It’s a marvelous tale, spun out in classic Homeric fashion by a master story-teller. Before your very eyes, an entire neighborhood of colorful characters parades by in the saga of an inner-city kid with a disability who not only discovers his life’s true passion but a ticket to ride out of a dingy back alley […]
Two familiar faces and well-respected instructors will assume lead roles in the 2009 Cadets’ Percussion Section. Colin McNutt has been named the corps’ Director of Percussion and lead arranger while Iain Moyer steps into the role of Front Ensemble Arranger. Both McNutt and Moyer have been instructors with the Cadets since 2007 and are honored […]
Rochester’s Empire Statesmen are steadily closing the gap between themselves and still-undefeated Reading Buccaneers, finishing a strong second to the Bucs in the Parade of Champions American Legion National Championship contest in Scranton, Pennsylvania on August 16. Statesmen sailed ahead of Hawthorne Caballeros and Connecticut Hurricanes in the second-last weekend of regular contests in the […]
Several hundred members of the Carolina Crown family met in the cafeteria at Bloomington South HS on Wednesday, August 6th of DCI Finals week. They met to 1) recognize the achievements and milestones of some of their tremendous members as well as their "Team Crown" members, and most importantly, 2) to honor those members whose […]
Drum Corps Europe has asked designer Cristian Barbarino to design special ‘Championships banners’ for the upcoming DCE European Championships in Kerkrade – The Netherlands on 27th September. DCE informed all participating corps about the banners, and hopefully the banners will appear on many corps websites. Although many drum corps fans visit the DCE website regularly, […]
Band students, take note. Right now, you may be wondering why the heck you ever wanted to be in a marching band. It’s hot. It’s humid. You’re working hard – early and late – while many of your classmates sleep in, enjoying the last days of their summer vacation. Read the rest of the article […]
The GLASSMEN are excited to hold their Banquet Weekend Wine and Beer Tasting on Friday, August 29th! To celebrate the GLASSMEN Season, the corps is calling on all supporters to help kick off the banquet weekend. The details are: WHERE:The Beer and Wine Cave4400 Heatherdowns BlvdMaumee, Ohio Read the rest of the article here.
Finally !! After many years of talking about it the NYO is having it’s First Tee Off Outing. This event is open to everyone and is designed to be an enjoyable times of golf catching up on past friendships and of course fund raising fro the Dutch Boy Drum Corps. "I don’t golf !" you […]
Color Guard Nederland (CGN) will start a new class in the 2009 season. The ‘Junior Class’ gives the younger Color Guard participants a chance to compete with groups of their own age on a higher level. All participants in this class must be 16 years or younger on April 1 of the competitionseason. At the […]
After a successful summer season on the road, the YEA!/Cadets Merchandise Trailer made it’s way home to Allentown, PA after a long Summer Drum Corps Tour. Once it arrived and the doors were opened staff members were disappointed to see a little more than the average wear and tear that usually follows the summer tour. […]
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