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Busy Weekend For SoCal Dream

This holiday weekend will be a busy one for SoCal Dream. It all begins on Saturday with the Huntington Beach 4th of July parade in the morning. After that, the corps will take a bus to Pacific Palisades for that towns 4th of july celebration and parade. Once the bus returns the corps to HB, […]

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Waterlooville Drum Corps To Hold First Rehearsal

Following the recent announcement that the Corps were re-forming, Waterlooville Drum Corps will be holding their first practice on 11th July 2009 from 1pm till 4pm. The location is Waterlooville Baptist Church, London Road (opposite the Woodpecker pub) – previous members and anyone wishing to join are welcome to come along. Check out their website […]

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2009 DCI Field Pass Episode 18

One of the people propelling Carolina Crown’s slow and steady rise in Drum Corps International competition is brass caption supervisor Matt Harloff. DCI’s Dan Potter spoke with Matt after last Friday’s Crown victory in Normal, Ill. and asks him about the brass sound and style he’s helped create in Fort Mill. Have a question, comment […]

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2009 Sun Devils une Report

The June camps are now complete with the ENTIRE SHOW on the field as of June 21st. The corps is quickly ramping up for its first competitions on July 10 and 11 in Valdosta, GA then Orlando, FL. Having a completed show will allow the audience an early season opportunity to fully immerse themselves into […]

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Holy Name Cadets Story Airs On NPR Station

National Public Radio Correspondent and Cadet Alumnus John Ogle recently aired an in-depth news story on the Holy Name Cadets coming to Virginia to conduct a Music Is Cool Clinic and take part in the upcoming Tidewater Summer Music Games show on July 7th. The story aired on Monday, June 29th on WCVE Public Radio […]

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Scenes From DCI Central Illinois

The DCI Central Illinois Premier Event was packed full of entertainment, education and performance excellence. Held on Friday, June 26, the event was coordinated in conjunction with Music for All’s Summer Symposium. The annual summer camp brought several hundred students together for a week of music education and social interaction. Carolina Crown members were on […]

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In The News: Scores Improve Over First Five Shows

The Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps has wowed crowds thus far in New Mexico, Arizona and California as its "Western Side Story" competitive season enters its second week. And the judges seem to like what they see as well, as they use an intricate scoring system that includes general effect, visual and music broken into […]

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Chippewa Valley Brigade Back From The Big Trip

Right around 5 a.m. on July 26th, members of the Chippewa Valley Drum & Bugle Corps began arriving at the UW-Eau Claire Fine Arts Center parking lot, luggage & instruments in hand. After a brief run-through of the music, the bus was loaded – and for the first time in about a quarter-century, an Eau […]

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2009 DCI Field Pass Episode 17

Green, green, everywhere! Dan Potter has the wrap-up of the second weekend of the 2009 Drum Corps International Tour in today’s Field Pass. Have a question, comment or request for Field Pass? Leave a message for Dan Potter by phone at 317.489.9385 or by e-mail at fieldpass [at] dci [dot] org. Read the rest of […]

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MYPAA Announces Memphis Sound Alumni Association

Members, Staff, and Volunteer Alumni of Memphis Sound now have an official place within MYPAA (Mid-South Youth Performing Arts Association). The Association is charged with keeping the Memphis spirit alive through events, fundraisers, volunteerism, and various other projects. Will McAlister and Jonathan Annis have been selected as Co-Coordinators for the Alumni Association.. Will McAlister marched […]

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