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Drumroll Please

A million-plus viewers will tune tonight to watch costumed young people dance with fake weapons and play bugle—and that’s just the fans already in the know. America, you live in a drum corps world, you just don’t know it yet. Read the rest of the article here.

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Committed To Music

Those adults who criticize teens for being irresponsible and not able to make a commitment obviously haven’t met Rachel Gonzalez, Chris Langton, David Coyner and Craig Hansen. Read the rest of the article here.

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DCI Survey For ESPN2 Broadcast

Drum Corps International wants to know what you thought of the 2006 DCI on ESPN2 World Championship broadcast. Take this brief online survey about the show and enter your e-mail address at the end for a chance to win one of five 2006 DCI World Championship CD/DVD prizes. Read the rest of the article and […]

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Phantom Regiment Sustains Storm Damage

The Phantom Regiment offices were a part of the casualties of the storm that hit Rockford on Labor Day. The storm caused flooding throughout the city and knocked power out to at least 5,000 homes and businesses. Fortunately no one was at the offices at the time of the flooding. The Regiment offices are located […]

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DCE Championships Announced On Advertising Columns

Two weeks before the start of the DCE European Championships in Rotterdam, the event will be announced on large advertising columns in the city. These columns stand at five busy locations in and around the city centre. Read the rest of the article here.

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Scouts Announce Search for Corps Director

The Madison Scouts have announced that a national search for a Corps Director has begun. Interested parties should submit a resume and cover letter to Madison Scouts Executive Director Jeff Spanos at executivedirector [at] madisonscouts [dot] org. The application deadline is September 15, 2006.

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Madison Scouts Announce New Exec Dir

The Madison Scouts announced today that Jeff Spanos has been named Executive Director effective September 5, 2006. According to Madison Scouts Board of Directors President Jeff Manion, "Jeff Spanos has all the qualities the Board of Directors was looking for: an intimate awareness of the corps and its history, an understanding of the corps’ philosophy, […]

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DCI Publishes Corps Audition Info

Would YOU like to march in a DCI corps? DCI has published a listing of audition information for several of its member corps – providing the dates, locations, and contact information for the auditions, which will start in the next couple months. Auditions for some corps are located in several cities, so you may not […]

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DCI on ESPN2 – TONITE

The telecast of DCI’s 2006 World Championship is TONITE on ESPN2 – starting at 8:00pm EDST / 5:00pm PDST. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to see the world’s most elite marching music ensembles perform at their highest levels on this nationally-televised broadcast. If you can’t watch it live – set your TiVO or DVR to […]

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Teens’ Participation In Drum Corps Featured On ESPN2

Kim Libby has a hard time explaining how she spent her summer — or why she chose to spend it that way. Many find it difficult to understand why the 16-year-old Charlotte High School senior gave up a long vacation for three months on the road, sleeping on hard gym floors, showering in locker rooms […]

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