by Ron Baysinger, Drum Corps World staff (BNMB [at] aol [dot] com) July 6, 2011 — Centerville, OH . . . A warm but beautiful night was the setting for the 32nd annual “Soaring Sounds.” The only thing missing was the hot air balloon that usually soars over the stadium at the beginning of the […]
Join us for The Academy’s final run-through in Arizona when Pacific Crest, and Mandarins join us to perform in exhibition for our local crowd as we all jump back on the road for the final championships destination in Indianapolis. On Wednesday, July 20th all three corps will be visiting the campus of Corona del Sol […]
Over a two-day series of drum corps shows (Friday, July 1, and Saturday, July 2), 19 local high schools and two youth music camps participated in Pacific Crest’s school band outreach program. The Organization provided Corps at the Crest tickets at a discount, giving more than 1,200 Southern California High School band students the opportunity […]
Fifteen World Class Drum Corps International units will come together later this month in Gadsden, Ala. to compete while raising funds to assist an Alabama community still reeling in the wake of a catastrophic storm earlier this year. On April 27, a massive tornado tore through Phil Campbell, Ala., a small town in the northwest […]
Cost is free with admission ticket to DCI Masters of the Summer Music Games competition. Part of the “Pearl Presents The Masters of the Summer Music Games” DCI competition An afternoon event that allows students, educators and fans to experience the Blue Devils show day preparations up-close. Opportunities to learn and participate in Blue Devil […]
Organizing and running a local Drum Corps International show might seem like a relatively simple task. Get a show date and a lineup of corps from DCI, find housing and volunteers, promote the event and stick to the schedule on show night. Simple, right? Well, in reality, as we hear in today’s Field Pass presented […]
Hundreds of musicians from all over the world competed in the Sioux Empire Spectacular Wednesday night. It’s South Dakota’s premiere Drum Corps International marching event. “It’s unbelievable that I get to share this experience with a group that’s been that high. I’m honored,” Kate Chambers said. Read the rest of the article here.
Day two in Chanhassen, Minn. was at least as productive as the first, and the weather was equally perfect. While The Cadets were beginning to look a little dazed by Ensemble Part 2 tonight, the run-through at the end of the long day was electric. After two days of work, the show has taken significant […]
by Bill Flaker, Drum Corps World staff (wrflaker [at] aol [dot] com) June 27, 2001 – Bridgeport, CT . . . The 2011 DCI New England tour opened up in grand fashion this evening with a large crowd on hand at Kennedy Stadium. The weather was perfect, while fellow DCW staff writer Timothy “Ace” Holleran […]
Preston Scout House Alumni Band will make its ninth appearance since 2002 in the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) Alumni Spectacular field show in Rochester, New York on Labor Day weekend, part of a 10-corps lineup that represents the entire span of modern drum and bugle corps activity from the 1930s to today. The Alumni Spectacular […]
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