Rochester Empire Statesmen breezed into second place behind Connecticut Hurricanes in Fanfare 2009 in Bridgeport, Connecticut on August 29, with top scores in six of the 14 score sheet captions: field brass, ensemble brass, brass total, music composite score, music effect and effect total. The Hurricanes scored 93.563 to take top spot in the contest. […]
Due to personal reasons Paul will be retiring from DCE judging at the conclusion of the 2009 season. In a statement to the BYBA communications chair, after making his plans known to the DCE education team, Paul explained the extremely busy calendar this year has made it difficult to dedicate more time to his Family, […]
Dr. Chip Crotts is Associate Professor of Trumpet and Director of Jazz Studies at Samford University in Birmingham, AL. A GRAMMY nominated artist, Chip has been an on call trumpet player for the Disney Company and has performed for them throughout the US and Europe. He has also toured and performed with numerous artists, most […]
Chris Komnick, executive director, and James Mason, artistic director of the Madison Scouts, are pleased to announce DCI Hall of Fame member James Prime as Music Designer and Arranger for the Madison Scouts. James Prime has been writing professionally for brass and percussion groups since 1977. In focusing his efforts on outdoor music pageantry, he […]
The Capital Brass will be performing. They are a group of professional brass players from the Albany, NY area, some of whom have Drum Corps resumes – Interstatesmen, Speigelaires, Avant Guard, etc. They play every year at the Drum Corps show in Glens Falls, NY and at the Saratoga Race Track each season. They also […]
Please join me in formally welcoming Stuart Spoon to the Educational/Design team for the 2010 season. Stuart will take the role of Staff Coordinator and help progress the educational staff to new levels in 2010. Stuart’s professionalism and experience will be a huge asset to this organization and add to the continuing staff development. His […]
Pacific Crest’s 2009 Golf Tournament, presented by John Hancock Financial Services, takes place Friday, October 9th, at the Los Serranos Golf and Country Club in Chino HIlls. For more information, contact tournament chair Phil Mortensen at 714-309-0546 or via email. You can also download the brochure and registration form. Read the rest of the article […]
James Mason, artistic director of the Madison Scouts, is pleased to announce Bob Medworth has joined the Scouts faculty as Visual Caption Supervisor. Bob Medworth has been the band director at Northview High School (formerly Brazil HS) for 32 years. During that time his marching bands have been Indiana State Finalists 30 times and have […]
7 TIME DCI WORLD CHAMPIONSTHE CAVALIERS DRUM & BUGLE CORPS AUDITIONS FOR THE 2010 SEASONfor high-school and college aged male performers interested inBRASS • PERCUSSION • COLOR GUARD Read the rest of the article here.
The 11th annual East Coast Classic Golf Challenge returns to the Chemawa Golf Course. We look forward to you joining us for a day of golf, where all the proceeds from the event help support the Boston Crusaders. Details: * Friday October 2, 2009 * Chemawa Golf Course * Shotgun start 8:30AM (Registration begins at […]
NEW on the DCP Forums