Ken Turner

About

Ken Turner is a DCI Hall of Fame music-effect adjudicator widely regarded as a gold standard in the caption. His drum corps career began in 1959 as a horn-line member of the Apalachin Grenadiers (Owego, NY); he later served as arranger, instructor, program coordinator, and consultant for corps including the Empire Statesmen, Syracuse Brigadiers, Oakland Crusaders, Bridgemen, and Phantom Regiment. As a DCI judge he has held the positions of DCI Chief Judge and Judge Administrator and DCI Brass Caption Chairman, and in 1994 he designed the DCI Music Effect and Music Ensemble judging system that remains largely in use today. He is a member of the DCI Hall of Fame and the New York State Band Conference Hall of Fame.