Funeral services for World Drum Corps Hall of Fame member Eugene F. ‘Gene’ Bennett were held Friday August 1 at Bridge Street AME (African Methodist Episcopal) Church, 277 Stuyvesant Ave, Brooklyn, New York. He passed away Tuesday, July 22 at the age of 74 in New Hyde Park, New York. He was inducted into the Hall […]
Less than nine days to go until finals. We are back with a little more time to write to our fans. The show is pretty much set so its just time for cleaning and perfecting everything and making it great for the crowds. This past Sunday we came to Charlotte, NC to perform in our […]
The green turf at Laidley Field turned “blue” Monday night by the end of Drums Across the Tri-State when the Bluecoats of Canton, Ohio, turned in a dominant performance of its show, “Tilt.” The Bluecoats were one of seven drum and bugle corps in the Charleston competition, one of Drum Corps International’s stops in a […]
Last night, the Santa Clara Vanguard and the Vanguard Cadets both performed in Dublin, Ohio at the Emerald City Music Games. The other corps in attendance were the Blue Knights, Cascades, Jersey Surf, Madison Scouts, Pacific Crest, and Troopers. The Vanguard was excited for a little cooler weather since we’ve been down in the hot […]
The DCE European Championships once again has its own logo this year. Artist Peter Franken has created another unique logo for the European drum corps event of the year. As always, the logo adorns the champions’ flags, and of course patches can also be ordered. The basic idea has been the same for several years, […]
Our 2014 Celebration Banquet will take place at: Indianapolis Marriott Downtown 350 West Maryland Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46225 Read the rest of the article here.
We’re now into week 7 of our summer tour, which concludes with DCI’s Eastern Classic in Allentown, PA. Monday, July 28 – Show – Dublin, OH Tuesday, July 29 – Show – Erie, PA Wednesday, July 30 – Show – Rome, NY Thursday, July 31 – Rehearsal – Allentown, PA Friday, August 1 – Show […]
Spectators at the 5th annual Scout House Invitational Tattoo field show on Saturday, August 9 will come face to face with Canadian heroes depicted in Dave Sopha’s 40-foot long Portraits of Honour, a 10 foot by 40 foot canvas oil painting which features the faces of Canadian troops killed in Afghanistan. His portraits and the […]
Help Fuel the Bushwackers for the rest of the 2014 season! Sponsoring part of a meal is a great way to give back to the Corps! Did you know it costs over $200 a meal to feed the Bushwackers? With over 140 members, staff, administration, and volunteers that are fed six meals a weekend, the […]
A record crowd of over 8000 fans filled Charlotte’s Memorial Stadium Sunday night for NightBEAT presents the Tour of Champions. For 26 years the Crown organization has hosted this annual celebration of music in motion featuring drum corps from across the country, but this was the first time fans have ever welcomed home Carolina Crown […]
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