Dan Potter headed south to check out the Crossmen rehearsal camp over the weekend. He’ll have full coverge from San Antonio on the Wednesday and Thursday editions of Field Pass. Today, a visit to the Field Pass vault for a classic conversation with DCI Hall of Famers Wayne Downey, Marc Sylvester, George Hopkins, Jeff Fiedler […]
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It’s time! You can now enter the Individuals, ensemble and mini-corps competition for the 2008 DCA Championships on line. Just go to the DCA Home Page at http://www.dcacorps.org and click on the championship logo. Then, click on the I&E link. Once there you can download all the necessary information. Remember, your early application will mean […]
World Drum Corps Hall of Fame inductee Steve Cooley, of Dunkirk, New York has been instructing and arranging for horn lines in New York, Pennsylvania and Ontario since 1970. An earlier news release contained errors in the years he was associated with several corps and omitted information about his judging experience. The correct information follows.
This is your last chance to RSVP for the 5th Annual Benefit Dinner to benefit the Arizona Academy of the Performing Arts is set for Friday, May 16, 2008 (6:00 PM) at the Arizona Grand Resort, 8000 S. Arizona Grand Parkway, Phoenix, AZ 85044 (Previously known as the Pointe South Mountain) Please join us for […]
In less than two days after the start of the ticket sale for the DCE Championships 2008 (Saturday 27th September), section A of the stand has been sold out. Many drum corps fans decided to purchase their tickets as soon as possible, with 280 sold in the first ten minutes. Within one day, 500 tickets […]
Shepard High School has its own resident composer of percussion music. Senior Derrick Shannon writes and arranges the percussion music for marching band students at Shepard and then teaches them how to play it. "Knowing the standards of the Shepard band director, that’s remarkable," said Community High School District 218 spokesman Bob McParland. Read the […]
The Velvet Knights Drum & Bugle Corps, a division of the VK Youth Arts Organization, Inc. will hold their Silent Auction and Casino Night/Poker Tournament, on Saturday May 31, 2008, from 6pm to midnight, to benefit the members of the 2008 season. All proceeds will go towards the costs of transportation, meals, housing, and insurance […]
The Jersey Surf held its final winter rehearsal camp during the weekend of April 25-27, 2008. The corps spent much of the weekend working through the first two minutes of the opening production of its 2008 repertoire entitled, “The Jersey Surf: So Far”. The instructional team is obviously excited about the talent and drive displayed […]
Dutch Boy encourages all friends, family and alumni to help support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation by visiting www.jdrf.ca/walk and joining the TELUS Walk to Cure Diabetes. This event provides an excellent opportunity to raise awareness about juvenile (Type 1) diabetes, raise much needed funds to continue essential JDRF funded research programs and is a […]
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