Dr. Bruce Lages, 2024 Madison Scouts Hall of Fame Inductee.
Dr. Bruce Lages
Dr. Bruce Lages was the head percussion arranger and instructor for the Madison Scouts from 1973 through 1977. Before his involvement with the Madison Scouts, Bruce marched in a small New Jersey drum corps called the Dumont Police Cadets alongside other drum corps legends, including Bobby Hoffman and Dennis DeLucia. Bruce then became a Drum Corps International (DCI) adjudicator and judged General Effect (GE) Percussion at the first DCI Championships in 1972 at Whitewater, Wisconsin.
Over his five years as percussion arranger and instructor for the Madison Scouts, the percussion section sustained its highest consecutive competitive rankings in Madison Scouts history, including 6th place in 1973, third place in 1974, and second place in 1975, 1976, and 1977. Combined with the brass arrangements of Ray Baumgardt (DCI Hall of Fame), Bruce's percussion arrangements were a key driver behind the overall competitive success of the Scouts in 1974 (2nd), 1975 (1st), and 1976 (2nd).
Dr. Lages has since retired from his professional career as a Research Fellow at the Department of Medicine at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center and at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons.
