Off the Record
Jack Meehan Interview
This edition of Off the Record features Frank sitting down for a chat with old friend and drum corps…
Dec 30 2011 /Book Review – “Space Music”
Jack Meehan is a true drum corps renaissance man. From his initial exposure to the activity while growing up…
Oct 3 2011 /Inside the Arc – “The Pit That Ate Drum Corps”
One popular scientific theory holds that the universe continues expanding, a result of the incredible force generated by the…
Aug 30 2011 /Brass Advantage with Wayne Downey
Issue 23
Welcome back to the land of “All Things Brass.” This installment of Brass Advantage delves into an all-important physical…
Jun 16 2011 /Inside the Arc
“The Dut Must Die”
A hush falls over the audience as the ensemble turns backfield and shapes the hauntingly melodious beginning strain of…
Oct 12 2010 /Brass Advantage with Wayne Downey
Issue 22
Welcome back to the land of “All Things Brass.” This installment of Brass Advantage is “Part Two” of an…
Aug 30 2010 /U Call The Shots At January Cadets Camp
08:49 pm | We have a good many Cadets fans staying tuned into the corps through our Facebook page and Twitter feed, especially throughout the camps in the winter. For all of those fans, we wanted to offer up…
2012 DCI Hall Of Fame Nomination Process Open
08:41 pm | You can nominate someone to receive Drum Corps International’s most prestigious honor. The DCI Hall of Fame is where the legends of drum corps are celebrated for the indelible impressions they leave on the activity and…
Blue Stars Seeking 2012 Tour Videographer
08:39 pm | The Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps is seeking an individual interested in a videographer position for our 2012 Tour. Interested applicants must be available from May 18th to August 12th and have the ability to…
Santa Clara Vanguard Hall Of Fame Established
08:37 pm | What do Babe Ruth, Red Grange, Elvis Presley, and Hank Williams all have in common? They all were the first group of individuals to be inducted into their professions’ halls of fame—baseball, football, rock and roll,…
Spirit Of Atlanta At 2012 GMEA Conference
05:47 pm | Spirit of Atlanta will have an information booth at the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) Annual Conference in Savannah, GA January 26-28. Please stop by to catch up on the latest Spirit news, watch videos of…
Carolina Crown Announces 2012 Drum Majors
05:46 pm | Carolina Crown is pleased to introduce the 2012 Drum Major team of Mike Roche, Linda Harvey and Larkin Sharpe. Crown administration and faculty instructed, developed and evaluated nearly 40 candidates from across the country with the…
In The News: ‘It Takes All Kinds…’ – Bonnie Ott
07:51 pm | We’re starting a new campaign called “It takes all kinds…”, to showcase the richness and diversity of Geek Culture. First up, a lady named Bonnie Ott Thompson, who plays an amazing mellophone horn. Read the rest…
New DCI Judging System Passes Unanimously
05:03 pm | It’s been three decades since there’s been such a seismic shift in how drum corps have been judged. This coming June, the ensembles taking the field at the start of the new Drum Corps International season…
2012 Spartans January Updates
05:45 pm | We can never say thank you enough to all of the volunteers, family and friends of the corps who came by to help, wish us luck and lend a “sewing hand” in making the January 2012…
Velvet Knights Announce 2012 Arrangers
04:28 pm |
VK Drum & Bugle Corps announced today their arrangers for the 2012 season. “I am extremely excited to have these gentlemen head up the arranging team. Together, they bring many years of writing, designing, for some…
Revolution Announces 2012 Percussion Staff
04:21 pm | Michael ‘Kyle’ Arwine was born in Dallas, Tx. and was raised in the nearby suburb of DeSoto, Tx. At the high school level, he was involved in indoor percussion ensembles as well as the award winning…
2012 Music City January Camp Report
04:20 pm | Music City’s first two winter camps have been huge successes. The instructional staff is extremely pleased with the talent level and work ethic of this season’s corps. The January camp for brass and percussion saw the…
Genesis Names Student Leaders For 2012 Season
04:18 pm | During it’s first two camps of the offseason, the Genesis Staff conducted interviews with potential leadership candidates from it’s student membership. Qualifications included experience, ability, personality and knowledge. Congratulations to those chosen to lead Genesis into…
2012 Legends February Camp Information
02:58 pm | The February Camp weekend will be held on February 17-19, 2012 for Brass and Percussion Only. To register to attend, please submit your Drum Corps RSVP and follow the registration process by Friday, February 10 so…
Velvet Knights TV Taping Fundraisers
12:59 pm | Being part of a “live studio audience” has been THE THING TO DO in Hollywood since the ’30s and ’40s, when legendary stars like Bob Hope and Jack Benny invited guests into their studios to participate…
2012 Thunder Workshop
12:57 pm | Spokane Workshop – January 21st Are you ready for the 2012 season to begin? It all happens at Mt Spokane High School on January 21st! This workshop is FREE with lunch provided! Bring a few friends…
Service Awards To Scout House Alumni Members
08:57 pm |
Preston Scout House Alumni Band, of Cambridge, Ontario, presented long service awards to more than 90 individuals at the end of 2011, honouring participation for five, 10 and 15 years of active membership. The 15-year awards…
Fusion Core Announces 2012 Program
08:54 pm |
Despite the outcome, Fusion 2011 delivered on a whole new level – proving to be one of the Core’s strongest years in a short, yet successful history. Having escaped the rhythmic beats of “Africore” last year,…
In The News: On The Record With … Terry Legare
