The GLASSMEN officially began their 50th Anniversary season last weekend – and what a weekend it was! After a full day of Thanksgiving and turkey, the GLASSMEN family kicked off the holiday weekend and headed to NW Ohio / Michigan for the first audition camp of the 2011 season. All sections began the audition camp […]
This year’s Annual Awards Banquet was be held at the Holiday Inn Commonwealth in Jacksonville, FL on Friday evening, December 10, 2010. Award winners and a few photos from this year’s event are posted below. 2010 Teal Sound Awards BEST ALL AROUND PERCUSSION Kevin Dill Read the rest of the article here.
Is there a disconnect between what drum corps fans want and what judges will reward? What role will the so-called “G8” play in reshaping Marching Music’s Major League? And what will next year’s “Tour of Champions” look like? Drum Corps International’s new Artistic Director, Michael Cesario, answers those questions and more in part two of […]
The Mandarins’ annual awards banquet was held on Thanksgiving Friday at the Dante Club. Congratulations to Jared Cole, who was voted by his peers as their Outstanding Member of 2010. Ageout Certificates were presented to Jared, Melissa Koop, Atsuna Onuki, Phil Gessert, Kyle Bernard, Robert Erickson, Nic Higuera, Stephan Garcia, Greg Gonzales, Christina Torres, Katsuya […]
SoCal Dream’s design team is taking on a Jazz & Blues theme in the typical ?SoCal? way to bring our fans a very exciting show! SoCal Dream proudly announces their 2011 show entitled, “Dream Riffs: Something Borrowed, Something Blues?. Our production opens with ?Baroque Samba” by Darmon Meader which begins with a traditional Baroque approach, […]
It came as a complete surprise on Sunday when The Cadets honored long-time volunteer Brad Kelly for his contributions that have played a huge factor in keeping the corps on the road. Since 2006, Kelly of Souderton, Pa., has worked behind the scenes on the corps? transportation fleet, providing his mechanical expertise whenever needed and […]
Drum Corps Netherlands bids farewell to the A-Class. Starting from next season, corps can participate in the Premier Class, Percussion Class or Junior Class. An exhibition show is still possible for new or rebuilding corps. The A-Class was created five years ago as a special class for beginners corps or corps wanting to get to […]
It’s Sunday, which means it’s time for the latest Drum Corps Planet Box Center podcast! Join Managing News Editor Kevin Gamin as he moves the show to Sundays and looks at the news, announcements, reports and events from around the drum and bugle corps activity, both in North America and abroad. The 2011 audition/rehearsal season […]
The Capital Brass! Trumpet Section has been hired on to sub, during the Holiday Break , for the UAlbany Pep Band, at four Division I basketball games. CB! Will be sitting in on the following dates: Sat, 12/18 – 7:00 Sun. 1/2 – 4:00 Wed, 1/12 – 7:00 Sat. 1/15 – 7:00
The Pioneer is proud to have Mr. Gay on the 2010 staff. Mr. Gay is famous as a Percussionist, Educator, Arranger and Composer Mr. Gay is currently the Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies and an Instructor of Music at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. He teaches student lessons for the percussion studio, directs […]
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