The DCE European Championships will have another exceptionally strong corps line-up in 2012. There were far more entries than available spots, and nine corps have received a wildcard. The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, France and Ireland will be represented at the European Championships. The Premier Class has sixteen corps. The top ten of […]
A contingent of more than 30 Blue Devils staff and members have embarked on a journey to Southeast Asia this week, traveling to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to present the organization’s “System Blue” educational series to an international audience. The group will be featured clinicians at the WBC International Band Camp during a three-day event hosted […]
Tickets are now available to sit in the Blue Stars’ block for the DCI World Championships, DCI Minnesota, DCI Southeastern Championship, and DCI Eastern Classic. New this year, we are able to tell you which section your tickets will be located, so you can buy with confidence that you are getting great seats! These tickets […]
Selecting the first two drum majors who will lead Cadets2 onto the field next summer is not an easy task. Just ask Eric Kitchenman, Cadets2 director and Rich Hammond, The Cadets program coordinator. Both of them have many years of experience working throughout the ranks of drum corps and marching bands to get just the […]
The last thing a drum corps fan might expect to hear during the dog days of summer are strains of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” coming from a drum corps’ brass section. But believe it or not, this tune and many others with a holiday twist have been heard during DCI competitions over many […]
The December camp has officially been labeled a success by everyone involved. After the final performance on Sunday afternoon, George Hopkins took the time to speak with each section of the horn line to make sure everyone who auditioned knew exactly where they stood before they went home. The trumpet and baritone sections are now […]
The administrative and instructional staff for Cadets2 has announced the schedule for the upcoming camp expected to draw 70–90 musicians for the second camp to be held Saturday, Dec. 17 and Sunday, Dec. 18 at South Mountain Middle School in Allentown, Pa. Eric Kitchenman said, “We’ve been doing a lot of work to lock down […]
Longtime Drum Corps International judge Tom Roe, passed away early Monday, Dec. 12 after a prolonged battle with leukemia. He was 65 years old. A music educator in the elementary, high school and university levels since 1965, Roe also served as an adjudicator for Winter Guard International and was the former assistant director of bands […]
Our last December practice session will be held this Sunday, December 18th from 10AM to 4PM at the Nashua Boys and Girls Club. Following the holiday season January Camp will take place. The weekend of January 14, 15 and 16 will bring the full corps together as we work on the 2012 show concept. A […]
The Spirit of Atlanta 2012 Audition Camp held this past weekend at New Manchester High School was a huge success. The number of people auditioning for the corps more than doubled since last year, with the biggest areas of growth being in the brass and color guard. A demanding rehearsal schedule concluded with all sections […]
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