Some 400 members of the drum corps community, including directors, instructors, tour event partners and others will converge in Orlando at the International Plaza Resort starting Thursday, Jan. 24, for the Drum Corps International Annual Meeting & Conference Weekend. These annual sessions represent the biggest conclave of Drum Corps International community members outside of the […]
The 2008 Targets Drum & Bugle Corps from Springfield, Massachusetts will be performing selections from “The 13th Warrior. ” “The 13th Warrior” is a 1999 action film starring Antonio Banderas with original music by Jerry Goldsmith. It is loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem, "Beowulf", whose author is unknown. Targets’ show starts with the […]
The Velvet Knights Drum & Bugle Corps would like to officially announce the return of Blair Lezcano as Drum Major of the 2008 Velvet Knights. Blair became drum major of the Velvet Knights last season. Blair is a senior at Canyon High School in Anaheim Hills. His interests include trumpet, piano, composition, and conducting, as […]
Amid temperatures reaching down into the negative single digits and wind chills even farther below the zero mark, The Cavaliers hosted their call-back audition weekend and first official camp of the new year on January 18-20, firing up the beginning of their 60th anniversary season! Despite the arctic blast and a late Friday afternoon snowstorm […]
Please join us for an opportunity to travel the world through one special beer at a time. Admission is $10.00 and includes food, silent auction opportunities, and the very special beers being tasted. For more information and directions, please contact the corps office at 419-698-9775. Read the rest of the article here.
So, does anyone get the amplification thing right? Well, sort of, but not really. It’s almost impossible, and here’s why: 1) Current logistics promote (virtually guarantee) frequent failure. Performers will routinely take an hour or so off stage to warm up, tune and stretch but are then allotted about 180 seconds to access power, place […]
The four young drummers and their adviser stood in the middle of the gymnasium at the Salvation Army building. The rat-a-tat-tat-tat sounds of their drums bounced off the walls and through the hallways as they practiced one skill after another. The group is part of Renaissance Indoor Percussion, a York-based drumming group that is the […]
The second Color Guard Nederland (CGN) show of 2008 in Hilversum saw a true score thriller. The Pride beat hometown favorite Beatrix after a defeat two weeks ago in Open Class. Alliance was added to the CGN Open- & A-Class line-up. Starriders came very close to winning A-Class and many units started their season, sometimes […]
You’re invited to be a part of the golf action at the FBR Open through the tournament’s Birdies for Charity Program. The program centers around the PGA TOUR professionals making birdies – lots of them – during the 2008 FBR Open (Jan. 31 – Feb. 3 at the TPC Scottsdale). Don’t worry; you don’t need […]
What a weekend, what a camp, what a great time. Congratulations to all the Spartans Corps Members, Instructional Staff and Support Staff – January 18, 19 & 20 were huge! Corps: Great work, great effort, great ethics, great attention to detail. A Drum & Bugle Corps doing everything that it should do. Lots and lots […]
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