Home » July 21st, 2011 Entries posted on “July, 2011”

In The News: Enid Valiant Knights Planning Get-Together

Countless hours of hard work and memories of marching around the United States will be on full display the weekend of Aug. 5 at the Valiant Knights reunion. Valiant Knights was a drum and bugle corps active from the late-1960s to early 1980s. The group was active throughout the summer and involved Enid-area youths ranging […]

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In The News: Yay For YEA In Online Voting Contest

Youth Education in the Arts proved to be one of the most popular nonprofits in a national online competition, earning the Allentown organization best-known for its championship drum and bugle corps $225,000. The organization competed against 100 other top charities in a popular voting contest on Facebook, called Chase Community Giving, funded by the JPMorgan […]

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Spartans Post Thank You Message

It is hard to believe that our last local show will be this Saturday, July 23rd at 7PM Lawrence Veterans Memorial Stadium. So much hard work and so many great people met along the way.  It is time that we say  thank you to our fans, support staff and alumni for being there for us. […]

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2011 DCI Field Pass Episode 28

The drill formations for the Cadets’ 2011 production, “Between Angels and Demons,” is a mathematical puzzle with two differently costumed sets of performers constantly meshing and separating. Good thing the show’s visual designer is a mathematician. Dan Potter gets inside the head of drill designer Jeff Sacktig in today’s Field Pass presented by Zildjian. Read […]

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A Little Extra Water And Shade Go A Long Way

Rose Hill, Kansas didn’t seem to have much more than corn fields and a nice turf stadium, and the high was 101 degrees. The Cadets tried out George’s new, hydration-friendly schedule with 20-minute water and shade breaks about every hour. (This isn’t to say that they didn’t get to drink water before; they just have […]

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In The News: Drum Corps International Donates To Phil Campbell Band

Drum Corps International will march into Titan Stadium on the Gadsden City High School campus next week for the third consecutive year. But this year, performers in the annual show will be helping give back to a band program that suffered major losses in the April 27 tornadoes. Read the rest of the article here.

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Cheshire Cadets Become The Horizon Corps

On Sunday 17th July 2011, Cheshire Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps performed in exhibition for the very last time at DCUK Warrington. The corps will move on as The Horizon Corps. “We dedicated today’s final performance to past amd present members, we put on a fantastic performance today and hopefully it made everyone proud who […]

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Old School Challenge Rematch

The Boston Crusaders and the Madison Scouts are pleased to announce “The Old School Challenge Rematch” an 10-day fundraising blitz that pits two of drum corps’ oldest units in a head-to-head battle for financial supremacy. Starting at 12:01a, Wednesday July 20, and continuing until 11:59p Friday the 29th , the two corps will compete against […]

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Four DCI Live Learning Events Coming To Texas This Week

Drum corps fans will have exciting opportunities this week in Texas to learn just what it takes to be a part of Marching Music’s Major League! Hosted as part of select Drum Corps International Tour events, Live Learning Events give drum corps fans an interactive inside look at the experience of rehearsing and marching as […]

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2011 DCI Field Pass Episode 27

The first DCI Tour of Champions event was Sunday night in Rockford, Ill. Dan Potter was there and tells us if it was a success in the eyes of some of the people who put it together, in today’s Field Pass presented by Zildjian. Have a Field Pass question, comment or request? Leave a message […]

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