Kick off the 2010 Drum Corps International Summer Music Games Tour in Chesapeake VA on Saturday, June 19th with "The 3 C’s Double Play Season Opener". Join Carolina Crown, The Cadets and The Cavaliers for this unique event. The event will be identical in format to the Allentown, PA event the night before, sponsored by […]
The 2010 drum corps season will begin with a picnic and performance by High Country Brass, Troopers and Blue Knights one day before the Troopers and Blue Knights leave on first tour. Parents, friends and supporters are invited to the send off of what should be an exciting summer for corps members and staff. The […]
After four weeks of an intense Pre-Tour, two canceled dress rehearsal, and one Cook Truck Fire, The Cavaliers are ready to show audiences across the country what makes them mad with the 2010 program Mad World. One would think rehearsing 10-12 hours each day for nearly 28 days straight would take its toll on members, […]
My first visit to the Stillwater area was in 1959 when an exciting new even called Drum Beauty came to town. This was my introduction to what would be a lifetime of activity and excitement for me. One of the first drum corps to compete here in Stillwater was the Garfield Cadets. They were affiliated […]
Denise Odello, assistant professor of music, received an Imagine Fund Award to support her drum corps research, an investigation titled Music, Sport, and Morality: Competition and the Drum Corps. A musicologist, Odello studies how people use music. Her project focuses on wind bands, technically drum and bugle corps, specifically Drum Corps International (DCI), headquartered in […]
The 2010 Drum Corps International Tour steps off today and DCI’s Field Pass presented by Zildjian has your season preview! Hall of Famers Michael Cesario and Marc Sylvester join Dan Potter for the first of a multi-part series exploring the 2010 productions of last year’s Top 12. Today, a look back to 2009, why Cesario […]
Having spent nearly five weeks at Spring Training in the beautiful picturesque setting on Western Pennsylvania, The Cadets have taken to the road, and are today rehearsing at J. Birney Crum Stadium, readying for their first performance of the season! Tonight, in their hometown of Allentown, Pa., the corps will debut their 2010 production, Toy […]
The La Crosse Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps is ready to move up to another level this season in the world-class division of Drum Corps International. The Blue Stars, who finished eighth the past two years at the world championships, start the 2010 season with bigger expectations and a more difficult, sophisticated and competitive […]
Each summer, Drum Corps International groups offer students and fans a unique opportunity to learn all aspects of corps technique—taught by the members and staff who bring drum corps to life on the field. Coinciding with some of the biggest events of the summer, DCI’s Live Learning series takes place at select Premier Events throughout […]
The Raiders Drum and Bugle Corps of Wayne, New Jersey are pleased to announce their design team for the 2010 season. Michael Hamilton, PJ Tankard, Colin Bell and Mike Russ are collaborating on the Raiders’ program for this year. Michael Hamilton is returning for his sixth year with the Raiders as Program Coordinator. Michael holds […]
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