The Targets Drum & Bugle Corps from Springfield, Massachusetts, are pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Coleman as the 2008 Targets Drum Major. Robert Coleman is a 2004 graduate of Douglas S. Freeman High School (Richmond, Virginia). He brings to the position many years of music experience – including a history as conductor/musical director […]
The New York Skyliners are excited to announce that, due to demand, we have made arrangements with our vendor to allow us to sell Beefsteak Dinner tickets for a few more days. Therefore, they are extending the ticket deadline. If you plan on attending the Beefsteak Dinner (Sat., March 29th at the Dover American Legion […]
Today, Color Guard Netherland started a new web service, named Virtual Individuals & Ensembles. The website looks like YouTube and provides visitors the possibility to upload a video file of their own performance. Other visitors are able to rank the performance. It’s that simple. The only competition rules are that the uploader is in the […]
Michigan City and the Summer Festival Committee will host the first two events of the 2008 Drum Corps International Drum & Bugle Corps World Championships at Ames Field on Aug. 4 and 5. The competition will continue later that week at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis. The event in Michigan City will attract 26 Open Class […]
Music drifts course through Travis Cannady’s blood. In 1980 his soonto-be-baritone-playing father met his someday-to-be-clarinet-playing mother as members of the University of Arkansas band: They had no way of knowing that they were sealing their future offspring’s fate with their passion for music. At 19 years old, their son begins an adventure that he will […]
For the past 8 months volunteer activities have been in full swing in Madison and in many remote locations throughout the country. This is due in large part to a wonderful staff of devoted volunteers. We cannot thank you enough for your on-going support and dedication. Throughout these months we have also developed several new […]
They push in their earplugs. A goose-bump-raising rat-a-tat jumps off the snare drums. The bass drums join in and the sound thumps against your chest. The highs and lows of the horn section round out the sound. The Emmaus Sentinels have got their beat back. After a 31-year break, the hometown drum and bugle corps […]
Coming to National CineMedia theaters across the U.S. on Thursday, April 24, Drum Corps International’s spring cinema event, "The Countdown," will feature six full-length corps performances from among the 36 DCI World Championship finalists of 2005, 2006 and 2007. This year, drum corps fans will be able to check out this special cinema presentation from […]
The Black Knights Cadets, from Gravesend in Kent are to appear on BBC’s popular Saturday morning show “Basil’s Swap Shop”. Three members of the Black Knights Cadets will be appearing on this Saturday mornings show (22nd March) which is due to air on BBC TWO between 9am and 10am and will be playing live to […]
2008 North American RegionalSponsored by“The Bugler’s Hall of Fame”Co-Sponsored by“Kanstul and Dynasty Musical Instruments” Individual, Ensembles and Mini Corps Schedule Date: Saturday, March 29, 2008 Start Time: 1 PM Location: Germania Schwaben Hall 416 Horace Street Bridgeport, CT Notice to Contestants: 1. All TIMES ARE TENTATIVE. THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CHECK YOUR […]
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