The Kingston Grenadiers Drum & Bugle Corps braved high winds and even a bit of hail during a recent practice weekend, par for the course in looking and sounding good for the their 50th anniversary celebrations Saturday, June 13. The corps will be doing what they do best: performing. Plus, they’re throwing in a downtown […]
Based on recent recommendations by the Austin Stars Board of Directors and Staff,our rehearsal schedule has been reduced! Austin Stars’ Rehearsals will take place at Rouse High School (1501 CR 271 Leander, TX 78641) from 12 noon until 5 pm unless otherwise noted below! Read the rest of the article here.
With just days until the kickoff of the 2009 Drum Corps International Tour, it’s time to take a close look at the schedule to decide which shows you’re going to see. In this week’s Field Pass, Dan Potter takes us stop-by-stop through the season DCI Executive Director Dan Acheson. Have a question, comment or request […]
For two Colquitt County teen-agers preparing for an 8,500-mile odyssey, the lazy days of summer will be few and far between. Rachel Foster and Teal Ewer began preparing in December for the two-month tour that will take them along much of the East Coast and as far north as Minnesota. That was when the first […]
Summer drum corps is cranking up in Johnstown, Pa., as the Cadets spend their final days at Spring Training working the show, expressing thanks to the community, recording a CD and putting the final stitches on each uniform that includes the sentimental Holy Name patch dating to 1934. The Cadets depart Johnstown on Monday, June […]
Garrett Fuerst marches to the beat of his own drum. The 16-year-old rising junior at Gibbs High School is part of the Jacksonville, Florida-based Teal Sound Drum & Bugle Corps. The elite touring group is comprised of 125 top music students aged 15-21 from across the southeast and Japan. This summer Teal Sound will travel […]
It wasn’t an easy decision, but the annual Brass Spectacular held at Pittsburg State has been canceled this year.The Brass Spectacular was part of the Drum Corps International Summer Music Games tour that concludes with the World Championships in Indianapolis. Blame it on funding or the economy, but either way, organizer Doug Whitten said he […]
The Star United Mini Corps will debut their 2009 program on Sunday, June 14th in a combined concert with the Illinois Brass Band. The Drum Corps Associate (DCA) Three-time Champion Star United Mini Corps will perform an original work by Frank Sullivan entitled "Deja View" (in four movements). “This program is an ambitious undertaking for […]
Drum Corps United Kingdom are pleased to advise that two more Corps have now registered to compete at the 2009 British Drum Corps Championships on Saturday 19th September bringing the total number of units to 20. Trinity SSB have entered the Open Class, which now stands at 14 Corps, and the Concord All-Stars have registered […]
Drum Corps Associates President, Gil Silva, is pleased to announce that www.dcacorps.org, the web home of DCA has received a much needed face lift and revitalization for 2009. The new website is the work of Brian Haslanger, well known California Web Designer. Working closely with DCA Secretary and Webmaster, Glen Johnson, Brian has designed a […]
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