WDW's Future World Brass-Legend Of The One Eyed Sailor

The Future World Brass was a high energy brass and percussion ensemble that performed at EPCOT from 1982-1992. The group played arrangements by it's own members and featured a lengthy list of very talented musicians over the years. The following video showcases the group in it's final version. My name is Don Sanderson. I played percussion in the group from 1988-1992. Dave Westerskov, the group's leader is the MC introducing the tunes. Enjoy this classic Disney group.

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• Percussion
• EPCOT
• WDW
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[0838039354]

Great :)

Aint this the same as future corps?

[orlandomodelagent]

No, Future Corp was a drum and bugle corps styled group and Future World Brass was a brass band using trumpets, trombones and sousaphones. The two groups played on opposite sides of the park every half hour.

[0838039354]

ah.. okay! tnx :)

But future world brass stopped with performing way before future corp dit right? why?

[orlandomodelagent]

The company choose to let go of one of the groups due to budgets. They chose to keep Future Corps and get rid of FWB.

[0838039354]

too bad! well eventually FC had to stop as well.. will something comparable ever return?

[orlandomodelagent]

The closest thing is the Mainstreet Philharmonic playing at Magic Kingdom. I play in that group as a sub currently. A few of the old FWB members are in the Philharmonic.

[joelewis4]

I prefer future corps, there's nothing like the punch of an all G hornline.

[illBUrFriend]

Man, if they still had this at D-land, THEY WOULD PROBABLY BE A FAMOUS AS BLAST, lol

[IQuanaCentersnare]

no man, its a good temp i think....

[mynamisdan]

yeah, but you cant really compare the two

[BearHogan]

Kevin Sharp is one awesome lead player .. the tempo on this is a bit fast, don't you think?

[Mexborderpatrol1]

Last year my High School Marching Band went to Disney, and we preformed this song in epcot, with almost 100 people. So much fun and a great song full of energy.

[tommy2122108]

I believe theres a somewhat newer band now. There called the "Tomorrowland Countdown". There pretty good!

[Suiram1]

That *might* have somehing to do with it^^

[nocip77]

man that was tough, great job!

[IQuanaCentersnare]

you cannot compete them with the blue devils.. bd have 10 time more people's then they have!