Drum Corps International has received a statement from the board of directors of the Teal Sound Drum and Bugle Corps, announcing its decision to suspend operations for the remainder of the 2012 season, effective immediately. “We are saddened to learn of the loss of this great drum corps from the balance of the 2012 DCI […]
The Hawthorne Caballeros will host their 48th annual Drum Corps Grand Prix on Saturday, July 14th, 2012. The competition and entertainment will start at 6:30 p.m. and be held at the Clifton Stadium, 350 Piaget Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07011. Gates open at 5:00 pm. The Grand Prix is a major Drum Corps competition in the […]
Sponsor a seat to DCA Championships in Annapolis, MD! You can sponsor a seat for $100. These donations will help to offset the cost of travel to and from Annapolis, hotel housing for the corps, and meals. All and any help is greatly appreciated! Tampa Bay Thunder is a 501(c)3 organization. Read the rest of […]
Today we celebrated the life of Daniel J. Burke, beloved husband and father, son, brother, friend, board member, and educator. “A Life Remembered” stories were shared by Frank Meacham, Blue Knights alumnus and a dear friend for 30 years, Mark Arnold, friend and Executive Director of Ascend Performing Arts, and John Milota, a friend and […]
The winds were strong and the clouds were menacing. Experts pegged the chance of rain at 60 percent. Ninety minutes later, the sky was Wyoming blue with nary a whispy cloud. It turns out Friday’s “Drums Along the Rockies — Casper” was the only Drums Along the Rockies event this season. Read the rest of […]
On Saturday 18th August, Marching Music France will hold its second edition of the French contest in Quiberon (Brittany). During the afternoon, Beatrix Drum & Bugle Corps will rehearse at the stadium. MMF will allow French drum corps fans to attend this rehearsal for free. The contest will then begin at 7 PM with an […]
In its 85th year of continuous operation, the Racine Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps is ending its season early with an eye toward reorganization, according to manager Andrea Birbilis. “The corps is not dead,” she said Monday. “We will reorganize and come out again in 2013.” She also stressed that the decision to end the […]
As rehearsal was coming to a close at Jackson on Saturday, I was watching the radar. A storm was coming and it was going to rain, but how much? We decided after a conference to NOT open the stadium until after the rain. Clearing the location would be tough and there was not a great […]
Alex Liddell, 19, was a drum major at Auburn High School his junior and senior years, conducting the band at sports games and helping the band director run rehearsals. During his senior year last year, he was asked to play tuba in the school’s band to beef up the brass section. He did. He then […]
Despite a short but scary electrical storm, the Jackson, N.J. show did go on. Read also YEA CEO George Hopkins’ account of the evening’s excitement. At first, the day seemed normal. The Cadets and Cadets2 rehearsed through the miserable, 100-degree heat in Jackson, N.J. Saturday. While the crunchy, clumpy grass made it more difficult on […]
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