Christmas came early for the Raiders Drum and Bugle Corps this year. As a result of their partnership with Dynasty instruments, they were able to obtain new brass, battery and pit percussion instruments for the 2010 season. Santa Claus, in the form of support staffer Joe Kay, drove one of the corps’ equipment trucks to […]
Forte is a member of Overture Youth Advocacy through the Arts. Forte is about to embark on it’s first DCI (Drum Corps International) Tour along with helping develop new programs in the OYAA umbrella to support its mission. OYAA and Forte need your help! We are launching our first Capital Giving Campaign from May 2010 […]
Last year, the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps ended their season with 12th place in the DCI World Championships Finals. They hadn’t placed that high among other world class corps since 1986, when they they finished 11th. Director Fred Morris brought the corps back into their stride over the last few years, redeveloping the program […]
We need to move out the old before bringing in the new!! From now until June 17, when the corps heads out of town for tour, almost every apparel item is on sale! Some of them over 50% off! This is a "Blow Out Sale" or "Get It While It Lasts" or "You’ll kick yourself […]
“On the shoulders of giants do we stand” And nowhere is that more evident then in the Madison Scouts. Our 72 year history is a story rich in tradition, adversity and success… all culminating in incredible life changing experiences realized by young men through the activity of drum corps. It doesn’t matter how many valves […]
Since our founding thirteen years ago, the Field Band Foundation (FBF) has grown tremendously into a mature and goal achieving non-profit organisation, whose dream is to dramatically impact the lives of our economically challenged and often misguided youth through cheerful music and dance. With our incredible forthcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup performances, the FBF gains […]
All are invited to our dress rehearsal this Saturday June 12th, 7pm at East Coweta Middle School. Please spread the word! Please bring all your friends, family, and prospective members (we still have a few horn and percussion spots; 3 trumpets, 1 bari, 1 bass, tenor and pit). We’ll be debuting our new uniform, our […]
The cost of moving The Cavaliers down the road (just over 13,000 miles this summer) has jumped from about $5.00 a mile in 2005 to $5.75 in 2006 and $6.32 in 2007. We are now anticipating that the cost of moving the corps this summer will again be in the $7.00 per mile range. We […]
Alumni and friends in the North Jersey area are invited to hop on the bus to see The Cadets debut their summer production, Toy Souldier, on June 18 at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, Pa. The bus provided to the Holy Name alumni chapter will leave the Garfield VFW on Outerwater Lane at 4:30 […]
Who, exactly, are these volunteers? They’re the unsung heroes of drum corps, putting in as many hours behind the scenes as members do on the field. They cook for hungry performers and staff, sew flags, drive trucks, and perform countless other tasks and activities at all hours of the day. Though volunteers receive no compensation […]
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