You can nominate someone to receive Drum Corps International’s most prestigious honor. The DCI Hall of Fame is where the legends of drum corps are celebrated for the indelible impressions they leave on the activity and on the lives of thousands of young musicians and performers. Each year you have the special opportunity to be […]
The Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps is seeking an individual interested in a videographer position for our 2012 Tour. Interested applicants must be available from May 18th to August 12th and have the ability to both shoot and edit video. The corps videographer will provide periodic short video updates throughout the summer season and […]
What do Babe Ruth, Red Grange, Elvis Presley, and Hank Williams all have in common? They all were the first group of individuals to be inducted into their professions’ halls of fame—baseball, football, rock and roll, and country music. Following in these legendary footsteps the Santa Clara Vanguard Alumni Association is very proud to announce […]
Color Guard Nederland has released the English website for the Individuals & Ensembles, to be held april 21 in Eemnes, The Netherlands. The competition will feature Color Guard, Percussion, Brass, Ensembles and minicorps. A clinic program will soon be announced, featuring all these elements. The clinics will be held during the day and the competition […]
Spirit of Atlanta will have an information booth at the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) Annual Conference in Savannah, GA January 26-28. Please stop by to catch up on the latest Spirit news, watch videos of Spirit through the ages, and socialize with members, staff, and alumni. The exhibition hall is open to registered GMEA […]
Carolina Crown is pleased to introduce the 2012 Drum Major team of Mike Roche, Linda Harvey and Larkin Sharpe. Crown administration and faculty instructed, developed and evaluated nearly 40 candidates from across the country with the specific desires to be the next leaders of the drum corps. The candidates were involved with training sessions that […]
We can never say thank you enough to all of the volunteers, family and friends of the corps who came by to help, wish us luck and lend a “sewing hand” in making the January 2012 camp a great time for all of us. Our next brass and percussion practice session is Sunday, January 29th […]
We’re starting a new campaign called “It takes all kinds…”, to showcase the richness and diversity of Geek Culture. First up, a lady named Bonnie Ott Thompson, who plays an amazing mellophone horn. Read the rest of the article here.
You weren’t seeing things at last year’s Lakeside Festival if you caught a glimpse of a woman in a kilt and Scottish battle jacket hustling toward her car with percussion mallets in hand. It was Lakeside Legacy Foundation’s executive director Terry Legare heading off to her other gig. Read the rest of the article here.
It’s been three decades since there’s been such a seismic shift in how drum corps have been judged. This coming June, the ensembles taking the field at the start of the new Drum Corps International season will be competing under an entirely new adjudication system. Read the rest of the article here.
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