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In The News: No Specific Time For Drum Corps Rehearsal At WHS

You’re on your own if you want to watch the drum corps staying at Wethersfield High School next week rehearse. The Spirit of Atlanta, a world class drum corps from Georgia, will be spending a few hours at the southside school Wednesday as they prepare for a contest Wednesday night at Metamora High School. Wethersfield […]

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Three-Way Partnership Results In A Win-Win-Win

A unique partnership was created between the Moreno Valley Unified School District, the Moreno Valley 4th of July Parade Committee, and Pacific Crest that resulted in an agreement that met the needs of all three stakeholders. In early spring, Pacific Crest was approached by the Moreno Valley 4th of July Parade Music Sub-Committee to perform […]

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High Temps Will Delay Start Of Saturday’s DCI Kalamazoo Event

Due to the extreme heat expected in Michigan for the next few days, for the safety of the spectators and the performers, Drum Corps International will delay the start of the DCI Kalamazoo event scheduled for Saturday, July 7 at Western Michigan University. The event will now begin at 8 p.m. (ET). “By delaying the […]

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Jersey Surf Change In Plans For Sunday, July 8

Storm damage at the CCTS has rendered the gym, locker rooms, lavatories and cafeteria areas uninhabitable this weekend. Therefore we will NOT be returning to the CCTS following our performance at Jackson-Liberty High School on Saturday evening. Read the rest of the article here.

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In The News: Drum Corps Inspired Show Bringing Edge To Darien Lake

Darien Lake Theme Park is getting a little bit of The Edge this weekend. The drum corps-inspired performance troupe that counts Batavia native Joey Pero among is creators is planning a performance Saturday at the theme park, 9993 Allegheny Rd. The Edge plans to surprise theme park visitors with a “flash mob” presentation of its […]

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2012 Cadets Celebrate Fourth Of July In Bristol

There’s nothing like the Fourth of July to break up the monotony of tour, and there’s no better place to spend July 3 and 4 than Bristol, RI. The Cadets housed right on the bay at Roger Williams University, where they had a somewhat normal rehearsal/show day on July 3—except that many instructors took their […]

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In The News: Drumming Up Interest

More than a decade after it disbanded, the Royal Knights Drum and Bugle Corps is forming again in Manitowoc, this time called the N.E.W. Royal Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, with N.E.W. standing for Northeast Wisconsin. “So far we’ve got 65 kids already interested,” said Rick Specht, executive director of the corps and president of […]

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Hot Temperatures Move Jackson Start Time For Saturday

Sunny skies will greet drum corps fans and performers on Saturday, July 7 when the Drum Corps: An American Tradition event steps off at Jackson Liberty HS in Jackson, NJ. However, temperatures are forecast to be in the 90’s with high humidity, which in turn, has led the team at YEA! and DCI to postpone […]

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IMBA Season Will Start This Weekend In Tallaght

This coming Saturday 7th July, Tallaght Youth & Festival Bands will host the first IMBA show of the season in the impressive 6,000 seated Tallaght Municipal Stadium. The stadium is a modern venue and opened in 2009. The home of Shamrock Rovers FC is where little known soccer player Christiano Ronaldo made his debut for […]

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Free Five-Day Holiday Preview Of SCV-TV

Vanguard is now offering you a FREE FIVE-DAY HOLIDAY PREVIEW of SCV-TV, beginning July 4 through Sunday, July 8. If you like what you see and want to see MORE 2012 video segments of Vanguard, Vanguard Cadets, Vanguard Winter Guard, Vanguard Winter Percussion, as well as HOURS of archival footage from our forty-five years of […]

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