Finishing off a week of practice and clinics, the Academy Drum and Bugle Corps said goodbye, at least for now, to Maricopa with an exhibition at Maricopa High School. Students, parents and fans of the marching band-color guard-performing arts hybrid came to Maricopa High School’s football field to watch the more than 100-member corps perform […]
Imagine a 12 year old throwing strikes on Albert Pujols. Or serving an ace against Serena Williams. In our world of drum corps, that’s essentially what happened last week during an educational clinic given by the reigning DCI World Champs, the Blue Devils. Dan Potter explains in today’s Field Pass presented by Zildjian. Have a […]
At 7 p.m. July 20, drum corps will be banging drums and showing the people of the Permian Basin what they can do as “Thunder in the Desert,” an annual drum corps show, rumbles into Odessa. Drum corps featuring brass instruments, percussion instruments and color guards are similar to marching bands but are made up […]
Join Pacific Crest Alumni for a night of Food, Fun and Fundraising in West Covina. We will be at the El Torito Mexican Grille located at 3133 E. Garvey N., West Covina, CA starting at 6pm. The phone number is (626) 966 7516. The kind people at El Torito have offered to donate back 25% […]
17,500 gallons of milk. 20,000 pounds of peanut butter. 150,000 bowls of cereal. These are just some of the quantities World Class corps collectively devour each summer, amounting to some 1.2 million meals served at a price tag around $850 a day. But what if corps could cut down food costs by 20, 30, or […]
Mayor Shawn Hogan is confident the performances at Maple Sound’s 21st annual drum corps show will be great, but he’s worried not many people will be there to witness them. Ticket sales for the drum corps show are improving, but there’s still plenty to be had for the Saturday event at Maple City Park. “They’re […]
Celebrate the best of the best as Drum Corps International presents its 2010 World Championship Quarterfinals LIVE on the big screen! Presented by DCI and National Cinemedia’s Fathom Events, Big, Loud & Live 7, will be simulcast from Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium into nearly 500 movie theaters nationwide on Thursday, August 12 at 6:30 p.m. […]
This Hopcast, recorded on July 7, comes from Pella, Iowa, where Cadets Director George Hopkins rejoined the corps after a week at the office in Allentown, Pa. Hopkins provides new details on Toy SOULdier… “Yesterday, we had a full 14- hour day, redid the visual presentation for Dance of the Tumblers and added completion to […]
Last week Scott Brown, percussion battery arranger of Beatrix’ and alumnus of Carolina Crown, flew in from the United States to bring Beatrix’ drum line to the next level. His musical book got a lot of attention and the members worked on technique and chops. Beatrix’ worked hard during the approach to the DCN contest […]
Buccaneers sail to victory at ‘Barnum Festival’ June 26, 2010 – Bridgeport, CT . . . The Reading Buccaneers’ consecutive winning streak reached 49 as they swept all captions at “Champions on Parade” sponsored by the Barnum Festival Committee. The hot and hazy weather conditions gave way to some annoying rain showers just before the […]
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