Home » June 30th, 2006 Entries posted on “June, 2006”

Minnesota Brass, Inc., Opening Weekend Report

The 2006 Minnesota Brass is becoming one of the most enjoyed corps’ of the summer. Feedback from members, fans and the judging community have been positive to our new FANTASY production. MBI continues to build all three sections into a balanced and powerful entertainment package. This year we will be fielding 50 Brass, 31 Percussion, […]

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A Day On Tour With The Magic

Magical Charters and Tours is offering a “Day with Magic” to all friends, family and fans of the Magic Drum and Bugle Corps for the July 25, 2006 contest in Troy, Alabama. Cost: $100.00 per person

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Even World Champions Get Thrown Curveballs

For numerous reasons, the Cadets have been, or will be, traveling without the necessary support team this summer. This note acts as a request to the fans of the corps that would like to travel the country, work a bit, and be a part of a very special edition of the Cadets. Read the rest […]

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Drum Corps Dazzle In Belding

A record crowd of about 1,000 filled the stands at Belding’s Rudness Field to see and hear rhythmic musical talent at the Silk City Rhythms drum and bugel corps competition Wednesday night. The competition, labeled as West Michigan’s premier drum and bugle corps event, hosted six teams from Iowa, Wisconsin and Canada. Read the rest […]

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Day Seven: Bruges, Belgium

The corps took a much needed day off Wednesday, making a one-day stop in Belgium between their performances in France and the Netherlands (Holland). All the equipment was loaded onto the truck borrowed from the Dutch drum corps Jubal, and the buses were once again packed with luggage for the next stop on tour. After […]

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Drums, Brass Bring Beat To Port Huron

Blue Water Area music fans were treated once again to the thunder of drums ricocheting across Memorial Stadium in Port Huron. They came to see some of the best drum and bugle corps in the nation perform Tuesday at the 28th annual Blue Water Brass show. They weren’t disappointed. Read the rest of the article […]

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Out Of The Mouths Of Babes

First a bit of history- For quite some time, CorpsVets, was an “over 18 club”. It was, for a longer time, filled exclusively with folks 21 and older. We’d made exceptions over the years but they were few and far between. The 2001 Member shirt proudly displayed, “Not your children’s drum and bugle corps!” emblazoned […]

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A Day Away From Drum Corps For Yamato

Each year Yamato members from Japan forego school, work and daily life in Japan to come to the United States to live, rehearse and perform with our corps. This year, escorted by veteran member Eddie Bryan, a member of the bass line and front ensemble plus a veteran who came to be on support staff […]

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Volunteer Accused Of Embezzling From SCV Bingo

A volunteer entrusted with running a non-profit’s $1 million fundraising program will appear in court next month on charges she embezzled more than $50,000. Charlotte M. Luciani of San Jose volunteered with Santa Clara Vanguard, a non-profit youth music organization, for 20 years and managed the group’s lucrative four-times-a-week bingo fundraisers for the past 10 […]

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Nebraska Governor Makes Appearance At Omaha DCI Event

To cap off a successful event on June 22, including an afternoon stand-still concert by Blue Stars at the Holland Performing Arts Center, home of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra, the Omaha Summer Music Games DCI event had a visit from Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and his wife Sally Ganem. Governor Heineman assisted in presenting awards, […]

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