Mandarins

Founded in 1963 as the Ye Wah Drum & Lyre corps, the group later changed its name to the Mandarins in 1967 to become more inclusive and open to its ever-growing membership. The corps has been a DCI World Champion in its class eight times, including an unmatched string of four titles as a Division III unit between 1996 and 1999. Mandarins started competing as a World Class corps in 2003 and has earned a spot as a DCI World Championship finalist every year since 2018.