The Spirit Cymbal Line will return for the 2008 season. Anyone interested in becoming a member of the cymbal line will need to audition during our Open House/Audition weekend November 23-25. Cymbal audition materials will be available during the camp. For more information visit our Audition page. Read the rest of the article here.
This week, November 15-17, the GLASSMEN will once again be manning an informational booth at the Bands of America "Grand National Championships" at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. This annual event is always a great opportunity to share the excitement of the coming GLASSMEN season, meet some of the new applicants to the corps, […]
Anthony Cirone was recently inducted into the Percussive Arts Society"s Hall of Fame at the 2007 Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Columbus, Ohio. Cirone’s name may not be as well-known as Fred Sanford or Ralph Hardimon, but Cirone has left an undisputed legacy with the Vanguard’s Percussion section. Some have even called him the […]
Stafford Lancers are proud to announce that their 2008 production will be the Tony award winning musical "EVITA". The 2008 show was well received by the members (pictured) and numbers are already up across Brass & Colour Guard sections. Lancers are actively seeking new members across all areas of the Corps but especially on our […]
On Saturday 10th November the Marching & Performing Arts UK Annual General Meeting took place in Walsall and this was followed by an open meeting for Drum Corps which included elections to the DCUK Board for 2008. Representatives from ten Corps were in attendance, as well as judging personnel, and discussions took place regarding the […]
After months of planning and design, the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps is proud to announce the debut of their new website at http://www.crossmen.org The site contains a variety of new features designed to ease the browsing and registration process for visitors, and boasts a fresh new look that illustrates the new direction of our […]
Though the weather was threatening the day with rain, the 2007 Drum Corps Japan (DCJ) All-Japan Championships marched on without delay. Japan’s finest came together in Tokyo this past Sunday to compete for the national title. 2007 marks DCJ’s 15th anniversary as Japan’s premier marching experience. To celebrate, championships were held outside for the first […]
The DCE Power Regional to take place on Saturday 21st June 2008 will be held in the prestigious Crystal Palace Athletics Stadium in London. This has been announced by Drum Corps Europe. The Crystal Palace Athletics Stadium is the most important stadium in the United Kingdom for (international) athletic events. The stadium is located in […]
Shenandoah Sound Drum and Bugle Corps will be hosting an open house on December 1st, 2007 from 1 – 6 pm at Manassas Park High School in Manassas Park, Virginia. We will introduce you to the corps, our goals and objectives for the season and have some fun playing and spinning drum corps style. We […]
Welcome back to the land of “All Things Brass.” This installment of Brass Advantage is titled “Making a Good Sound on the Trumpet” or for that matter, any brass instrument. If your trumpet players are having trouble playing in tune the problem may be related to tone. A shrill or nasal tone is easily confused […]
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