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10 Meadowlands VIP Left And Premium Reserved Hot Sellers

The biggest weekend in the history of the Holy Name Cadets is coming fast and the great seats to these events are selling even faster! Now with only a five days left to go, the additional seat Giants Stadium released in the VIP and Premium Reserved Section are nearly gone. If you’re interested in the […]

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In The News: Former All-Girl Drum Corps In Norwich Relives Glory Days

Kathy Briggs Hlavac still has the drumsticks she held as a girl marching in Norwich in 1962. Every once in a while, she picks them up, just to see if she still remembers how to hold them. “It’s in your blood,” said Briggs Hlavac, 62, of playing with the Fire-ettes All Girl Drum & Bugle […]

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2009 DCI Southeastern Championship Report

Still at the top of the heap, Blue Devils wowed more than 12,000 fans at the Atlanta Georgia dome on Saturday, July 25, with a first place finish at the DCI Atlanta Southeastern Championship presented by Lake Oconee & Greene County, Ga.. “The corps is extremely hungry and that’s what we love about them,” said […]

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Juliana Beats Beatrix And Jubal At World Music Contest

Yesterday Juliana Drum & Bugle Corps scored 1241 points at the World Music Contest in Kerkrade. Wiith this score, the corps from Middelburg beat Beatrix from Hilversum and Jubal from Dordrecht. Surasakmontree from Bangkok is still the leading band in the Corps Style World Division at the World Music Contest. Juliana reached the second place […]

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In The News: Carson Park To Host Drum And Bugle Corps Competition

Young musicians from across the country will descend on Eau Claire for Drums on the Chippewa. The drum and bugle corps competition will take place Monday evening at Carson Park. "It appeals to all ages," said Linda Knutson, executive director of the Chippewa Valley Drum and Bugle Corps Association, which is organizing the event. "The […]

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2009 Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets Tour Report: July 25th

SCVC arrived early Saturday morning at Millard South High School, the site of the Omaha show. The corps immediately squeezed in a few well deserved hours of “horizontal” down time in the gym and then it was up to rehearse. It was a beautiful day, the mildest day we have had on tour so far […]

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2009 DCI Murfreesboro Day Two Report

The Blue Devils kept their undefeated streak intact Friday, July 24, after the completion of the second day of competition at the Pearl Presents the Masters of the Summer Music Games event in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Earning a score of 93.200 – the highest of any corps to date – the Devils came out on top […]

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2009 DCI Field Pass Episode 36

Friday night in Hot-lanta, and it’s time for drum corps in the sultry south. Dan Potter previews the Southeastern Championship and has your voicemails in today’s Field Pass. Have a question, comment or request for Field Pass? Leave a message for Dan Potter by phone at 317.489.9385 or by e-mail at fieldpass [at] dci [dot] […]

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In The News: Regiment Heading West With ‘Excalibur’

The regiment got its marching orders and will leave town on Tuesday, headed west. Make that The Regiment. 7th Regiment. The New London-based junior drum and bugle corps will make its bid for the 2009 Drum Corps International Championship over the next week in Indiana. It was my pleasure and passion to serve as the […]

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Empire Statesmen Performing At Buffalo Bills 50th Anniversary Celebrations

Rochester’s Empire Statesmen will take to the football field on July 30, not to compete as usual in a drum and bugle corps contest, but to help the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) kick off the start of their 50th season. The anniversary celebration will take place on the field at Growney […]

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