Rochester’s Empire Statesmen are giving new meaning to the old drum corps term “park and play.” They’re going to play in a special park on three separate weekends this summer. There are plenty of other engagements on the performance schedule over the next three months. The Statesmen’s summer schedule will see them play one weekend […]
As a member of the Music City Drum and Bugle Corps Color Guard, Brian Seals will perform in eight states this summer and compete in the Drum Corps International World Championships in Indianapolis. “Last year I was asked to come see a (Drum Corps International) show at McKendree University,” said Seals, 16, a student at […]
Jay Bocook, the musical arranger for both Cadets and Cadets2, will spend his weekend split between Pennsylvania rehearsal camps listening in and working with both corps’ staffs on his arrangements for the 2012 programs. First, Jay will take in the sights and sounds on Saturday with the team at South Mountain Middle School in Allentown, […]
Since The Cadets started coming to Johnstown for spring training in 2008, the weather that first week has been consistently miserable. The temperature is in the forties and it’s drizzling at breakfast time; the soggy, overcast day never quite reaches 60. “Well, you know that lovely weather that normally greets us that first week or […]
The motto of the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps is “Finis Coronate Opus.” Loosely translated the Latin phrase means, “the end crowns the work.” The 150-member corps of La Crosse, Wis., has been holding its spring training camp in Forest City and Waldorf College since May 18. Read the rest of the article here.
The six individuals to be inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame during this year’s ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland on Saturday, September 1 have applied a wide variety of skills around the world in such areas as instruction, finance, computer automation, instrumentation and youth education in support of competing and alumni drum and […]
The search is on for an incomparable full-time bookkeeper/accountant at Youth Education in the Arts, to start immediately. YEA! is a dynamic place where we are making magnificence one young person at a time, and we’re looking for the perfect person to help manage the financial operations of the organization. Read the rest of the […]
Cadets perform to say “thank you” to communities and fans throughout Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New Jersey over the coming days as spring training slowly transitions to the summer tour. Fan Appreciation Tour 2012 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3 — Richland High School, Johnstown, Pa. Noon Thursday, June 7 — Summer in the City series, PPL […]
Legends will be having a food booth at the Arts Festival in Grand Rapids on June 1-3. All Proceeds from the event will help to support the Legends Performing Arts Association and its program/event offerings. The booth will be located on Ottawa Avenue near the corner of Lyon Street. This is by the Fifth Third […]
The Vanguard Cadets are seeking a trumpet and baritone player who will have high school or college-level music performance capabilities, to fill openings in their 2012 brass section. Candidates should be serious about furthering their musical education by participating with the corps this spring and summer. They are also looking to fill a spot in […]
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