07:26 pm | You weren’t seeing things at last year’s Lakeside Festival if you caught a glimpse of a woman in a kilt and Scottish battle jacket hustling toward her car with percussion mallets in hand. It was Lakeside…
Cadets2 Scrub Jan. 21-22 Camp; Reschedule For Feb. 5
04:23 pm | After the official National Weather Service bulletin of 3:00PM, Friday, January 20, Cadets2 administration has scrubbed the launch of the January 20-21 rehearsal camp due to winter weather conditions which are anticipated to arrive overnight Friday…
“The Edge” To Audition For America’s Got Talent
03:36 pm |
David Bruni announced today that after submitting a video clip of “The Edge” in performance to America’s Got Talent, he received an e-mail requesting the group to audition for the nationally televised program. America’s Got Talent…
New Scout House Music For 2012 Field Show
01:07 pm |
Preston Scout House Alumni Band, of Cambridge, Ontario, is adding a couple of noteworthy new arrangements to its 2012 field show: a sparkling, fast-paced version of Johnny One Note, first heard in 1937 in Rodgers and…
Tampa Bay Thunder In CITGO Fueling Good Program
01:05 pm | The Tampa Bay Thunder Drum and Bugle Corps has an exciting opportunity to win $5000 for fuel from the CITGO Corporation. We need the help and support from our drum corps family to do so. Please…
Cadets2 To Host Open House For Lehigh Valley Students
09:04 pm | Cadets2 will be hosting an informational and interactive Open House for talented young musicians in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding region on Saturday, January 21 at South Mountain Middle School in Allentown, Pa. from 10AM- 4PM…
English CGN Individuals & Ensembles Website Online
05:48 pm | Color Guard Nederland has released the English website for the Individuals & Ensembles, to be held april 21 in Eemnes, The Netherlands. The competition will feature Color Guard, Percussion, Brass, Ensembles and minicorps. A clinic program…
Follow DCE And Win Two Championships Tickets
05:01 pm | Not following the latest drum corps news yet? Then get on Twitter now and start following DCE! At the end of April we will give 5 followers 2 free tickets each for the best section (section…
First Italian Color Guard Marching In USA
03:27 pm | Nadia Graziani (22) from the Italian drum & bugle corps Mosson will join the Empire Statesmen from Rochester – New York next summer. She will be competing in the competition of Drum Corps Associates, including the…
Kidsgrove Scouts To Finalise 2012 Numbers
02:57 pm | Preparations for the 2012 season are well underway for the Kidsgrove Scouts. Rehearsals are going very well and everyone is very excited about returning to the USA to compete in the DCA World Championships. As part…
Good Response To DCE Championships DVD
08:50 pm | Judging from the reactions that Drum Corps Europe has received, the DVD of the 2011 DCE European Championships is proving to be very popular. Drum corps fans have responded positively to the image and sound quality.…
2012 DCE: Progress Despite Recession?
06:28 pm | At the start of the new year, the editors of Drumcorps.org.uk interviewed the Chairman of Drum Corps Europe, Marcel Matthijsse. He talks about the opportunities, challenges and resolutions Drum Corps Europe will face in 2012. Read…
2012 DCE Championships In Kerkrade
05:52 pm | Once again, the DCE European Championships will be held in the now well-known Parkstad Limburg Stadium in Kerkrade. It will be the fifth time that the stadium is the scene of Europe’s largest drum corps event.…
Will You Fill A Beatrix Brass Spot?
07:11 pm | Beatrix’ Drum & Bugle Corps is still looking for musicians. The Brass section still has various spots to fill in for the 2012 season. Do you still want to be part of the “Under Construction” program?…
Book Review – “Space Music”
08:18 pm | Jack Meehan is a true drum corps renaissance man. From his initial exposure to the activity while growing up in the Burroughs of New York City to his long time association with the Concord Blue Devils,…
2011 DCW On-Line: Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania
09:56 pm |
by Rich Conti, Drum Corps World staff ( richburgher [at] yahoo [dot] com ) August 4, 2011 – Johnsonburg, PA . . . An absolutely gorgeous evening and a large and ravenous drum corps crowd set…
2011 DCW On-Line: Erie, Pennsylvania – World Class
09:14 pm |
by Kevin Gamin, Drum Corps World staff and Drum Corps Planet managing editor August 6, 2011 – Erie, PA . . . It was a weekend of upsets in Erie, PA. On Saturday evening, the Oregon…
2011 DCW On-Line: Allentown, Pennsylvania – Saturday Night
08:56 pm |
by William Aldrich-Thorpe, Drum Corps World staff ( aldrichthorpe [at] gmail [dot] com ) August, 6 2011 — Allentown, PA . . . On this very wet and threatening evening, the Blue Devils barely edged the…
2011 DCW On-Line: West Chester, Pennsylvania
09:31 pm |
by Bob Fields, Drum Corps World staff ( rfields25 [at] aol [dot] com ) With just two two days to go before the DCI Eastern Regional in Allentown, PA, this show at West Chester University gave…
2011 DCW On-Line: Massillon, Ohio
08:34 pm |
by Vic Colaianni, Drum Corps World staff ( vjcoly [at] gmail [dot] com ) A rain-shortened “Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival” drum corps competition did not dampen the enthusiasm of the over 7,000 in attendance.…
2011 DCW On-Line: Allentown, Pennsylvania – Friday Night
06:40 pm |
by William Aldrich-Thorpe, Drum Corps World staff ( aldrichthorpe [at] gmail [dot] com ) The Cavaliers easily outdistanced the Phantom Regiment this evening with their powerful and unusual production titled “XtraordinarY.” The Rosemont, IL, corps led…
2011 DCW On-Line: Bealeton, Virginia
07:45 pm |
by William Aldrich-Thorpe, Drum Corps World staff ( aldrichthorpe [at] gmail [dot] com ) Crown lit up the sky with phenomenal aerial color guard tricks while filling the night air with their outstanding “Rach Star” production.…
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