Columbus State University music student Christopher Johns won’t be watching the presidential inaugural parade from the sidelines — he’ll be marching in it. Johns has been chosen as one of the 150 members of the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps performing in President-elect Barack Obama’s inaugural parade on Jan. 20. The Cadets are a marching […]
The Madison Scouts are pleased to announce that Chris Komnick is joining its administrative team in the role of Executive Director, a move that will enable Jeff Spanos to focus his efforts in the newly created role of Development Director. Chris has been working closely with the corps since the fall of 2006 in an […]
The Blue Stars were well represented on the recently completed Brass Odyssey tour of Japan. Four members of the Blue Stars’ family were among the elite 47-member Brass Odyssey cast: Brass Technician Amy Frost (trumpet/piccolo trumpet), Member Ellie Lundin (trumpet), Brass Technician Melissa Primavera (bass trombone/euphonium/baritone), and Color Guard Technician Krystal "Cookie" Shepherd (visual ensemble). […]
The Dubuque Colts Drum and Bugle Corps should reach its financial goal to participate in the 2009 Presidential Inauguration Parade on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. The Colts are among 100 groups that were selected from 1,382 applicants. The estimated total cost of the trip will be around $60,000. In late December, the McCoy Group, […]
The Cadets won’t leave anything to chance on Jan. 20th when they perform in the 56th Presidential Inaugural Parade. Traffic, detours, closed roads, heightened security and needed time for warm up and staging will have the corps leaving the Philadelphia region as early as 2 a.m. to make the two and a half hour trip […]
There couldn’t have been a better start to Corey Beck’s last year with the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps. On Jan. 20, the 20-year-old Blanchard native will be among 150 members of the corps to march in the presidential inaugural parade. It will be the first inauguration Beck has attended. He’s eager to participate, he […]
The 2009 Drum Corps Japan Championships will take place at the Ajinomoto Stadium on Sunday 11th January. Eight corps (Division I and Division II) will enter the field. The participating corps are Sonic Lancers, Cherry Blossoms, Phoenix Regiment, Tokyo Phoenix (Division II), the Jokers, the Yokohama Scouts and the Yokohama Inspires (Division I). It will […]
A Sioux Falls teenager is getting ready for a trip to Washington, D.C. where she’ll march with a band in the inaugural parade. This grand performance was one of many for the Colts this summer; a drum and bugle corps out of Dubuque, Iowa. Sioux Falls Roosevelt senior Chelsea Veire is a member of the […]
After two years on the Scouts’ front ensemble staff, Brad Meyer will assume the role of caption head for the 2009 season. Joining him are four new front ensemble staff members: Colin Brown, Reid Paxton, Matt Nadolny, and Ben Potts. Brad is a doctoral student in percussion performance at the University of Kentucky under James […]
The Cavaliers held their second audition camp this weekend at McNeil High School in Austin, Texas. It was a very successful weekend for The Cavalier returning veterans and first time candidates for the 2009 Season. This satellite camp attracted the best attendance and talent thus far. The brass and percussion sections prepared many new encore […]
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