Rochester’s Empire Statesmen provided plenty of fireworks for their hometown season-opening contest on July 4, blasting their way to first place overall with top scores in every caption in the 6th annual Vince Bruni Preview of Champions. Statesmen finished on top with 78.288, highest in any of the three Drum Corps Associates (DCA) contests so […]
AmericaFest of fizzle? July 4th festivities called “AmericaFest” at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA, seemed like a great idea. I was excited. Drum corps, fireworks, good food, good drinks and several thousand people, perfect! Well . . . maybe not for drum corps fans. This show brought out some the best of Los Angeles […]
The Racine Scouts Drum & Bugle Corp lost a very dear member this afternoon, Sunday June 28th. Dorothy was involved with the Corp for approximately 46 years serving as a volunteer. In 2005, DCI named her the "Volunteer of the Year". A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated next week Thursday, July 9th at […]
Still interested in marching this summer? Music City Legend has open spots in the brass and percussion sections and we’d love to fill the corps entirely! Our specfic needs are: * Three Sopranos (marching 16) * Two Mellophones (marching 8) * Four Baritones (marching 16) * Three Contras (marching 8) * Two Snares (marching 6) […]
Dan Potter is headed off early to Pasadena, California’s Rose Bowl Stadium for the DCI at AmericaFest event taking place on Independence Day. So today’s “Fun-and-Games” edition of the Field Pass is all up to you … your e-mails, voicemails and requests. Have a question, comment or request for Field Pass? Leave a message for […]
A bankruptcy hearing on the fate of the Nashua-based Spartan Drum & Bugle Corps has been postponed again. The hearing, slated for Thursday, was postponed to July 13. The court had delayed two previous hearings at the request of the organization’s attorney. The organization filed for bankruptcy protection last fall, with its director, Paul LaFlamme, […]
Talk about being down in the doldrums. Some local residents are feeling let down after the cancellation of the Adirondack Drums event scheduled for Wednesday, which had advertised that the event would go on rain or shine. After an hourlong postponement, during which attendees waited in the rain, officials called the show off. Now fans […]
The Academy had some very important equipment stolen Monday in Tempe in the area of Broadway and the 101 freeway. A utility vehicle and trailer were stolen which are used to move instruments onto the field before performances The Academy is only days from departure on its national performance tour, encompassing 35 days, competitions in […]
Large crowd gets evening of entertainment at Madison Scouts’ “Drums On Parade” June 28, 2008 – Middleton, WI . . . The Scouts seemed to have been “adopted” by the Madison suburb of Middleton, as they staged another very successful event at Breitenbach Stadium. Perhaps because of the rainout the evening before in Naperville, IL, […]
Connecticut Hurricanes victorious at "Barnum Festival" June 27, 2009 – Bridgeport, CT . . . Twenty-seven years is a long time to wait for anything, but tonight the Connecticut Hurricanes’ long wait is over as they took first place honors at "Champions on Parade." The event was sponsored by the “Barnum Festival” committee, with fellow […]
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