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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2014. The Skyliners Drum & Bugle Corps announced today that they will be competing in Drum Corps Associates' Open Class in 2014. Their growing membership was the deciding factor, and their numbers have been over 65 (the maximum for Class "A") for some time. The corps thanks the New York Skyliner Alumni, their fans and friends for the overwhelming support and interest in the 2014 Skyliners. They look forward to entertaining you this summer! Charter and Founding members of Drum Corps Associates, The Skyliners are thrilled to be back on the field of competition. The Skyliners are the 1966, 1971 and 1975 DCA Champions; and 1999 and 2002 Drum Corps Associates' Class “A” Champions, in addition to other honors. They relocated to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area this past year, and have attracted members and staff from the surrounding high school bands and colleges. However, members also hail from England, Michigan, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York! The Skyliners are honored to be sponsored by the Michael Steiner American Legion Post #411 in Jessup, PA and the Garbarina-Mazarakos American Legion Post #1523 of New York City. The Skyliners’ 2014 show is entitled, “A New Dawn, a New Day.” Renowned for performing an exciting, entertaining, and crowd pleasing show, this year’s song selections will not disappoint our fans or members. The Skyliners have selected songs that contributed significantly to the history of jazz: “Feeling Good”, “Blue Skies”, “It Ain’t Necessarily So”, “Round Midnight”, and “Caravan”. To date, five competitions have been confirmed. Currently, the Skyliners will be competing at: Bridgeport on June 28th, Kiwanis Open in Secaucus, New Jersey on July 19th;’ Downingtown, PA on July 26; the Bushwhacker’s Show in Lawrence, New Jersey in on August 9th; and in Scranton, Pennsylvania on August 16th. The corps will post information about additional DCA competitions as they become available. For those interested in marching this summer, it is not too late! Contact us at join@sky2014.org. To find out more about the Skyliners Drum & Bugle corps, keep up-to-date with us via our website, http://www.Sky2014.org, or the Skyliners Drum & Bugle Corps Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/skylinersdbc.

Text the keyphrase "gdbc" to the number "70000". It is FREE! To signup online, please visit the following signup page: HERE. Help welcome the Guardians Drum and Bugle Corps to the competitive Drum Corps International stage by supporting the corps... FOR FREE! For more information about this fundraiser, visit our webpage HERE. What total numbers of subscribers would pay for: Current Subscribers: 583 150: Stick/Drum Heads for year 400: Drumline Equipment 600: All Meals for the Season 1,000: All travel costs for the Season 1,200: 150 Brand New Uniforms 1,500: All Front Ensemble Equipment 1,700: Full Hornline 5,100: Entire Operating Budget for 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w16K5qmJB2E

This is our last weekend to add members!!! We need 4 more brass to complete the hornline. 1-Trumpet, 1-Tuba, 2-Baritone/Euph's. http://city-sound.org/Membership.html

The Skyliners Drum and Bugle Corps is having a Bowl-A-Thon on Saturday, May 17th from 9pm to 11pm. Chako's 195 North Wilkes-Barre Blvd. Wilkes-Barre, PA http://chackosfamilybowlingcenter.com

Hawthorne Caballeros camp weekend along with their tag day Fund Raiser. If you are in the Hawthorne area drive on through stop by &visit. While you are here you can get rid of that change just laying there in the ash tray or on the floor of the car. We will gladly take any extra $1, $2, $5 $10 $100 $1000 dollar bills you may not want or need. :) Here is the schedule for the weekend.. Saturday9 am until 5pm Kohler Beverage 150 Wagaraw Road Hawthorne, NJ 07605 After the dinner break, everyone will report to Lyndhurst High School. Lyndhurst High School 400 Weart Ave. Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 We will practice until 9pm. Sunday – Brass and Percussion will report to Bergen County Community College Bergen Community College 400 Paramus Road, Paramus NJ 07652 Report time 8:30am Practice 9:00 – 4pm. Colorguards morning block will be at Kohler Beverage 150 Wagaraw Road Hawthorne, NJ 07605 9 am to lunch.. Then with brass and Percussion at BCC Here is a little video From last week https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152145036326700&set=o.2204939646&type=2&theater For more Information Go to http://Cabs.org & FB https://www.facebook.com/groups/HawthorneCaballeros/

