial Stadium
July 8, 1975
Donated program.
Thank you!
Montana State American Legion Championships
Pageant of Percussion July 11, 1975
Golden Skyliners, Great Falls MT
Rhapsody in Brass July 12, 1975
Memorial Stadium, GF Montana
(incomplete)
Donated program. Thank you!
Argonauts, Salem OR
Salem Armory
January 24, 1976
Black Watch, Auburn WA
Auburn, WA
June 26, 1976
Donated program.
Thank you!
Marysville WA
June 27, 1976
Donated program.
Thank you!
Oregon State Fair Grounds
July 9, 1976
(Incomplete)
Spartans, Vancouver WA
1976 Washington State American Legion
Vancouver, WA
July 16, 1976
Donated program.
Thank you!
Seattle Cascades
Pop Keeney Field, Bothell WA
August 25, 1976
Donated program.
Thank you!
Titans, Bremerton WA
1976 Challenge of Champions – 5
August 26, 1976
Donated program.
Thank you!
Renton Memorial Stadium, Renton WA
August 28, 1976
Donated program.
Thank you!
Cavalcade of Drums
Edgar Brown Stadium, Pasco WA
July 20, 1977
(Incomplete)
Black Watch, Auburn WA
July 26, 1977
Donated program.
Thank you!
1977 Western Youth International
Unknown location
July xx, 1977
Donated Program
Thank you!
Argonauts, Salem OR
Optirama – 16
South Salem HS, OR
February 17, 1979
(Program cover only)
