In early August, four drum and bugle corps en route to a major competition will be stopping in Schuylkill County to rest, practice and entertain. "There are between 120 to 150 performers in each group," according to Terry McGlone, Schuylkill Haven, a housing coordinator for Drum Corps International East. "They play brass and percussion instruments. […]
A dusty football pitch on a warm Monday morning 25 miles outside Pretoria is not the place where I expected to find an American-style marching band – but then again, I am quickly learning that anything is possible in this diverse and often inspiring country. With the excavated earth of a diamond mine in the […]
Pacific Crest prepares for start of the 2010 Drum Corps International Summer Tour. Follow the corps as we begin our season with our Northern California Tour. The corps will be performing in Clovis, CA on Friday, June 25th; Stanford, CA on Saturday, June 26th; and Atascadero, CA on June 27th. Stay up to date via […]
Wondering what some of your favorite 2010 corps are looking and sounding like during the early season? Video On Demand from the June 20 Drum Corps International Tour event in Fort Mill, S.C. is now available for playback on the DCI Fan Network. You can now watch the complete performances of Carolina Crown, the Cadets, […]
The Blue Stars and Boston Crusaders enjoyed very successful seasons in 2009. How are they following up that success in 2010? Dan Potter finds out from DCI Hall of Famers Marc Sylvester and Michael Cesario in today’s Field Pass presented by Zildjian. Have a Field Pass question, comment or request? Leave a message for Dan […]
The Cadets honored two veterans as part of the Cadets Hall of Honored Veterans on June 18 during the Allentown, Pa., show at J. Birney Crum Stadium. null Honored were John Gangale of Midway Park, N.J., and Nick Patrisso of Clifton, N.J. Patrisso marched as a snare drum player in The Cadets from its founding […]
The Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps begins its 2010 competitive season tonight at "Drums Along the Sandias," at Rio Rancho High School in Rio Rancho, N.M., just north of Albuquerque. Other corps expected to compete are Revolution, Academy and the Blue Knights from Denver. The corps left Casper Saturday morning on four buses, just hours […]
Following his visit during the winter, Scott Brown will again be in our country to bring Beatrix’ drumline to the next level. His visit just before Beatrix’s first DCN contest is a great opportunity to do some last fine-tuning. This year is the first time Scott wrote the battery parts for Beatrix’. The scores are […]
In an effort to beat the inevitable “leaked” photos, we want to present to you the 2010 Madison Scouts uniform and guard uniform. Kudos to Brent Becker and Stanbury for their input and hard work in getting the corps into these uniforms this season. As well, thanks to Chad Duggan and Dance Sophisticates for their […]
Hungry for drum corps? If you’re in downtown Indianapolis this Wednesday, June 23, take a break from the grind and bring your lunch to a free concert with the Glassmen. Starting at 11 a.m., the corps will take the steps of Monument Circle in the heart of downtown Indy, wowing curious onlookers with ensemble and […]
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