Volunteers and performers at the Scharbauer Sports Complex were bracing themselves for the thunder late Wednesday. And while some dark clouds loomed, for the most part sounds of the eighth annual Thunder in the Desert roared, boomed and crashed from brass horns and drums on the football field, not the sky. This year the event […]
Four parades, a field show, a concert, and two rehearsals. WHEW! That’s one busy weekend! The Kilties helped local Wisconsinites celebrate the anniversary or our great nation’s independence and we were rewarded with wonderful appreciative ovations wherever we appeared. Our busy 4th of July weekend began at 7AM Friday the 4th at the Wal-Mart parking […]
Chris Hildago, a student at Jackson Liberty High School and a resident of Jackson, has been selected for membership in the Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps of Camden County and Wildwood. Hildago, a junior, is touring with the group this summer as a part of the Drum Corps International Summer Tour and will participate […]
They’re from all over the nation, and they put on quite the show in Ocean Springs. Tuesday night, 1,400 students loaded with musical talent graced the field at Greyhound Stadium. It was all a part of the Mississippi Sound Spectacular featuring Drum Corps International. The show was both entertaining and deadly serious. "These are individual […]
Hundreds of photos of have been taken by Pacific Crest’s Bob Heffley. Check out this photo collection of Pacific Crest 2008 performances at the Pacific Crest Photo Store . Bob has worked hard to get individual and group shots during our Southern California performances. Remember that 50% of the proceeds from your purchases are donated […]
In 1974, Fred Schomburg put down his bugle, left town and joined the Army. Decades later, he and dozens more are back playing in the Rockland Defenders Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps, reviving the music of their youth. “I didn’t play the bugle again until I started with the alumni corps,” said Schomburg, a 52-year-old […]
Yet another first for Yamato is the appearance at drum corps shows in Southern California. "We thought it important to be able to bring the corps together sooner than past years to compete at the annual Corps at the Crest and Western Corps Connection events and well as the Open Class Events in July," said […]
CrownEvents is proud to announce that the official hotel for NightBEAT and BandBEAT is the Doubletree Hotel Charlotte – Gateway Village. We have arranged a very special rate of $79.00 for both events. The Doubletree Hotel Charlotte-Gateway Village in Charlotte’s uptown Gateway Village is conveniently located just off I-77, six blocks from the downtown Charlotte […]
The fifth annual Battle on the Border comes to Van Buren’s Blakemore Field July 23, and event organizers say the level of competition will be higher than ever before. Rick Smith, Drum Corps International tour event partner, said DCI decided that Van Buren would get Division I competitors, the highest level, at this year’s event. […]
Less than three weeks remain before the final two big Cadets home shows of the year in West Chester on July 31 and Westminster on Aug. 3. We’re pulling out all the stops to have the stands full for DCI’s top corps with a return of the popular Buy One Get One Half Off reserved […]
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