The rain was pouring and lightning flickered across the sky on Sunday (July 27) but it was no match for the Holy Family Defenders, who battled the storm to play their bugles at Rockland’s Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Defenders bugle and drum corps has a long tradition, which dates back to 1958. The group, then […]
On the heels of the recent announcement that the Cadets will appear on the field in 2009 as the Holy Name Cadets, Director George Hopkins announced the corps’ program base for the coming summer during a meeting with members and staff prior to their Allentown, Pa., rehearsals. The “working title” for the 2009 Holy Name […]
A La Crosse, Wis., drum corps took home the gold at the 19th annual Music Under the Stars Thursday night. Blue Stars, one of three World Class corps competing at the show, scored 86.65 points out of 100 for the victory. The corps was one of six that came to the Hornell area between Wednesday […]
There are still plenty of great seats available for the August 16th, 7:30PM Parade of Champions at the newly renovated Scranton Memorial Stadium. This great facility will see the American Legion team with DCA to provide one of the great shows of the summer. Order tickets now by clicking on tickets on the home page. […]
Blue Devils B premiers in MidwestWith strong win in Middleton, WIAugust 2, 2008 – Middleton, WI . . . While Capital Sound isn’t fielding a corps this season, they still hosted a wonderful 12-corps DCI Open Class event at the excellent Breitenbach Stadium on the campus of Middlton High School. Easily leading the strong contingent […]
The mission of The Academy is Building Great People Through Great Performances. This year, there are 150 members of The Academy Drum & Bugle Corps, each with a dream of a lifetime…a dream to experience how if feels to be a part of something very special… to know they’ve achieved something greater than themselves. Each […]
Mark Mangus and Evan Berry are not having a typical summer vacation. Since school ended, the two friends have been on tour with Jersey Surf, a 200-member drum and bulge corps. The two boys play in the brass section, Mangus playing tuba and Berry on trumpet. Hailing from southern New Jersey, Jersey Surf is one […]
Blue Devil Euphonium player Joseph Ricard had a deformation of an artery in his brain since birth that suddenly burst while the Blue Devils ‘A’ Corps was in Landisville, Pennsylvania Wednesday night July 30. The pressure from the resulting clot pushing against the bottom of his brain was relieved by surgery. It may be 3 […]
In recognition of the Cadets’ 75th Anniversary next year, George Hopkins, Director of the Cadets and the CEO of Youth Education in the Arts, announces that for the 2009 season, the Cadets Drum Corps will perform as the "Holy Name Cadets." “The Cadets are very much aware of their heritage and of the greatness the […]
This weekend, the 12th annual Drums Along the Waterfront will march it’s way into Ralph Wilson stadium. This year, nine of the best drum and bugle corps from around the world will compete. Victoria Hong was fortunate to strap on a snare and play with the Dutch champs. A good drum and bugle corps, just […]
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