Casperites are familiar with the sounds of drums and brass in the early days of summer as the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps practices for its national tour. Next summer — Friday, July 6, 2012, to be exact — Casperites and drum corps fans from throughout the region will be treated to the beats and […]
The registration period for the 2012 DCE European Championships is approaching its deadline. Corps wanting to enter the European Championships can register until next Wednesday. The registration period for the biggest European drum corps event will end on 1st December. In the event where more corps have registered than there are places available, nine so-called […]
Founded in 1972, Drum Corps International will celebrate its 40th anniversary season throughout the coming months, and particularly when the world’s most elite marching music ensembles take the field at football stadiums across the United States this summer. “We’ve come a long way since Drum Corps International’s founding, from an organization that simply hosted a […]
Episode 2011-12 of the Drum Corps Planet Box Center podcast is now available for download! This episode marks the return of Managing News Editor Kevin Gamin to the audio world as the 2012 drum corps season begins. Featured in this episode is an interview with Travis Moddison, Brass Caption Supervisor of the Oregon Crusaders, 2010 […]
The Web/Online manager is responsible for developing and implementing the online CMS and CRM presence for Youth Education on the Arts. Reporting to the director of marketing, this position will be responsible for achieving the organization’s online communications and information management goals. This includes Web design, content presentation, database/website interaction, online store management and interfaces […]
Thank you to the many students, parents and friends of Spartans who made our Open House so successful. The next practice sessions for BRASS and PERCUSSION will be Dec 11th and Dec 18th at the Nashua Boys and Girls Club from 10AM to 4PM. Please remember to bring all your application information and registration fee […]
Color Guard Caption Head Jude Boughton and his wonderful team of designers and instructors are returning for their third season at Spirit of Atlanta. Assistant Caption Head Scott Beck and Lead Instructor Erin Leifer are also returning this year and rounding out the guard design team are Choreographers Ryan Valencia, Chavis Cook, and Pepe Ochoa. […]
The December camps consist of four days of rehearsal. The first weekend (December 10th and 11th) is our Experience Camp where you’ll get your first taste of Pacific Crest by participating in two full days of rehearsal. Weekend number two (December 17th and 18th) is our Audition Weekend, and a continuation of the Experience Camp. […]
Drum Major Patrick Crowley woke up his fellow Cadets at 8:00 this morning. They ate, and Crowley led everyone through a much-needed stretch. The corps worked out together before transitioning to sectionals. They did plenty of pushups, but no running today. During morning sectionals, the caption supervisors pulled each new person out individually to give […]
The Vanguard’s 2012 audition season continues with a California Clinic & Audition weekend for prospective members (Brass, Percussion & Color Guard) on December 2-4 at Independence HS in San Jose, CA. This annual effort was kicked off with a successful Texas camp on November 18-20 at Richland HS. The cost of the California weekend will […]
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