Old Spartans never die, Pam Angulo said Friday. “They become part of the Al LaFlamme fan club,” she said. In a ballroom at the Crowne Plaza hotel, more than 100 of Albert A. “Berdie” LaFlamme’s fans gathered to pay tribute to the founder of the Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps, and to raise money for […]
All drum corps news from the DCE website is now available on Twitter. The ‘followers’ of the Drum Corps Europe ‘Tweets’ will receive the latest news in their Twitter account. Drum Corps Europe launched their Twitter page last month. From today, news updates on the DCE news page are added to Twitter too within an […]
The Oregon Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps is pleased to announce that the Portland-based Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) has issued an Opportunity Grant to aid the organization in reducing its debt incurred during the 2009 season, and the Oregon Crusaders has renewed its plan for a stronger and growing organization in 2010. “The […]
Colts Executive Director Greg Orwoll is pleased to announce that Max Mullinix will return to the Colts for his second year as Percussion Arranger and Caption Head. This will be Max’s third year with the Colts. "We have a great deal of momentum building in the Colts percussion program, and many would agree that the […]
After much thought and deliberation, The Citations have made the difficult decision to take an inactive status for the 2010 season. We will take this time to restructure staffing, work on our infrastructure and retire a small amount of long-term debt. This was a very tough but well thought out decision that was made in […]
Informational packets are near completion for all sections of the corps. All of the applicants for snare, tenor, and bass for the 2010 Academy were sent their audition packets via email. Materials included audition details, music, and messages from staff that will set these individuals in motion for their audition experience in December. If you […]
Pacific Crest will present Maze for the 2010 season. Simply stated, Maze is a show about getting from start to finish, from here to there. The four movements are: I. Game On! – 2. Blocked – 3. Lost – 4. Made it! Great music will be central to the corps’ performance, with sources from video […]
Entering his third year with the CorpsVets organization, Alan Armstrong will be switching roles this year to take on the Brass Caption Head position after heading up the visual program for the last two seasons. "I am excited to be taking on a new challenge with the brass line. Dave Henry and I have had […]
Spirit Drum and Bugle Corps will be interviewing potential drum majors and conductors for the 2010 season at its first audition camp in December. Potential drum majors are required to have been a member of the corps for at least one complete season. Conductors may be chosen from veterans of the corps as well as […]
Again this year, the Frys.com Open PGA Golf Tournament is asking The Academy for help in providing volunteers and, in turn, providing us with an excellent fundraising opportunity. The Tournament will be held at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale on October 22-25. If you can help, please go to www.frysopengolf.com , click on the […]
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