1990
The Jersey Surf was founded in the winter of 1990 by a group of area band instructors who wanted to provide a year-'round activity for band members who wanted to do more after the traditional marching band season had ended. The first organizational meeting of the corps was held in the cafeteria at Edgewood High School and was attended by more th...
1992
The Surf fielded its first competitive corps in the summer of 1992, with 102 members. The corps performed arrangements of classics by Harry Connick, Jr. and Doc Sevrenson, entering contests in the Garden State Circuit and Drum Corps East. The corps also performed for the first time at the DCI Eastern Regional Championship at Allentown, Pa. The c...
1993
In 1993, camps were now a monthly proposition. The repertoire for the season was one continuous 11 minute piece from the soundtrack of “A League of Their Own.” The guard was costumed in baseball uniforms, and utilized balls, gloves and bats in the show. The corps’ “touring” debut was made at the DCE Championships, rolling into Nashua, ...
1994
In 1994 the corps performed the music of Barbara Streisand and the program continued to expand. The corps purchased its third school bus and fourth bus engine. Operations moved from Edgewood to the Camden County Vo-Tech. The corps performed a full schedule of weekend DCE shows, competed in the DCE Championships in Connecticut and made its debut ...