Inside the Arc – Three Who Matter
Today he’d be called a “Dreamer”, qualified for the DACA Program, but those terms didn’t exist in 1947 when…
Jul 4 2020 /Inside the Arc – The Quest
Few are left who know much about it now, and many of them aren’t certain whether it was real…
Nov 19 2019 /Inside the Arc – A little ditty ’bout Chick and Diane
When she was a very young girl, she had a little problem with her wrist and hand, so she…
Apr 7 2018 /Inside the Arc – Horns, Drums, and Gratitude
It’s just barely visible and you can miss it even after you know it’s there. Still, if you’ve ever…
Nov 9 2017 /Inside the Arc – Color Pre or Take a Knee
There once was a time in Drum Corps when the color guard was the Gulag to which were sent…
Sep 30 2017 /Inside the Arc – Who Needs a Hall of Fame?
One could be forgiven for thinking the whole thing is getting out of hand. There seems to be no…
Jul 6 2017 /Performer, Arranger And Innovator Ken Norman Passes Away
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Widely admired performer, arranger and innovator Ken Norman, inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame in 2006, passed away peacefully in hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Sunday May 9 shortly after suffering a massive…
Jay Travis Honored As DCI Volunteer Of The Year
06:30 pm | IN CONJUNCTION WITH DRUM CORPS INTERNATIONAL, THE CADETS ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT JAY TRAVIS HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS ONE OF DCI’S VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR FOR 2021. “Volunteers serve as the lifeblood of every drum…
Vanguard Voices: Episode 7
05:30 pm | To honor Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we talked to three of our proud AAPI SCV Alumni about their family support growing up, why Vanguard was their dream corps and what their favorite traditions were…
Join Us Under The Bottle Tree…
02:28 pm | The time is now, so get excited! Join us for our first in-person rehearsals since February of 2020. Spirit of Atlanta is excited to be able to host live, in-person sessions May 15, 22, and June…
Forward Leadership Presents A Central Ohio Drum Major Camp
02:27 pm | Forward Leadership, in partnership with Worthington Kilbourne High School (Columbus, OH) announces a 3-day, in-person drum major & leadership camp from June 14-16. Who: Central Ohio-based high school and collegiate drum majors When: June 14-16, 2021…
2021 Pacific Crest DRUMcamp
02:11 pm | Level-up your marching career and learn what it takes to be a World-Class performer, IN-PERSON! Serving all levels of expertise, the snare and tenor camp with Pacific Crest gives a world class percussion experience, preparing you…
Cadets Homecoming 2021: Hall Of Fame Beefsteak
08:10 pm | On the evening of Saturday, October 9, The Cadets will honor and celebrate its Hall of Fame Classes for 2020 and 2021 at the VFW in Garfield, N.J. Since we were unable to gather in person…
Sign Up To Volunteer For The Blue Stars In 2021
08:09 pm | To put it simply, the Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps would not exist without the dedication of volunteers. Since our founding in 1964, thousands of individuals have donated countless hours in a tireless effort to…
Spartans Summer 2021 Experience
06:29 pm | Excitement is building as we prepare to get the corps back on the field in July for our workshops and performance. The corps will play the music of Cody Fry “Want Me Back” as a production…
Upcoming Spartan Percussion Days
05:34 pm | The corps is excited to announce dates for in person percussion clinics this spring. The dates are Saturday, May 22nd. Saturday June 12th. Saturday June 26th. The clinics will begin at 9AM and end at 1PM.…
Pioneer News From the Top – April, 2021
08:32 pm | ST. PATRICK’S DAY On an impulse, I quickly called a bunch of Pioneer (Imperials of St. Patrick’s) Corps people and said, “Let’s do lunch on St. Patrick’s Day at 1pm ay Meyer’s Restaurant. First of all,…
Stars Academy 2021 Brass Staff Announced
12:36 pm | We are happy to announce the instructional staff for the brass track of Stars Academy – our virtual educational program for summer 2021! The brass instructional staff will continue to be led by Eric Gaudet, a…
We’re Back
02:55 pm | After a year due to the pandemic, we held our first in person educational experience training at Crean Lutheran High School in Irvine on April 11th. Do you miss performing, entertaining the crowd, and a bit…
Registration Is Open For 2021 Spartans Summer Workshops
07:25 pm | We are pleased to announce that registration for our July Workshops is now open at www.spartansdbc.org Read the rest of the article here.…
Letters To Home: Rebekah Hinson
08:15 pm | In the days before the internet and smart phones, drum corps members would write letters to home to tell their families about their experiences throughout the summer. For many of us, we consider our time with…
Sign Up For Southwind’s SUMMER BLAST
08:01 pm | Are you ready to march? So are we! Join our summer program and get a head start this summer for 2022! Read the rest of the article here.…
In The News – Kankakee’s Legion Post 85 Makes Music In Paris
02:15 pm | “Marching to the beat of a different drummer” is one thing … but what about 27 different drummers? Actually, those 27 drummers beat as one on the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 17, 1927, as Kankakee’s American…
2021 DCA Virtual Competitive Season
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Week 1- July 18, 2021 1) Rogues Hollow 2) Highland Regiment 3) Govenaires 4) Sunrisers 5) Southern Knights 6) Hurricanes 7) White Sabers 8) Atlanta CV 9) Caballeros…
DCA Holds Annual Spring Meeting
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Drum Corps Associates held their Annual Spring Meeting last weekend which proved to be successful and highly productive. The meeting was held at American Legion Post 199 in Hawthorne, New Jersey and hosted by the Hawthorne…
Remembering Glen Johnson
