The Nashua-based Spartans cemented their dynasty this weekend with a fifth gold medal at the Drum Corps International World Championships in Pasadena, Calif. The Spartans Drum & Bugle Corps won their fifth Division II gold medal at the championships, besting another east coast team, the Jersey Shore, in the finals Saturday. “We’re thrilled, absolutely thrilled,” […]
We would like to thank all of our age-outs this year. Your leadership, inspiration and dedication to the corps is greatly appreciated. You will always be part of our family and you are always welcome here. Don’t forget to stop by and say "Hi" from time to time. Read the rest of the article here.
A drum corps competing in this week’s Drum Corps International World Championships had its spirit tested after returning home from an event and discovering thieves had rifled through their belongings, taking iPods, cell phones and other items, police said Thursday. Members of the Pioneer drum corps of Milwaukee had gone out to compete and attend […]
This week, more than 5,000 percussionists will march into Pasadena’s Rose Bowl for Drum Corps International World Championships, but organizers say they’re having trouble drumming up sufficient local lodgings to house all the participants. Dan Acheson, director of Drum Corps International (DCI), said his group has been unable to find lodgings in the San Gabriel […]
THE event takes place at the Rose Bowl, but the break is called "intermission," not halftime. But what performing arts audience ever encounters an intermission that starts precisely on time? At 3:12 p.m.? The reason for that, explains red-haired event publicist Diane Peasel, shielding her eyes from the baking afternoon sun, is that the groups […]
One afternoon in March, Judi Van Houten quickly started scribbling notes on a piece of scratch paper. During a weekly visit with family, her husband’s uncle, John Baumfalk at 89-years-old, was randomly tossing out names and memories from the past. The Commodore Perry Scouts, a visit to the Japanese Emperor and another name she didn’t […]
Interviews with BD alumni, current members, and future members; studio recordings; 50th Anniversary weekend at DCI West; special performance by the BD/SCV alumni brass. BlueView is much more than your basic camp report. It is a video magazine featuring insights, commentaries, flash backs of past performances, news and all that is The Blue Devils. Read […]
Spirit is excited to announce two members have been named DCI Individual Champions for 2007. Brandon Self was named Tuba Individual Champion and Jonathon Brown won the Trombone Individual Championship on Wednesday August 8 at the DCI Individual and Ensemble Competition in Pasadena, California as part of the DCI World Championships. In all, ten Spirit […]
Congratulations to the the Santa Clara Vanguard members who were selected as award winners during the corps’ annual end-of-season banquet on Sunday, August 5. Read the rest of the article here.
HYPE performed their best show of the season yesterday at the DCI World Championships in Pasadena, California and earned a score of 70.575 – the highest score in HYPE history. This young group from Hamilton, Ontario Canada narrowly missed moving on to semi-finals. The competition this season was fierce as corps from around the globe […]
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