Through a program to introduce young musicians and dancers from inner city schools to the artistry of the top marching music ensembles in the world, The Cadets and Youth Education in the Arts are kicking off a month-long campaign called “The Urban Arts Project” whereby drum corps fans will be encouraged to make donations in […]
Close to 2,200 people attended Sunday night’s colorful and cacophonous Drum and Bugle Corps competition at Mt. Hope High School, according to Chairperson Anthony Medeiros. The event was co-sponsored by the Bristol Fourth of July Committee and Roger Williams University. Read the rest of the article here.
The crowds are crying, and in world class drum corps competition, that’s a good thing. The Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps took audiences by storm throughout the Midwest last week, and the competitive scores reflected that, improving every single show in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Indiana. Read the rest of the article here.
If you are planning to attend the 50th Anniversary Reunion & Celebration, be sure to bring your wallets or check book! We will be holding a silent auction throughout the day on Saturday to benefit the Pioneer Drum & Bugle Corps! Read the rest of the article here.
It was perfect weather to kick off the 2011 DCUK season (maybe even a little too warm!) as 12 Corps attended the Centro Drum Corps Contest held at South Kesteven Sports Stadium in Grantham, Lincolnshire sponsored by The Company. There was a warm welcome to two news Corps for 2011, The 6th and Nexus, and […]
George Hopkins has taught Cadet corps life lessons based on the FISH! Philosophy in “Hop Talks” for years, and yesterday he finally got to take them to the place of its origin. FISH! is a combination of four concepts that workers at the famous Pike Place Fish Market have instituted to make their jobs more […]
There are 150 members of the Rockford-based Phantom Regiment, which will perform its annual Show of Shows July 17 at Boylan Catholic High School, kicking off a tour of drum and bugle corps champions. Just one member is from Rockford: Jeremy Lewis, 19. He is a native of the city who graduated from Lutheran High […]
On the heels of our performance at DCI West, Freelancers Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps is proud to announce the Freelancers Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps website. Come by and have a look at http://www.freelancers-alumni.org.
The final installment of the New York Philharmonic’s Summertime Classics series coincided with Independence Day weekend, and Bramwell Tovey, the British conductor who oversees these concerts and introduces the music with amusing commentary, was on hand to apologize (a couple of times) on behalf of his countrymen. Read the rest of the article here.
Athletes with instruments is how executive director Stuart Pompel describes the members of the Pacific Corps Drum and Bugle Corps. The group lived up to that characterization Saturday afternoon as it pushed through the hour-and-a-half-long practice in tempuratures that reached the mid 90s. Read the rest of the article here.
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