08:13 pm | Today, Drum Corps Associates learned of the sudden passing of Glen Johnson. Glen was a dear friend, committed to the cause, and well respected within the DCA community. Glen was passionate about what he believed in…
Brian Law
03:19 pm | The Bushwackers are heartbroken to say goodbye to one of our dearest friends, Hall of Fame Member Brian Law. After beginning his Drum Corps career with the Keystone Regiment, the Crossmen, and the Bridgemen, Brian joined…
Chris Romanowski Joins The Atlanta CV Administration Team As Assistant Director
01:00 pm | Chris Romanowski joins the Atlanta CV Administration Team as Assistant Director and brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in the Pageantry Arts. For over 25 years Chris has performed, taught, designed, written, and…
Scout House Youth Scholarship Applications Now Being Distributed
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Secondary school music teachers across Waterloo Region are now making applications available to their students for the 2021 Wilf Blum youth music scholarship award. The $800 prize is provided by Preston Scout House Band Inc. of…
Minnesota Brass History Academy Event Details
07:04 pm | Minnesota Brass is pleased to announce a continuation of our series of online conversations about our colorful history as a premier drum and bugle corps in the Midwest. We are inviting you to be a part…
Warwick Strengthen Brass Foundations
03:21 pm | Warwick Corps of Drums have been benefiting from support from Brass Bands England as part of its Brass Foundations education project. Brass Foundations, created as part of a successful Cultural Recovery Fund application, is Brass Bands…
DCI Auditions Hit The Right Note For Beeches Duo
08:33 pm | All at BYBA would like to congratulate Beeches members Dan Rivett and Leo Winter-Alsop on securing places to march at Drum Corps International this summer. Both are marching with World Class corps – Dan is marching…
What Is Happening With Drum Corps United Kingdom In 2021?
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The Board of DCUK has recently met with their member Corps and part of these discussions were to get an idea of what Corps are planning as the COVID restrictions start to get relaxed. It was…
Song For The Frontline
09:00 pm | In a time where COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it, there are thousands of key workers who have continued to carry out essential duties, providing care and support for those in need. After…
Relaunch For BYBA Southern Region
02:31 pm | Southern bands: this is your time to shine! Following a successful meeting of the Southern Region via Zoom on Friday 22nd January, the Southern Region is all set for an exciting relaunch! Speaking after the meeting,…
Cory Masterclass For Thurrock Marching Brass
06:22 pm | On Saturday 16 January members of Thurrock Marching Brass joined Philip Harper and the Cory Band, the World’s #1 Brass Band and their section leaders in a virtual Brass and Percussion day which saw Philip and…
DCUK Year Book 2020 Available Now As Free Download
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The 2020 will not go down as being a classic year for Drum Corps (or for any of the performing and marching arts!). Thanks to the Coronavirus almost all activities around the World were cancelled/postponed and…
DCUK Finals Day Webcast Success
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Saturday 19th September 2020 was scheduled to be the 41st British Drum Corps Championships but thanks to COVID-19 this was not to be. Instead Drum Corps United Kingdom released an hour long Facebook “webcast” and we…
Book Review – “Space Music”
08:18 pm | Jack Meehan is a true drum corps renaissance man. From his initial exposure to the activity while growing up in the Burroughs of New York City to his long time association with the Concord Blue Devils,…
2011 DCW On-Line: Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania
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by Rich Conti, Drum Corps World staff (richburgher [at] yahoo [dot] com) August 4, 2011 – Johnsonburg, PA . . . An absolutely gorgeous evening and a large and ravenous drum corps crowd set the stage…
2011 DCW On-Line: Erie, Pennsylvania – World Class
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by Kevin Gamin, Drum Corps World staff and Drum Corps Planet managing editor August 6, 2011 – Erie, PA . . . It was a weekend of upsets in Erie, PA. On Saturday evening, the Oregon…
2011 DCW On-Line: Allentown, Pennsylvania – Saturday Night
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by William Aldrich-Thorpe, Drum Corps World staff (aldrichthorpe [at] gmail [dot] com) August, 6 2011 — Allentown, PA . . . On this very wet and threatening evening, the Blue Devils barely edged the Cadets by…
2011 DCW On-Line: West Chester, Pennsylvania
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by Bob Fields, Drum Corps World staff (rfields25 [at] aol [dot] com) With just two two days to go before the DCI Eastern Regional in Allentown, PA, this show at West Chester University gave a great…
2011 DCW On-Line: Massillon, Ohio
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by Vic Colaianni, Drum Corps World staff (vjcoly [at] gmail [dot] com) A rain-shortened “Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival” drum corps competition did not dampen the enthusiasm of the over 7,000 in attendance. This year’s…
2011 DCW On-Line: Allentown, Pennsylvania – Friday Night
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by William Aldrich-Thorpe, Drum Corps World staff (aldrichthorpe [at] gmail [dot] com) The Cavaliers easily outdistanced the Phantom Regiment this evening with their powerful and unusual production titled “XtraordinarY.” The Rosemont, IL, corps led across all…
2011 DCW On-Line: Bealeton, Virginia
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by William Aldrich-Thorpe, Drum Corps World staff (aldrichthorpe [at] gmail [dot] com) Crown lit up the sky with phenomenal aerial color guard tricks while filling the night air with their outstanding “Rach Star” production. This night…
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