A very wise friend of mine named Jim Elvord once stood up at a corps staff meeting of a top national contender and asked the following: Who are we? Where are we? Where do we want to go? How are we going to get there? Everybody wanted to skip right to number 4. That would […]
DCA Vice President Allen Buell announced this week that DCA will be accepting bids for the 2014, 2015 DCA World Championships. The DCA Championship presents not only a great time for drum corps fans and performers, but also is one of the largest conventions of its type each year. With several thousand participants and many […]
Welcome to our first episode of Behind the Crest – a weekly podcast offering a behind-the-scenes view of Southern California’s ONLY DCI World Class drum and bugle corps. Series host Matt Lackey introduces Program Coordinator Mark Gunderson, Jeff Lee, and Hall of Fame member Ralph Pace. The new design team discusses how tthey settled on […]
The Sixth has announced the 2012 production entitled ‘Can You See What I See?’. The 2012 design team were working hard to bring a production that will entertain the crowd and make you see The Sixth in a new light. The idea behind the theme is that not everyone sees things the same. “The colours […]
Thank you to everyone who voted in the CITGO Fueling Good program! Thanks to you, we won $5,000 in fuel from CITGO. Every dollar counts especially with fuel prices being so volatile. We would also like to thank CITGO for providing this amazing opportunity for us. (For more information on their program – www.fuelinggood.com. Read […]
Fans of the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps will get to see the World Class drum corps in action in Casper twice this summer. They’ll just have to wait a bit longer than usual. The Troopers, who typically arrive in Casper over Memorial Day weekend for rehearsals prior to the competitive tour, will instead begin […]
Being a drum major or a section leader in The Cadets comes with a tremendous amount of responsibility in a model that has been developed over years and years, and now the tradition extends to Cadets2. It is with great enthusiasm that the Cadets2 organization recognizes the first-ever leaders for the 2012 inaugural season for […]
Storytelling has been around as long as we have. All the ancient cultures — Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Asian — recorded powerful stories — even cave paintings reveal our need to pass along what’s important. Our most compelling stories have always been about heroes — those brave few who rise up against oppression, swim against popular […]
Due to the LARGE number of local and area high schools that are involved with WSMA Solo and Ensemble Festivals this weekend, we have moved the WISCONSIN camp back one week, to March 10 and 11. The location is the same. Please RSVP info [at] racinescouts [dot] com to let us know that you will […]
Crossmen are pleased to announce their selections for 2012 Drum Major. The audition process started with the January Drum Major eXperience and Music Camp in San Antonio the end of January at Madison HS and concluded at the Crossmen February Music Camp. This year the audition and camp was conducted in partnership with DCI Jim […]
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