Percussion Caption Head and Arranger Omar Carmenates has just earned his Doctor of Music degree from Florida State University. His treatise, Honduras Rosewood: Its Endangerment and Subsequent Effect on the Percussion Industry, was successfully defended on December 7th, and was the culmination of three years of doctoral work at Florida State. While at FSU defending […]
Questions concerning drum corps, auditions, Summer Tour, and everything else Cadet-related don’t have to wait until the January Audition Camp. Potential members, parents, and veterans are invited to take part in an online Webinar at 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 21st. The Webinar comes after a winter storm forced the cancellation of this weekend’s Cadets […]
The Dubuque Colts Drum & Bugle Corps won $25,000 in the Chase Bank Community Giving competition that was held on Facebook. The musical organization was among the top 100 charities that received votes from Facebook supporters. The donation will be used to support member scholarships and local programs. Read the rest of the article here.
To make sure you’ve got the perfect drum corps gifts underneath your tree in time for the holidays, from now until Tuesday, Dec. 22 (before 12 p.m. ET), Drum Corps International will upgrade your order of any size to UPS Second-Day shipping service for the cost of regular UPS Ground. Other shipping deadlines: * Any […]
Upon the inception of The Sun Devils Drum and Bugle Corps, it has always been our collective desire to have a uniform that without a doubt, be recognizable across the entire drum corps community. We have found that uniform! The uniform below will be the next Sun Devils look. The goal is to purchase 60 […]
The Cavaliers hosted its second audition camp of the 2010 season this past weekend in Austin, Texas. We had a great turnout, and if you followed along on Facebook or Twitter, you got live action of the 2010 auditions in the Lone Star State. Guard Sergeant Ben Ash, who attended both audition camps said, “There […]
The Raiders are extremely pleased to announce the latest addition to their drum corps family! The Marauders will take to the streets this year entertaining crowds at parades throughout the Spring & Summer months. The corps will also travel to Rochester in September to participate in the DCA mini corps championships over Labor Day weekend. […]
The New York Skyliners Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps, following elections held in October, would like to announce some staff changes for the 2010 season. After 6 years at the helm, Ray Priester made the decision not to seek a fourth term, opening the doors for a leadership change. The corps thanked Ray (who has […]
On December 19th, Forte Drum & Bugle Corps will arrive in the Houston, TX (Seven Lakes HS in Katy, TX). Virginia Beach, VA, auditions at Landstown HS were canceled due to a major winter storm. Dec 19th -Seven Lakes HS (Please RSVP HERE http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dFJCcGxBcHk0dF9zeG1fLW5LaF9PU2c6MA ) 9251 South Fry RoadKaty, TX 77494
Phantom Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps Executive Director Rick Valenzuela was apologetic for flooding people’s e-mail inboxes for the past couple of weeks. But the mass mailing and endless Facebook updates paid off. Phantom Regiment was one of 100 nonprofit groups that will be awarded at least $25,000 and have a chance at $1 million […]
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