Home » August 28th, 2008 Entries posted on “August, 2008”

Sage Named Carolina Crown Guard Caption Supervisor

Carolina Crown is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Sage as part of the 2009 teaching faculty. As the Guard Caption Supervisor, Adam will be collaborating with returning Head Guard Designer Michael Townsend, who has been the force behind the Crown color guard for the last 6 years. Adam’s role will be to […]

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DCE 2007 DVD: Work In Progress

The audio for the DVD of the 2007 DCE Championships is being edited at this moment. After months of delay, Drum Corps Europe hopes to release the DVDs with high quality sound soon. The staff member who is responsible for the sound editing still has health problems, but Eoin O’Keeffe brought Drum Corps Europe in […]

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In The News: Lawmakers Push Ban On Electronic Bingo

The state budget crawl drags on, but on some things the Legislature can still hustle. Lawmakers are moving fast on a bill that would help gaming tribes, churches and some big nonprofit groups, but smaller bingo charities fear it will dry up their fundraising lifeblood. The bill, SB1369, would ban electronic bingo games that a […]

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In The News: Rochester Area Tourism Gets A Boost From Sluggish Economy

For music fans, the Drum Corps Associates World Championships this weekend at PAETEC Park will bring in some of the best drum and bugle corps performing anywhere. For the Rochester-area economy, the event will be a boon in the form of thousands of musicians and families staying in local hotels, shopping at stores and eating […]

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2008 Cavaliers Raffle

The Cavaliers will be holding their annual raffle drawing in the coming weeks. Prizes include: * Grand Prize: $10, 060 * 2nd Prize: $4,060 * 3rd Prize: $2,560 Read the rest of the article here.

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Madison Scouts Banquet Info

Everyone is Welcome! The weekend of this year’s Madison Drum Corps Bugle Corps Association banquet is coming up in just four weeks. Everyone is invited to mark the Madison Scouts’ 70th anniversary, the 25th anniversary of the 1983 "Best Color Guard" award, the 20th anniversary of the 1988 DCI Championship title and European tour, and […]

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2008 Empire Statesmen West Haven Report

Rochester’s Empire Statesmen are heading into the Drum Corps Associates championship tournament weekend on a high note, winning Fanfare 2008 in West Haven, Connecticut, on August 23 with a score 94.213, including high caption scores in music effect, field and ensemble brass, music composite, ensemble percussion and field visual. Hawthorne Caballeros were second with a […]

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2008 DCA I&E/Mini Corps Competition Schedule

DCA is pleased to provide the schedule for the 2008 DCA I&E/Mini Corps Competition this Friday night, August 29th at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center beginning at 5:30PM. This kicks off Championship Weekend and gives the opportunity for the performers to meet and greet old friends, renew rivalries and simply have a great time. Venues […]

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Gofstein Resigns As Capital Sound Corps Director

The board of directors of Capital Sound Drum & Bugle Corps, Inc., has accepted the resignation of Marc Gofstein as director of the corps effective Sept. 1, 2008. The board is currently interviewing possible successors for the position.

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Weinstein Named Blue Stars Corps Director

The Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps is pleased to announce the hiring of Howard Weinstein as Corps Director. His responsibilities will include the continued growth of the drum corps and providing its students, staff and volunteers with an educational and rewarding experience with the organization. "Having Howard as part of the Blue Stars management […]

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