We are looking for board members and caption heads. We're calling it the Avengers Initiative. More info on the website: http://www.freedomdbc.com/?p=22

City Sound Drum and Bugle Corps has an openings!!! City Sound is looking for 2 experienced snares and a top bass with hands. If you are interested call (323) 228-7231 or write CitySound@City-Sound.org. Call asap, this opportunity wont last.

City Sound Drum and Bugle Corps has an openings!!! City Sound is looking for 2 experienced snares and a top bass with hands. If you are interested call (323) 228-7231 or write CitySound@City-Sound.org. Call asap, this opportunity wont last.

Centurions Camp Weekend this Saturday and Sunday April 26th and 27th! The Centurions will be holding their first outdoor rehearsal of the season this weekend. We will be learning the drill for the opener of our 2014 program "The Journey." The show consists of Fountains of Rome, March Slav, The Young Prince and the Young Princess from Scheherazade, and Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah. We have a few openings left to fill for two soprano/trumpets, two baritones, as well as select spots in battery, pit, and guard. The Centurions offer one of the lowest dues of any competing drum corps as well as a reasonable schedule, we rehearse every Saturday (starting May 10th) and only one Sunday per month. We have a hard working membership and staff that has been involved in drum corps at all levels...we are all striving to put out the best possible product we can! If you have limited funds or time commitiments due to work/school, we may be the corps for you! When: Saturday 4/26, 12:00-10:00pm; Sunday 4/27, 12:00-5:00pm Where: Enrico Fermi High School, 124 N. Maple St., Enfield, CT 06082 Map/Directions For more information, send a message or contact Nick Yaworski at nyaworski@sbcglobal.net Take the "Journey" with us this summer!

This past weekend the Hawthorne Caballeros Guard & Percussion got back into the swing of things. Here is a short video from their practices. http://youtu.be/3ry5qsTxePo Also The Hawthorne Caballeros will hold brass and percussion camp, this Saturday, April 26th, and Sunday April 27th, Details are as follows: Saturday Brass and Perccussion will report to Kohler Field: Kohler Beverage 150 Wagaraw Road Hawthorne, NJ 07605 Check in 8:30 am 9am to 9pm Sunday April 27, 2014 All brass and percussion will report to Lyndhurst High School Lyndhurst High School 400 Weart Ave. Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 Check in 8:30 am 9am – 4pm. Please bring clothes for all weather! We are practicing rain or shine! For more information go to http://Cabs.org Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/404587579646723/ & http://www.facebook.com/groups/HawthorneCaballeros/

Genesis DBC is pleased to announce that they have partnered with TAMA Percussion! "We are very much looking forward to this opportunity.", says Executive Director Chris Magonigal. "When we realized that this could become reality through the fundraising efforts of our program we all could not wait for this weekend to get here. Having seen the drums and talking with Tom Float each year at TMEA, I knew that these instruments were exactly what our percussion program were looking for. Being the first to use these instruments in the ranks of DCI is going to be an exciting adventure." Check out all the news from Genesis at www.genesisdbc.org

So it was recently announced that Boston's 2014 program is entitled "Animal Farm". Thoughts? Predictions? I think that this show could be very interesting, especially with those new uni's.

