Inside the Arc – The Ace of Bugles
As everyone knows, the Greeks had their Mt. Olympus, the Romans their Pantheon, and the Norse their Valhalla, special…
May 26 2021 /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 /Get Hyped For Harmonic Journey
07:45 pm | We’re only two weeks away from move-ins for the 2021 Phantom Regiment drum corps. The members, instructors, support staff, and volunteers are already working hard to bring the 2021 production of Harmonic Journey to life. Now…
Cadets Hall Of Fame Process To Begin June 27
02:16 pm | SAVE THE DATE: THE NOMINATION PERIOD FOR THE CADETS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2021 WILL BE OPENING ON SUNDAY, JUNE 27. It’s that time of year, when The Cadets family comes together to recognize outstanding…
2021 SoCal Arena Showcase
02:14 pm | A first for Southern California! This is your chance to watch SoCal drum corps up-close in the comfort of a professional arena. Pacific Crest presents this showcase of music and movement by three of Southern California’s…
Blue Stars Present: @ The Top Of The World
07:37 pm | Inspired by the Tony-Award winning musical and upcoming summer blockbuster, IN THE HEIGHTS, the Blue Stars are pleased to present, @ The Top of the World. Featuring the music of Lin-Manuel Miranda. Read the rest of…
Marching Roundtable 994: Forward Leadership Offers Training For Student Leaders
03:33 pm | Jason Robb and Chris Komnick of the Madison Scouts talk about the new online course for student leaders available now at Marching Arts Education. You can listen to us below, or if you want to take…
Pride Month: A Culture Of Equality & Inclusion
03:32 pm | For Pride Month, we’re highlighting the excellent work of our Equality and Inclusion Committee, a group of Cadets members, staff, and Board members representing a wide range of backgrounds, races, ethnicities, ages and genders. Once a…
In The News – Remembering The Corps
02:27 pm | For Wisconsin Rapids natives, Francis Spaulding and Jim Wesley, the late 50s to early 60s are filled with memories of their time playing in the Wisconsin Rapids Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. Wesley unofficially joined the…
Vanguard Music And Performing Arts Announces New Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer And Executive Leadership
02:14 pm | The Vanguard Music and Performing Arts Board of Directors are pleased to announce the appointments of Jeremy Van Wert as its new Executive Director and Michael Kovalich as the new Chief Financial Officer. Van Wert and…
2021 Spartans July Workshops
07:47 pm | We are a few short weeks away from starting our 2021 summer workshop series. Registration is still open. The workshops will be filled with opportunities to learn from our great staff, put together a brief production…
June 26 Spartans Brass Meet And Greet
07:34 pm | The Spartans Brass Staff will be hosting a meet and greet on Saturday, June 26th at the Pheasant Lane Mall from 9AM to 1PM. The corps equipment truck and practice space is located in the mall…
2021 Gold Memorial Weekend Camp
04:23 pm | LOCATION Vista Murrieta High School 28251 Clinton Keith Road, Murrieta, CA 92563 Read the rest of the article here.…
In The News – James P. Miller, April 1, 1964 – May 18, 2021
04:21 pm | James was passionate – mostly about his family and friends, to whom he was fiercely loyal – but also about the Patriots; Disney; Bruce Springsteen, who he saw in concert 70 times; drum corps; and politics.…
Remembering Bonny Krenz
08:09 pm | A celebration of life for Bonny Krenz will be held this Saturday at 12:30 pm at St. Matthias Church (9306 W. Beloit Road) in Milwaukee. Following the service, there will be a memorial luncheon at Pioneerland…
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,…
Scout House 2021 Scholarship Winner Caleb Khuu
08:44 pm |
Caleb Khuu, the 2021 winner of the $800 Wilf Blum Youth Music scholarship, began playing musical instruments at age 5. He experimented with violin, trumpet and French horn, but now focuses on guitar, bass, harmonica, drums…
Columbus Saints Host Drum Corps Music Clinic
08:32 pm |
On Saturday, Jun 12th, the Columbus Saints hosted their first clinic in nearly two years. This unique marching music clinic featured a variety of educators from HBCUs, DCI World Drum Corps, WGI World Ensembles, and more.…
DCA Designers Embracing, Adapting To 2021’s On-Camera Platform
08:00 pm | Why don’t we create a Bruno Mars concert? It was a sentence Bobby Jones had probably never uttered in his design career. But when developing performance material for a brand-new virtual platform, you’re bound to at…
Watch Our 2021 Season
05:33 pm | To help make drum corps safer and more accessible than ever, Drum Corps Associates will present the 2021 season virtually through Box5 Media. Participating ensembles will be outfitted with camera equipment to record their field productions…
DCA Virtual 2021 Season
04:58 pm | The 2021 DCA season kicks off in just over a month! And you don’t have to worry about missing a single show! In conjunction with Box5TV, every show will be livestreamed each Sunday from July 18th…
Fusion Core All Smiles Entering Unprecedented 2021 Summer
08:20 pm |
The closer 2021 got, the more poigniant Fusion Core’s 2020 show concept became. It’s ironic, when you hear Fusion Core director Holly Marino explain it. “Smile” — which is the title of the New Jersey corps’…
Find Us Memorial Day Weekend
07:54 pm | After a very quiet and challenging year without drum corps we finally had our first performance of the 75th Anniversary season yesterday in Secaucus, NJ! Thank you to everyone who came out to support us! Next…
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…
DCUK Championships In Widnes Since 2013
08:52 pm |
In 2013 the DCUK British Drum Corps Championships moved to a new home – the Halton Stadium in Widnes, Cheshire. The venue is currently the home ground of Rugby League side Widnes Vikings of the Betfred…
BYBA Notebook Is Back – With A Digital Twist
03:24 pm | The British Youth Band Association are delighted to announce the revival of the previously popular BYBA Notebook, this time as a quarterly email newsletter. The first issue is due to be released on the 1st July…
BYBA Council Meeting – 10th June
03:12 pm | Thursday 10th June saw the BYBA Council meet (via Zoom) for their 6th meeting of 2021. Although there were apologies from a few attendees, those present were in good spirit (and on fine form!). Joint Initiatives…
BYBA Releases Provisional 2022 And 2023 Show Dates
08:10 pm | BYBA are delighted to announce the provisional show dates for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. The 2022 season kicks off up North in Yorkshire on the 19th June before heading down to Coventry and Corby for…
BAND? READY! – 17th May
07:16 pm | As Coronavirus restrictions begin to ease, bands up and down the country are starting to return to rehearsals. We’ve been catching up with some of our member bands to see what they’ve been up to. Beeches…
BAND? READY! – 26th April
07:01 pm | As Coronavirus restrictions begin to ease, bands up and down the country are starting to return to rehearsals. We’ve been catching up with some of our member bands to see what they’ve been up to. The…
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…
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
09:56 pm |
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
09:14 pm |
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
08:56 pm |
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
09:31 pm |
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
08:34 pm |
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
06:40 pm |
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
07:45 pm |
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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