Summer is often a time for travel and life-changing experiences. This summer, one high school musician will encounter both. Trumpet player Derek Weidenthal, a rising Bob Jones High senior, is traveling and competing with Spirit Drum and Bugle Corps. The group is based out of Jacksonville State University and is part of Drum Corps International, […]
Why would any teen pay money to spend the summer marching up and down scorching hot fields with enormous instruments strapped to their bodies? For the love of it, say local drum corps performers. A handful of local students, who are spending their summer performing nationwide with Drum Corps International groups, will return to Bakersfield […]
"For more than seven years, the Norges Musikkorps Forbund (NMF) and the Fredskorpset (FK) have supported the Field Band Foundation. The exchange programme that was realised is of great importance to the further development of various field bands in South Africa." Written by Geert Vanmackelberghe. Translation: Hans Kloppert. "Several children are offered an opportunity to […]
The Reading Buccaneers, building on two undefeated seasons, notched their 20th consecutive win tonight, scoring 75.988 at the Cabs Beach Party in Wildwood, NJ. The Bucs will have their work cut out for them on June 30 in Bridgeport, CT as they face 6 other Open Class finalists from last season. Visit the scores page […]
The "37th Kingswood Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps" from Bristol are pleased to announce they have just taken delivery of their Pearl Battery and will compete on the 2007 season under the Pearl banner. This is a significant move forward with the direction of the Corps with the improvement of instrumentation. Corps Director Kevin Gannaway-Pitts […]
It was a busy weekend on the West Coast as 10 corps from California competed in all divisions at two lively shows. These competitions in Pleasant Hill and Stockton, Calif., showed that the race for this year’s World Championships has the potential to be close between the two West Coast champions, who both took home […]
Hereabouts on Lake Corpsdom, watching all the jedi skis 'n bass boats, I recall that last year on Memorial Day weekend, I was working a drum corps fundraiser in charming Charlotte, NC. I worked in the Home Depot suite, which went nuts when Tony Stewart won both days. This year, not working for the CorpsVets […]
Capital Brass! Mini-corps will perform to open up the Adirondack Drums DCI contest, in Glens Falls, on Monday, 7/2. Performing in the concession area for an intimate setting – appropriate for an up-close, in-your-face mini-corps performance – CB! will debut their newly updated mini-corps show. The performance begins at 6:30 sharp, and will feature a […]
The Cavaliers proved that rock can sounds good on more than just the radio, topping the first show of the 2007 Summer Music Games, held tonight at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. The Green Machine opened their season with a 73.9 for their show “And So It Goes,” featuring the music of […]
Unforeseen technical issues caused a delayed start of the LIVE WebCast of the Drum Corps International Salutes America season opener in Annapolis, Md. on Saturday, June 16. “We ran into an issue obtaining a consistent signal, but we were able to work around it to restore the LIVE WebCast,” said Drum Corps International Senior Web […]
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