SoCal Dream Drum and Bugle Corps is excited to announce major additions to the staff for 2009. Kevin M. Bell joins SoCal Dream for the 2009 season and will assume a dual role of Drill Designer and Visual Tech. Kevin’s involvement in pageantry arts spans over 20 years as a performer, instructor, designer, and adjudicator. […]
As the first show & music organization in the world, CGN will release the 2009 Championships DVD’s on Blu-ray. Blu-ray offers a much higher image- and sound quality and more performances fit on one disc, so we need less of those. Blu-ray is relatively new. The discs can only be played on a special Blu-ray […]
The Santa Clara Vanguard Alumni Association has offered to raise funds to purchase a brand new souvenir trailer for the Vanguard. This fundraising project will also assist in retrofitting the current souvenir trailer into a new kitchen trailer (or a "Mini Miss Amana") for the Vanguard Cadets. The purchase of a new, high-profile souvenir trailer […]
Some Shenandoah University students did not join the mass of people traveling for Thanksgiving. Instead, they are staying in Winchester for at least part of their five-day holiday break. Joe Hilling, an 18-year-old sophomore from metropolitan Philadelphia, stayed in town because Winchester is closer to Canton, Ohio, than his home in eastern Pennsylvania. Read the […]
Due to the number of drummers who participate in our Fall Workshops, Percussion Coordinator Matt Altmire has assembled a team of faculty to ensure that all participants get the highest level of instruction and personalized attention. In addition to the Pacific Crest staff, we are excited and honored to announce a number of individuals and […]
Two corps are gearing up for their return to DCI competitive action in the coming year, much to the delight of drum corps fans and corps supporters across the country. Following two seasons of inactivity, the Columbus, Ohio-based Capital Regiment is preparing to return to the field of competition in 2009. With the audition and […]
Carolina Crown hosted a booth at both the annual North Carolina Music Educators Association conference in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and the Bands of America Grand National Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana. The purpose of these booths was to promote all the educational opportunities that Crown provides as well as providing a great recruiting tool for the […]
Fifty days… 41 states… more than 100 spectacular events. Starting on June 20, the 2009 Drum Corps International Summer Tour will bring the exciting performances of the world’s most elite and exclusive marching music ensembles to passionate fans across the United States. With many familiar locations and favorite venues slated for inclusion on the ’09 […]
Campaigns are swinging into action across the region as eight groups in ITV West learned today that they have made it through to compete in The People’s Millions TV contest for Big Lottery Fund money worth £5 million. Five groups in the region will win awards of up to £50,000 each for their community project […]
Congratulations go out today to North Port High School’s Drum & Bugle Corps, which last weekend completed the 2008 competition season by finishing in the top 10 in class 2A at the state marching band finals. The group performed three routines for their "Fiesta" themed show at Tropicana Field — a Latin party theme that […]
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