The staff and members of Carolina Gold proudly present their 2008 production of ... American Holidays

From the ticking of time and the excitement of the promises of a new year Carolina Gold opens the festivities with an original composition by Dennis Argul and Jon Randall entitled "New Years", a crowd pleaser sure to announce to the DCA world... Carolina Gold is BACK !

Music City Legend Drum and Bugle Corps, Tennessee’s first and largest “all-age” drum and bugle corps, has set Saturday and Sunday, January 26th and 27th for its next rehearsal and Open House. Sign-up for prospective new members will begin Saturday at 9:30 AM (CST) at Heydel Fine Arts Center on the campus of Cumberland University, off of West Spring Street in Lebanon, Tennessee. All persons with prior drum corps, marching band, and colorguard experience are invited to attend.

Rehearsal for returning members will also begin at 9:30. Newcomers may join the rehearsal following registration and orientation. Sunday’s rehearsal will begin at 9:00.

Music City Legend Drum and Bugle Corps, Tennessee’s first and largest “all-age” drum and bugle corps, is pleased to announce its 2008 repertoire. The Nashville-based corps completed its most successful season ever in 2007 with an 11th place performance in Open Class at the DCA World Championship, held in Rochester, New York, this past Labor Day weekend, achieving its highest score and placement at that event since advancing to field competition in 2005.

The Racine Kilties launched the 2008 season with a successful open house and a great banquet. The wintry weekend began with new and returning members meeting at Gilmore Middle School at noon on Saturday. After a little time spent getting to know one another, we all moved over to the theater where 2008 corps director and program coordinator Scott Stewart addressed the troops about all things Kiltie. He began by touching on our goal of being an outstanding experience for the members, their families, friends and our fans. He outlined for us how members, staff and support people will work together to enable us to achieve a high level of performance. Scott also explained that the Kilties are structured so that the members can have an avenue for performance while balancing work, family and school. He told us that we should always strive for both excellence and enjoyment, and that the two are not mutually exclusive.

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