The Caballeros have been outside learning drill the last few weeks here is a little Glimpse Also this Saturday April 19th The Defending 2013 ColorGuard Champions will be holding Auditions From 10am - 4pm at Lincoln Middle School - 230 Hawthorne Ave, Hawthorne, NJ 07506. Come be part of this Talented & Amazing group of Performers. For more information go to CABS.org http://youtu.be/OlfI00rLoaA

The 2014 "State of the Art Drum Corps Invitational" is once again, Florida's ONLY drum and bugle corps competition. Hosted by the Sun Devils Performing Arts Group, State of the Art will be held in historic St. Augustine, FL at St. Augustine High School Stadium. Show time begins at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $12 online and $15 day of show. Corps in competition: Atlanta CV – Atlanta, GA Carolina Gold – Raleigh, NC Sun Devils – Orlando, FL Exhibition: Impact of Orlando Florida Brass and more to announce! Food! Raffles! Fun! and of course…Drum corps!!! We are excited to host this year's show and are looking forward to seeing you there! For tickets visit - www.sundevilsdrumcorps.org

City Sound Drum and Bugle Corps has an opening for an experienced bass drummer. If you live in the Los Angeles area and are interested call (323) 228-7231 or write CitySound@City-Sound.org. Call asap, this opportunity wont last. www.City-Sound.org

City Sound Drum and Bugle Corps has an opening for an experienced bass drummer. If you live in the Los Angeles area and are interested call (323) 228-7231 or write CitySound@City-Sound.org. Call asap, this opportunity wont last. www.City-Sound.org

City Sound Drum & Bugle Corps would like to invite you to our 2014 Color Guard Workshop SUNDAY MARCH 23, 2014 9 AM to 5 PM Our rehearsals will be at: CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS (meet for registration in Parking Lot 4A) 1000 E Victoria St Carson, CA 90747 City Sound will be competing in the DCI Open Class Division and will be appearing at the following shows: June 27 - Oceanside, CA June 28 - Glendora, CA June 29 - Riverside, CA July 5 - Sacramento, CA July 6 - Pleasant Hill, CA July 12 - Laguna Hills, CA July 13 - Bellflower, CA (More performances to be added) If you want to grow as a color guard performer and have fun join us for what looks to be a very fun summer! Invite your friends! For more information contact: Bobby Vega vegabobby@yahoo.com www.City-Sound.org

City Sound Color Guard Workshop Sunday March 23, 2014 9 AM to 5 PM CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS (meet for registration in Parking Lot 4A) 1000 E Victoria St Carson, CA 90747 For more information email CitySound@City-Sound.org Hope to see you there! www.City-Sound.org (Send this flyer to all your friends!)

Mark your calendars... March 29, 2014, City Sound is hosting a "FREE" benefit concert, and they would love for you to attend. Cabrillo Beach Youth Waterfront Sports Center, 3000 Shoshonean Road, San Pedro, 90731. (http://www.cabrilloyouthcamp.org/) Please invite your friends and family. (See attached flyer) See you there

Mark your calendars... March 29, 2014, City Sound is hosting a "FREE" benefit concert, and they would love for you to attend. Cabrillo Beach Youth Waterfront Sports Center, 3000 Shoshonean Road, San Pedro, 90731. (http://www.cabrilloyouthcamp.org/) Please invite your friends and family. (See attached flyer) See you there

Mark your calendars... March 29, 2014, City Sound is hosting a "FREE" benefit concert, and they would love for you to attend. Cabrillo Beach Youth Waterfront Sports Center, 3000 Shoshonean Road, San Pedro, 90731. (http://www.cabrilloyouthcamp.org/) Please invite your friends and family. (See attached flyer) See you there

