At the January DCI Board of Directors meeting in Atlanta, Dan Potter, DCI announcer and host of DCI Field Pass TV, caught up with Academy Executive Director Mark Richardson to talk about the 2006 Division II World Champions’ plans for the 2007 season. Approved in November by the Drum Corps International executive committee, the corps […]
Drum Corps International, the world leader in producing and sanctioning touring, competitive stadium events for the world’s most elite and exclusive marching music ensembles, is seeking a professional with relevant travel and meeting planning/hospitality industry experience to fill an immediate opening at its Addison, Ill. corporate headquarters. Read the rest of the article here.
The Kidsgrove Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps have announced their 2007 summer production: ‘Once Upon a Time Out West’. Selections of music will be taken from the composers Aaron Copland, Paul Hart, Alan Silvestri, Jerome Moross and Brian Banks. The show will portray a day in the life of an old western town, consisting of […]
It’s 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in a musty VFW Hall storage room, and Otis Berry is hurrying to remove mostly old or donated music instruments from their cases. The kids — about 14 of them today, ages 8 through 16 — trickle in to greet their leader and pick up their instruments. Read the rest of […]
Stuart Pompel and Program Coordinator Dale Leaman are leading Pacific Crest into a 2007 touring season that will end near home at the DCInternational Championships in Pasadena in August. Pompel is the executive director of this fine Division I corps that will feature the show "What Happens in Vegas…." During the DCInternational meetings in Atlanta […]
Jeff Fiedler has been the director of The Cavaliers in Rosemont, IL, since September of 1990. Recently, he assumed the position fulltime. Fiedler is a leader in drum corps as the chairman of the DCInternational board of directors. He is a graduate of the prestigious Northwestern University School of Journalism. Few corps have explored as […]
The Blue Stars 2007 program entitled “Power and Grace” features the interaction between two of drum corps’ most popular emotional experiences. Works by Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky and Saint Saens are prevalent and juxtaposed throughout the program to showcase the similarities, differences and potential of “Power and Grace”. The essence of “Power” and the capability of the […]
Thank you to all the people who have made contact with me over the past month or so and I am pleased to advise that the number of people now "on our books" has risen to 23 and we have interest from people who are new to judging, which is very encouraging, and also a […]
It has taken a long time, but at last we can announce the location of the first contest of 2007. The first DCN contest will take place on 19 May in… Voorburg! Drum Corps Netherlands’ agreement with football association Wilhelmus has reached Voorburg concerning use of the complex. Besides the main field with 400 seats, […]
Stanbury Uniforms has joined the growing list of CGN sponsors. The Uniform manufacturer is will known in the USA for their Drum Corps and Marching Band outfits. Drum Corps like Phantom Regiment, Bluecoats, Blue Stars and The Academy are loyal business partners of Stanbury. If you need a great new look, than Stanbury can help […]
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