Members of the Northview Marching Knights (NMK), along with staff, will take part in a first later this year. In August, the band and staff will take part in the Drum Corps International (DCI) “Marching Music Academy,” as part of the World Championships in Indianapolis. The event will take place at Lucas Oil Stadium. Read […]
Drums rolled and bugles blared in and around Cuero High School this week. The 91-member Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps is conducting summer camp in Cuero in preparation for competitive events later this month, culminating in a trip to the Drum Corps International Open Class World Championships in Indiana in August. Read the rest of […]
The Cadets finished out day three at Western Carolina University yesterday with more rain. After another morning with the clinic students, a torrential downpour slammed the stadium at 1 p.m. The Cadets and high school students paused visual rehearsal to run for cover, just as I was walking up into the stands to film my […]
Establishing a strong local base is a top priority for the Racine Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps as it works toward reorganization for the 2013 season. The Scouts announced Monday they are ending their 2012 season early. Randy Chaffee, who was appointed the corps’ new executive director Tuesday night, said a revolving membership was putting […]
Anyone who thought drum corps in Kewanee was dead should have been at Wethersfield High School Wednesday afternoon to see The Spirit of Atlanta. Kewanee has a long history of drum corps with the Black Knights senior corps in the 1950s and 60s, and the Knights junior corps in the 70s, but they moved on […]
The exodus had begun even before the show started. The 150 members of the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps – in town along with six other groups who represent the “professional ranks of marching bands” – trudged back and forth from the Metamora Township High School gymnasium to the four charter buses that awaited […]
The Portland-based Oregon Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps has become a Seaside Independence Day celebration tradition. Over the last seven years the competitive corps has been marching in Seaside’s annual Fourth of July Parade. On July 3, 135 members of the Corps put on a special free public presentation at Broadway Field and on July […]
With the summer of 2012 now more than halfway complete, The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps is continuing its momentum and pushing into July, the most action-packed month of the season. Since The Cavaliers kicked off the season in Akron, Ohio, the corps has been busy traversing the nation and bringing ’15 Minutes of Fame’ […]
Tom Jones always wanted to be a rock star. No, not Tom Jones, the actual rock star, but Tom Jones, the 51-year-old substitute teacher from Centerville. Though he may not have reached the same heights as the Welsh singer, Jones came pretty close last month when Minnesota Brass’ horn line took the stage at a […]
The luxury Super Seats for the DCE Championships are sold out. This means that all skybox seats in the Parkstad Limburg Stadium have been allocated. And if you want a good seat in the stands, you shouldn’t wait too long! Last year, the new luxury Super Seats were introduced for the first time for drum […]
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