I've tried to list every corps who has indicated intention of appearing in Open Class this season. Naturally this is a work in progress, and I welcome your input to help fill gaps and correct errors. Blue Devils B -- Noir [nuvo] Music Selections: --"Young and Beautiful" (Lana del Ray & Rick Nowels) --Brute Force (Miklos Rozsa) --Theme from The Usual Suspects (John Ottman) --"Children's Hour of Dreams" (Charles Mingus) --"Asphalt Cocktail" (John Mackey) --"Film Noir" / "Pursuit" from Cirque du Soleil's Iris (Danny Elfman) Show Announcement Blue Devils C -- Surfin' BDC Music Selections: --"Fun Fun Fun" (Brian Wilson and Mike Love) --"School's Out" (Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith) --"Surfin' USA" (Brian Wilson and Chuck Berry) --"Wipeout" (Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller, and Ron Wilson) Blue Saints -- Summon the Gods Music Selections: --"Flight of the Pegasus" (David Shaffer) --"Fate of the Gods" (Steven Reineke) City Sound -- Big Easy Blues Music Selections: --"Do Watcha Wanna" (as popularized by Rebirth Brass Band) --"St. James Infirmary" (traditional) --"Beale Street Blues" (W.C. Handy) --"Brooklyn" (as popularized by Youngblood Brass Band) Coastal Surge -- A Southern Saga: Scenes from Charles Towne Harbor Music Selections: --"Spangled Heavens" (Donald Grantham) --"Gone" (Scott McAllister) --"Final Battle" from We Were Soldiers (Nick Glennie-Smith) --Symphony No. 1 (Chris Theofanidis) Show Announcement Colt Cadets -- Crazed! Music Selections: --"Goin Out of My Head" (Teddy Randazo & Bobby Weinstein) --"Overture" from Dancer in the Dark (Bjork) --Equus (Eric Whitacre) --"Crazy" (Brian Burton, Thomas Callaway, Gian Franco Reverberi & Gian Piero Reverberi) --"Love Crazed" (Terry White & Brian Zeglis) Show Announcement Columbians -- Stardust Music Selections: --The Planets (Gustav Holst) --"Vincent" (Don McLean) --"Coronation" from Stardust (Ilan Eshkeri) Eruption -- Burdens of Brilliance: Inside the Mind of Mozart Music Selections: --Symphony 25 in G minor (K-183)- Allegro con brio --Concerto for Two Pianos in Eb major (K365) – Rondeau --Serenade No.#10 Bb major (K-361) -3rd movement --Requiem (K-626)- Confutatis --Don Giovanni (K-527) -a cenar teco, da qual tremore insolito Show Announcement Genesis -- The Art of Darkness Music Selections: --"Strength of 1,000 Men" (Thomas Bergersen [Two Steps from Hell]) --"United We Stand, Divided We Fall" (Thomas Bergersen [Two Steps from Hell]) --"Mad World" (Roland Orzabal) --"Lux Aeterna" from Requiem for a Dream (Clnit Mansell) Show Announcement (The program had previously been announced as "Pure Imagination" to feature music from Mary Poppins [R. Sherman & R. Sherman], The Sound of Music [R. Rodgers & O. Hammerstein] and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory [L. Bricusse & A. Newley].) Gold -- The Journey Music Selections: --Original Music by Scott Director and Seth Woodard Mvt. I: Every Journey Begins ... With a Single Step Mvt. II: New Places, New People, New Things Mvt. III: One Journey Ends and Another Begins Show Announcement Golden Empire -- A Journey Begins Music Selections: --Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" (Antonin Dvorak) Guardians -- Terra Nova Show Announcement Music of Steven Bryant, Aaron Copland, Maurice Ravel, Loys Bourgeois, Daniel Montoya, Jr. and Sarah Santa Cruz. Music Selections: --"Ecstatic Waters" (Steven Bryant) --Symphony No. 3, second movement (Aaron Copland) --"Daybreak" from Daphnis and Chloe (Maurice Ravel) --"Old Hundredth" (Loys Bourgeois) --Original music (Daniel Montoya, Jr. and Sarah Santa Cruz) (Show title originally announced as "The Logic of All My Dreams".) Impulse -- Dusk to Dawn Music Selections: --Symphony No. 5 (Ludwig van Beethoven) --Moonlight Sonata (Ludwig van Beethoven) --"Ode to Joy" from Symphony No. 9 (Ludwig van Beethoven) Incognito -- <3 – less than love Music Selections: --Romeo and Juliet (Sergei Prokofiev) --Romeo and Juliet (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky) --Carmen (Georges Bizet) --Original music (Rick Barclay and Tony T. Nguyen) in four movements: Romance, Struggle, Trust, Betrayal including excerpts from Romeo and Juliet and Carmen Show Announcement Legends -- La Cathedrale Music Selections: --The Sunken Cathedral (Claude Debussy) --Stained Glass (David Gillingham) --Lux Arumque (Eric Whitacre) --Gloria, mvt. III (John Rutter) Show Announcement Louisiana Stars -- The Lighter Side Music Selections: --Light Cavalry Overture (Franz von Suppe) --The Barber of Seville (Gioachino Rossini) --The Marriage of Figaro (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) --"Toreador Song" from Carmen (Georges Bizet) --"La Habanera" from Carmen (Georges Bizet) --William Tell Overture (Gioachino Rossini) --"Infernal Galop" from Orpheus in the Underworld (Jacques Offenbach) Music City -- Go West! Music Selections: --"On the Trail" from The Grand Canyon Suite (Ferde Grofe) --Billy the Kid (Aaron Copland) --"Sunset" from The Grand Canyon Suite (Ferde Grofe) --The Red Pony (Aaron Copland) Show Announcement Patria -- Todos es Posible Music Selections: --"Treasure" (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, and Phredley Brown) --"Paradise City" (Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, and Steven Adler) --"It's My Life" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Max Martin) --"Gangster's Paradise" (Stevie Wonder, Coolio, Doug Rasheed and Larry Sanders) --"Boogie Wonderland" (Allee Willis and John Lind) Racine Scouts -- 87 Music Selections: --"Eine kleine Nachtmusik" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) --"Four Score and Seven" (Vic Schoen and Les Brown) --"Once Upon a Time" from All American (Charles Strouse) --"7/8" (Colin "Kyteman" Benders) --"Crown Imperial" (Wlliam Walton) --"Onward Christian Soldiers" (Sabine Baring-Gould and Arthur Sullivan) Show Announcement Music Announcement Raiders -- Seasons of the Earth Music Selections: --"October" (Eric Whitacre) --"Month of the Cold Moon (January, 1839)" (Roland Barrett) --"Into the Joy of Spring" (James Swearingen) --"Kingfishers Catch Fire" (John Mackey) Show Announcement 7th Regiment -- Nev7sky: Alexander's Legacy Music Selections: --Alexander Nevsky by Sergei Prokofiev Show Announcement Spartans -- Olympus Show Announcement Music Selections: --"Olympic Fanfare" (Jeff Bolduc, Mike Moore, and Matt McGuire) --I. Hades: Symphony for Brass and Percussion (Alfred Reed) --II. Aphrodite: "You Are So Beautiful" (Billy Preston) --III. Artemis and Apolllo: Apollo Unleashed (Frank Tichelli) --IV. Hera and Zeus: Rest (Frank Tichelli) Les Stentors -- Magical Illusion Music Selections: --Now You See Me, Now You Don't (Brian Tyler) Vanguard Cadets -- The Road Not Taken --"Kaval Sviri" (traditional) --Meetings Along the Edge (Philip Glass) --"Test Drive" from How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell) --"Forbidden Friendship" from How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell) --"I'll Stand by You" (Chrissie Hynde) --"Secrets" (One Republic and Ludwig van Beethoven) Show Announcement Watchmen -- Lost Souls Music Selections: --"Under the Bridge" (Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, and Chad Smith) --"They Don't Care About Us" (Michael Jackson) --"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) --Music of Korn? --Music of Skillrex? Edited 3/11 to add Spartans show title; 3/16 to add Racine repertoire; 4/19 to update Genesis repertoire; 5/2 to add Raiders repertoire; 5/9 to add Surge show title; 5/10 to add Louisiana; 5/21 to add logos for Eruption, Empire, Guardians, Incognito, Louisiana, and Watchmen; 5/22 to add Gold show title and repertoire; 5/28 to add BDB show title and repertoire, to add Legends show title and repertoire, to add Colts show title and repertoire; 6/10 to remove Newark (who show no signs of participating in DCI this year) and Thunder (the latter had announced a show titled "Our Generation", inspired by Jonathan Reed's poem "Lost Generation", but while there's been no official announcement, all indications are that they're taking a year off), to correct name of NET ("Eastern" not "East"), to add two items to Incognito, to add Saints show title and repertoire,* to add Surge repertoire,* to add alternate Eruption show title,* to update Genesis repertoire;* 6/19 to add Raiders program title; 6/23 to update Eruption program title, to add BDC program title and repertoire; 6/25 to add Patria (and their show title); 8/18 to clarify 7th repertoire, to note sections of Gold's show, to add Stentors title and repertoire, to delete North Eastern Technology, to clarify Music City repertoire, to add to Racine repertoire, to add Spartans repertoire, to add SCVC repertoire, to add composers to BDC repertoire, to add City Sound title and repertoire, to add Columbians title and repertoire, to add Golden Empire title and repertoire, to add a note about Guardians repertoire, to add a note about Watchmen repertoire; 8/19 to add Louisiana Stars title and repertoire,* to add Patria repertoire,* to change Guardians title and add repertoire,* to add Impulse title and repertoire,* to expand Incognito repertoire,* to add Watchmen repertoire. *found on CorpsReps

