J. Birney Crum Stadium was packed tonight as fans gathered to watch 11 incredible drum corps on the first night of the DCI Eastern Classic in Allentown Pa. The Cadets (85.700) won tonight’s event, as Phantom Regiment (83.950) placed second, with the Santa Clara Vanguard (83.425) shortly behind in third. This score by the Cadets […]
4 July 2007Wednesday, 5:15pm Chicago, ILI can't believe it has been almost another week. Last Friday I found another location to add to my 'favorite shows' list: Normal, IL. The kids there treated us like it was a regional, or finals week. I'd never preformed there before. On Saturday, we drove all the way to […]
Drummers will soon have the ability to learn the skills, techniques and inside methodology that make the Nine-Time World Champion Cadets battery section among the best in the world. Pre-orders are now being accepted for DCI Hall of Famer Tom Aungst’s new release, “The Cadets Approach to Marching Percussion, Ensemble Exercises and Musical Excerpts.” For […]
They say lightening cannot strike twice in the same place – well with the current British weather anything is possible – and following the last minute change of venue for the first DCUK Contest at the beginning of June it is the weather that has had a major hand in now forcing the second DCUK […]
There are plenty of reasons why Drum Corps International has been described as “marching band on steroids.” The marching band equivalent to the NFL or NBA, the group brings together the best young musicians in the country for awesome displays of musicianship and athleticism that are worthy of the DCI slogan: “Marching Music’s Major League.” […]
Amanda Larimore marches on her toes, tall and straight, her knees kicking high as she holds her baton in place, leading rows of girls holding flags, bugles and drums around the maze of roads in front of Hillcrest High School. Amanda is the majorette for the Hillcrest Highlanders. She and her fellow Highlanders have been […]
Last week was exceptionally busy for the Bluecoats and hundreds of high school marching band students from around the world, as both groups prepared for a joint performance of the Bluecoats’ opener from the corps’ 2007 program “Criminal” at the DCI Central Illinois event in Normal on Friday, June 29. Through the one-week program at […]
Starting off with a quick performance by six members of the Empire Statesmen, President and CEO of Visit Rochester Ed Hall announced today the return of the Drum Corps Associates World Championships to the Rochester area. More than 50 drum corps will be gathering at PAETEC Park Labor Day weekend for the 43rd annual championship, […]
Consider it the major league event of marching band music. Drums Across the Tri-State includes seven drum and bugle corps groups from across the country competing to prove which is the best. The event, sponsored by Drum Corps International, comes to the University of Charleston Stadium Tuesday. Read the rest of the article here.
The two-time defending Drum Corps Associates (“DCA”) world champion Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps today unveiled a new brand image for the organization, marking the first institutional change to the corps’ brand in decades. 2007 marks the organization’s 50th anniversary. According to Corps Director James C. Gruber, the time was right to make the […]
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