Sally Hall of Springfield remembers fondly the heyday of competitive drum and bugle corps teams in Springfield. “During the period of 1968 through 1981 the American Legion and VFW posts of Springfield along with various other local merchants and businesses helped sponsor three drum and bugle corps. In the fall of 1968, the Falcons, above […]
Wow! Brand new King Ultimate Marching Brass! We are talking about a seriously happy brass section. The brass members arrived early on Friday to sort out assigning new instruments and after their first warm up, spent the rest of the evening working on the corps song, Imagine. The new instruments are truly beautiful. There were […]
The Mandarins will perform in concert at the Pacific Rim Street Fest, in Old Sacramento on Sunday, May 23. Performance time is 11:15 a.m., at the Sacramento Bee Stage near the Discovery Museum. Stop by to say hello and check out the corps’ public debut of musical selections from our 2010 production, "To Dream Of […]
Welcome back to David Crook as the Pioneer Color Guard Caption Head and Arranger. David worked at Pioneer in 2008 as a co writer and technician for the Pioneer Guard. Since then his work at the ONYX Color Guard has shown that is a valuable addition to the Pioneer Guard Staff once again. Onyx is […]
The Devils from Witzenhausen will participate in the DCE European Championships in Kerkrade this year. A spot freed up because the Senators have announced that they will not be competing this year. The Devils were the first corps on the waiting list for the DCE European Championships of 2010. Drum Corps Europe has invited the […]
Grammy award winner Will Calhoun will join The Academy on stage for their third theater production, CenterStage. Legendary drummer for the band Living Colour, Will is a widely acclaimed drummer from the Bronx, New York. He graduated from the Berklee School of Music in Boston, where he received a Bachelors degree in Music Production and […]
I have done some crazy things for my children: badgered coworkers to buy things they didn’t need, washed total strangers’ cars and spent way too many Friday nights in a concession stand. But when Larry, my oldest child, joined Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps, volunteering took on a whole new meaning. For those of […]
Spirit Members, Alumni, Friends, Fans, and Family, It is with great pleasure that we announce this gathering once again. When we first did this in 2001, we never dreamed it would become such a part of our history. Executive Director Joel Vincent has put forth a great effort to allow us to go forward with […]
Queen’s day and Liberation Day are two beautiful Dutch national holidays that are known for live music, parties and other festivities throughout the country. It makes perfect sense that Beatrix’ takes part in the celebrations on these days. Last week, early in the morning of Friday the 30th of April, Beatrix’ assembled in the corps […]
Pacific Crest’s Sneak Preview takes place Saturday, June 12, 2010, at Irvine High School. The event begins at 6 PM with dinner, and concludes with Pacific Crest’s performance of its 2010 production, Maze. Tickets are $15. You may purchase them online or by calling Betty Yoder at 909-598-5961. Join our fans, famillies, and alumni for […]
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