Are you in the NYC/tristate area and want to march Drum Corps? Crimson Kings Drum Corps RECRUITING BRASS, FIFE, DRUMS and COLOR GUARD for Soundsport this summer. Who we are… For those of you who may not have heard of us, we are the Crimson Kings Drum Corps. We are a junior corps established in 1953, our history is of award winning competitions, championships and exhibitions, one of the only remaining New York City Drum corps, we march with the classic G bugle sound. Practices are “weekends only” and are conveniently located in NYC Chinatown. We offer a lighter rehearsal schedule and one of the lowest dues of any competing drum corps. If you want to march but are not sure if you have the time or money, we may be the corps for you! We have a dedicated, friendly staff and membership that have been involved in the activity at all levels. Some of these corps present and past members and staff have marched/taught include the Cadets, Cadets2, Buccaneers, Caballeros, Norwalk Drum Corps, Cadets of New York. We work hard but also have a great time! Our 2014 soundsport show includes well known classic drum corps themes and selections from Joe Hisaishi(castles in the sky, Spirited away). Our members are having a great time learning these pieces, which are popular in both the classical and drum corps world, and we know that the audience and judges will love them too! Come down to our rehearsals, which are Sundays 11:30AM to 3PM. We rehearse at 62 Mott Street, NY. NY. 10013 https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en All we ask is that you come down and watch, there is NO obligation…once you see and hear what is going on, you will WANT to join! We invite you to march with us this year! crimsonkings.com facebook.com/crimsonkings info@crimsonkings.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STC9WxWvsvo

Hi, Crimson Kings Drum Corps is now again searching for a new head drum instructor. Please feel free to share this link! Thanks! =) As we continue to grow the Crimson Kings, we are seeking a drum instructor to teach and expand our drumline in the heart of New York City’s Chinatown. You must have a clean record and experience teaching youth groups ages 10 to 22. You should be a patient team player with initiative interested in assisting further development of field and front ensemble percussion programs. You are enthusiastic, work well with youths, and love everything there is to love about drum corps activities. You will be responsible for teaching a range of experience levels but mostly beginners, creating routines, and working towards developing a percussion program. Experience with drum corps, DCA, DCI, winter units and/or marching band is ideal though we are open to similar type experiences. Please list any relevant experience in music and marching music percussion arranging/writing for keyboard percussion and field percussion. Being multilingual is a plus in either Chinese and/or Spanish but not a requirement. This is a part-time position with a year-round schedule. Times, requirements and compensation to be discussed upon contact. Please send resume and contact information to info@crimsonkings.com.