The Harrison Bushwackers are proud to announce that they will be featuring a new silver set of PEARL battery percussion for their 25th anniversary season in 2006. Corps director Jay Morlot said “The people at Pearl percussion have put together a wonderful package for the corps and I couldn’t think of a better way to […]
The Kiwanis Kavaliers regretfully announce a decision to withdraw from the 2006 Drum Corps International summer tour. At our most recent quarterly evaluation of the organization, it was agreed that the challenges surrounding the upcoming summer tour outweighed the corps beliefs, goals and values. Read the rest of the article here.
Carol Shearer has ground beef up to her elbows. She gently pats and molds a mixture of beef, breadcrumbs, eggs and seasonings into a loaf and places it next to the others. Dozens of them. Eighty pounds of meat lined up symmetrically on several industrial sized baking sheets. Enough meatloaf to feed 180 people on […]
Dark Knights explores of the music of Samuel Barber, embracing the rich romantic melodies, aggressive rhythmic textures and dark harmonies embodied in his “Piano Concerto Op. 38.” Derived from the original’s three movements, “Dark Knights” is presented in 6 movements. The show is without storyline, purely about music, movement and emotion.
Witzenhausen, Germany Drum Corps Germany May 13, 2006 Drum Corps Klasse Wölper Löwen (38,25 Punkte) Starriders (36,43) Fidele Vogelsanger (35,03) Flying Drums (30,20) Blue Diamonds (28,05) Blue Bandits (25,85) Red Stars (23,70) Black Panthers (21,10) Marching Band Klasse The Devils (29,80) Read the rest of the article here.
Registration letters have been sent to directors for corps members to begin signing up for the Individual and Ensemble competition scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006 at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wis. Opened in 2004, the Overture Center for the Arts is Madison’s new performing arts venue. Designed around some of […]
The Stadium Lille Metropole in Villeneuve d’Ascq in France will be the home for the 2006 Best of Bands festival. The event is scheduled for Sunday, June 25th, 2006. Although the Glassmen are unable to participate, music fans will have a unique opportunity to see many of the top groups in Europe perform at a […]
It won’t be a day at the beach for corps members, but Rochester’s Empire Statesmen won’t be far from the water as they work on “Catching Some Rays” during this summer’s Drum Corps Associates (DCA) contest circuit. The Statesmen will perform in towns located on all the important waterways in the northeast, including the Atlantic […]
With Texas heat on the rise, many find comfort being indoors. Last weekend marked record highs, but it didn’t keep Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps from stepping up to the challenge in preparation for the long tour ahead. The successful camp was held at Canyon High School in New Braunfels, Texas. Many goals were accomplished […]
At Pacific Crest’s May Camp, two members were given video cameras and told to capture their experience. The following is their footage. To subscribe to the PC Podcast: In iTunes, click on the Advanced menu and then Subscribe to Podcast… Enter the URL http://www.pacific-crest.org/PCrss.xml and click OK. Download the podcast here.
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