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In The News: Fans Pile Up In Salem For Summer Music Games Of Southwest Virginia

In just a few weeks, football teams will be playing under the lights. But Tuesday night, some of the nation’s elite drum and bugle corps went toe to toe in Salem Stadium in the Summer Music Games of Southwest Virginia. Seven drum and bugle corps from five states are testing their talent on a summer […]

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2008 Cadets Championship Breakfast And Banquet

Cadets family members, supporters and fans are invited to join the corps in Indiana as they celebrate DCI World Championships and the end of an extraordinary season. The Cadets Annual Championship Breakfast will be held on Saturday, Aug. 9th at 8:30 a.m. at the corps’ housing site, Pendleton Heights High School in Pendleton, Ind. The […]

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2008 Yamato Report From The Road I

Yamato Drum Corps departed from LAX last Wednesday evening and are currently in Eau Claire, WI, following two shows in Dubuque and Eau Claire. With judges’ tapes in hand from the two shows, the staff began discussing changes that needed to be made. We are working on changes made by the staff NOW and will […]

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On the Road 2008 Kicks Off With A Bang

After months of planning by BYBA President, Bob Girvan, at 2:30pm on Monday 28th July, Carly March struck up the band, and Warwick Girls led the parade into the arena at Dawlish Warren with Poynton Commodores and members from the Northern Star Group close behind. Large banners from Teignmouth District Council promoted today’s event and […]

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Empire Statesmen Tops In Music Effect At Mission Drums

The music of Rochester’s Empire Statesmen’s 25th anniversary season, a mix of Big Band tunes, Broadway hits and a patriotic climax, was tops in the effect caption at Mission Drums in Lawrence, Massachusetts on July 26, but some more work is still needed in execution captions to help them overtake this season’s front-running corps. Despite […]

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2008 SoCal Dream Bowl-A-Thon

SoCal Dream Bowl-A-Thon consists of bowlers (and their families) from all of our organization. This event will benefit our members who need to raise money for their 2008 summer tour fee by getting pledges and bowling for a 2-hour period. The dollars raised will benefit our members. 100% of each dollar raise by a member […]

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Blue Stars VIP Events For DCI Finals

Join the Blue Stars DCI Finals week in Bloomington, IN for many great events. COST: $25.00 will get you a VIP lanyard pass for all of the events! A TREMENDOUS VALUE! Purchase online by contacting Brad Furlano at brad [at] bluestars [dot] org and then pick your lanyard up at the souvie booth after receiving […]

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Beatrix First European Corps To Win DCI Event

Beatrix Drum & Bugle Corps from Hilversum – The Netherlands has won the Drum Corps International Open Class contest in Hamilton – Canada. The corps scores 79.100 points. Beatrix is doing really well in the DCI competition. At their first contest, Saturday in Buffalo – New York, the became second. The corps improved their score […]

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2008 Vanguard Cadets Week 1 Tour Report

On Tuesday, July 22, Vanguard Cadets said so long to our home at Mission College for another year, departing from SCV Hall for their 2008 tour that will culminate at DCI World Championships in Bloomington, Indiana. Thanks to some amazing hosts along the way in Elko, NV, Rawlings, WY, Gothenberg, NE and Anamosa, IA that […]

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In The News: Carolina Gold Brings Musicians Together

With the hot midday sun beating down on them outside of Edwards Middle School, the members of the Carolina Gold Drum and Bugle Corps feign the motions of drums and horn playing, and keep in step. Some members look exhausted, but still, they laugh and smile as they move in formation. "We have anyone from […]

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