The Heat Wave of Orlando will forego field competition this season and instead will enter the mini-corps contest at the 2006 championship in Rochester. The corps plans to return to full field competition in 2007. Read the rest of the article here.
The Bluecoats are proud to announce the newest feature to bluecoats.com – BlueBlog! BlueBlog is a way for you – Bluecoats fans and supporters – to get a “behind the scenes” look into the incredible impact the Bluecoats experience has on the lives of the people that teach, learn, travel and perform with Bluecoats Drum […]
The Empire Cadets, the youth marching band operated through the community outreach program of Rochester’s Empire Statesmen, will be adding a touch of entertainment in 3-D to two major events on the July 4 holiday weekend. The instruction program offered to the Empire Cadets helps the young members develop three important qualities: dedication, discipline and […]
BlueView 8.5 titled “MiniView” is now available on the Blue Devils’ web site. This short program is an in-between answer to those who want more BlueView episodes. Its primary focus is to show the behind the scenes activity while the corps is on the road. Watch for more episodes coming soon. Ollie MacFadden, trumpet, takes […]
The Washington, DC/Baltimore region comes alive at Sound of the South, a DCA South sanctioned Drum and Bugle Corps event where the best of DCA South meet the great perennial corps from the Northeast. Sound of the South is presented by Shenandoah Sound Drum and Bugle Corps at Anne Arundel Community College’s Siegert Field in […]
The traveling is complete! After almost a full 24 hours of travel between the U.S. and France, the corps is finally running full steam ahead out of their housing location in France. "Although the trip was long," says Brian Hickman, director of the GLASSMEN, "the travel was really a breeze, aside from one passport glitch, […]
As a result of a small membership, Les Stentors of Sherbrooke, Canada, will not field a corps for the 2006 Summer Music Games Tour. “We deeply hope to join all of you next year on the competition field all across Canada and the United States. To all those who see this message, I wish you […]
The Cardinal Alumni Association of Beverly has been sponsoring the Beanpot Invitational and Tournament of Drums drum and bugle corps competition since 1951, and although St. Mary’s Cardinals and Crusaders are inactive, the Executive Board has continued to strive to provide quality entertainment opportunities for the North Shore residents. Touted as one of the best […]
Pacific Crest is fortunate to have support from so many of our alumni. Indeed, many of our alums continue to support the corps at shows, by giving to our annual Tour Fund campaign, and by teaching. Jonathan Kisner has been involved with Pacific Crest since he marched and aged out in 1998. He taught the […]
Steve Wright came all the way from the United Kingdom for this — sleeping in the rafters of the South Pointe High School gymnasium. He calls the experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Since May 27, he and 134 of the world’s top young musicians have lived in the gym as part of an intense training session […]
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