The Board of Directors and the Staff of the Lake Erie Thunder Drum & Bugle Corps has decided to go inactive for the 2009 DCA season. The remainder of the schedule is canceled. We will follow up with more information in the coming days. Read the rest of the article here.
June 5th through June 14th is Troopers Week in Casper! There will be many opportunities to see and hear the Troopers and their 2009 show before they leave for the Drum Corps International competition circuit. The schedule is as follows: June 5th -Halftime at the Wyoming Cavalry Indoor Football Game, Casper Events CenterJune 6th – […]
Today, the European drum corps season will start in Goes – The Netherlands. Eight Dutch corps will enter the Drum Corps Netherlands competition in the Open Class, Cadet Class, A-Class and Percussion Class. The performing corps are Juliana (Middelburg), Confetti (Goes), Johan Friso (Middelburg), Harpe Davids (Zoetermeer), Blue Phoenix (Axel), Showband 75 (Leidschendam), Jong-Holland (Zwijndrecht) […]
A “world-class” drum corps event that has drawn performers from around the country to Charlotte for the past 20 years has found a new home: Rock Hill. NightBeat — which last year drew drum corps from as far away as Milwaukee, Boston and San Antonio — will take place July 26 at the District Three […]
In this issue of Off The Record, Frank continues his exploration of some of the great soloists of all time – all on single-valve instruments. A great cross-section of players from the 60’s, the program features some of the legendary names from the activity: D’Amico, Angelica (Cabs), Hlywa (Hurcs), Doug Gibb (Sarnia), Murphy (Prince), Laus […]
Six new World Drum Corps Hall of Fame regular members and the winner of the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award to be inducted this year have been making contributions to the drum and bugle corps community in the United States and Canada as performers, arrangers, instructors, judges, administrators and fund raisers since 1947. This year’s inductees […]
The Vigilantes Drum and Bugle Corps, a Richardson-based competitive, all-age performance group, is pleased to announce Paul Rennick has joined the organization’s staff as percussion caption head. Paul Rennick is recognized as a leader in the field of marching percussion, having taught, written and arranged for many of the most successful percussion ensembles in the […]
The frigid fury, brisk beauty, and passionate warmth of winter in the Colorado Rockies are the inspiration for the Denver Blue Knights 2009 production, "SHIVER." Presented in five movements, "SHIVER" storms onto the field with "Whiteout," musically portrayed by Antonio Vivaldi’s Winter. "Whiteout" is a flurry of visual effects carried by the guard, punctuated by […]
Without traveling, there aren’t many ways that fans of marching music can see performances by the best drum lines, brass ensembles and color guards in the country. That’’s why they’ll easily shell out twice the price of a regular movie ticket e to o gather at a local theater and watch the satellite feed from […]
With a full week under their belts, the corps has adjusted well to dormitory life in the rolling hills of Western Pennsylvania, and the rigors that Spring Training can bring. The rehearsal days are long up to 18 hours of marching, playing, polishing, dot book prep, uniform fittings, and more. In true Cadet-style, the transition […]
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