With 1 500 participants performing before hundreds of members of the public, sponsoring company representatives, SA government and international partners, the 2016 national championships of the Field Band Foundation were a huge success of joyful choreography, inventive dance, and musical excellence. Held on a sunny Saturday 20 February at Soweto’s funky Nike Football Training Centre, […]
The Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps is looking to supplement their summer-tour management team for the 2016 season. If you are looking to get experience working with a World Class touring music organization, this could be a great opportunity for you! The Madison Scouts will tour and perform throughout North America from June 24th […]
The Dover Cadets were organized in 1938 by Dick H. Peer and were in existence until 1969. The cadets became a well known and respected drum and bugle corps throughout the tri-state area. They participated in the 1939 World’s Fair in New York City and returned to the 1964 World’s Fair playing at the New […]
Hawthorne Caballeros present their 2016 70th Anniversary production… Red, White & Black With a deep rich history spanning the last seventy years, the Hawthorne Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps has always stayed true to their identity of flare and entertainment while also progressing forward with contemporary productions. Red, White & Black will be unlike any […]
The 49th Annual Vanguard Birthday/Spaghetti Dinner, featuring the organization’s annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony and performances by the Vanguard and Vanguard Cadets brass sections will be hosted by the Santa Clara Vanguard Alumni Association on Sunday afternoon, February 28 at California’s Great America Pavilion. Read the rest of the article here.
A moment of silence, for the Hamilton Firefighters Drum Corps. It blew its last fanfare, beat its last tap and roll, stamped its last march, in November last year. Maybe silence isn’t the best observance. Maybe we should make some noise, do a file past. It’s what they did for us, over many transits of […]
Chop Session Rosemont, IL Dates: March 12, 2016 Time: 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm Venue: Rosemont Elementary School, Rosemont, IL Fee: $25/one session or $40/two sessions Registration: Click Here (You will be directed to our Payment Center) Read the rest of the article here.
The Field Band Foundation NPC is pleased to announce the election by its Board of Directors of Brian Gibson as the Foundation’s new chairman. Gibson succeeds Herman Mashaba, who stood down from the Foundation’s Board this month (see http://fieldband.org.za/thank-you-for-the-privilege-the-fbf-salutes-outgoing-leader-herman-mashaba/). Gibson has been intimately involved with the Field Band Foundation from its very beginnings, being one […]
Most students spend their summers going on vacation to new places, pursuing internships or working at easy jobs. But for a select few across the country, the perfect summer day is twelve hours, burning to a crisp in the hot sun, playing music and marching on football fields. Alexander Chung, a sophomore Music Education major, […]
As one of our most valued supporters, we want you to be among the first to know details about our 2016 program and other insider information. In this video, filmed after The Cadets’ Brass and Percussion Rehearsal Weekend at the end of January, Director George Hopkins explains a new development in the concept for our […]
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