With a handful of Santa Clara Vanguard members sidelined due to an upper respiratory illness, the corps will forgo its competitive show tonight at the DCI Tour event in Toledo, Ohio, but will still give an exhibition performance. “Right on the doorstep of the World Championships, we’re erring on the side of caution,” said Vanguard […]
As a child, Tom Mika would often march around his home with his trumpet, playing the classic gospel hymn “When the Saints Go Marching In,” his feet stomping to the beat. “He fell in love with it,” recalls his mother, Laurie Mika, referring to the trumpet. “It was always in his blood.” Years later, after […]
Sunday evening’s Dayton Summer Classic event featured performances by 11 Open Class corps. Scores from the event were combined with a corresponding “seeding” show in Dubuque, Iowa to determine the order of appearance for the Open Class World Championship Quarterfinals competition on Tuesday, Aug. 4 in Michigan City, Ind. Open Class Coordinator David Eddleman said […]
When Drums Along the Waterfront pounded out beats Sunday night in Orchard Park, a local tuba player was part of the world-renowned sound that rocked the audience at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Sean Pease, a 2007 Lancaster High School graduate, contributed to the sounds ringing through the stadium. Pease, a member of the Santa Clara (Calif.) […]
On Saturday, August 22nd the Atlanta CorpsVets All-Age Drum and Bugle Corps will play host to four of DCA’s finest Drum and Bugle Corps with the 7th annual Drum Corps Rocks the South! competition at Rockmart High School in Rockmart, Georgia. The Family & Friends BBQ starts at 5:30pm and the show gets underway at […]
Blue Devils B stay undefeated in cross country Open Class openerJuly 25, 2009 — Omaha, NE . . . The calendar said there were just two weeks left in the Drum Corps International season, but last Saturday’s “Drums Across Nebraska” contest felt like the Open Class opener to most of the eight competing corps and […]
Red River Thunder a big success once again July 19, 2009 — Denton, TX . . . The 4th Annnual “Red River Thunder” was a perfect blend of cooler weather brought about by a hailstorm earlier in the day, a great venue and, of course, a fantastic line-up of drum corps. Presenting their show “The […]
Blue Devils wow Kansas audience at the annual “Starlite Drum-O-Rama” July 13, 2009 – Hutchinson, KS . . . in the shadow of the old rehearsal stomping ground of the Sky Ryders, Ross Viner and his crew staged another outstanding production at Gowan’s Stadium on the campus of Hutchinson Community College. This show has grown […]
Carolina Crown earned top honors and made a statement Saturday, recording a score of 95.25 on the second day of the DCI Eastern Classic in Allentown, Pa. Crown ended up just half a point shy of the Blue Devils’ score from the day before, drastically closing the 2.65 point gap between the corps just one […]
Stephen Mikulay, 19, of Huntley, has been on the road since Memorial Day weekend touring with the Phantom Regiment of Rockford, which will be defending its Drum Corps International World Championship from Aug. 6 to 8 in Indianapolis. The Regiment is known for its use of classical music to tell a tale in its presentations, […]
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