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Download 2012 Pioneer Tour Book

For members, staff, volunteers, and fans, Pioneer has made available the schedule book for their 2012 season. The book can be viewed on the Pioneer website or downloaded in PDF format. Read the rest of the article here.

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Atlanta CV 2012 Preview Show

Atlanta CV Drum & Bugle Corps debuted their 2012 production “God Save the Queen” Saturday June 30, 2012 at Roswell HS. Performing in shorts and shirts instead of uniforms because of heat in excess of 100 degrees all weekend, CV introduced family and friends to the show that features classics from Shostakovitch, Walton and Elgar […]

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In The News: Community Comes To Aid Of Visiting Drum Corps

The Fort Edward school district provided emergency housing over the weekend to a drum corps that was stranded in the area after the Adirondack Drums competition on Friday because of a dispute with its bus company. And the Kingsbury Volunteer Fire Department allowed another drum corps to use its kitchen and barbecue pit last week, […]

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In The News: Blue Knights Drum And Bugle Corps

KUSA-TV in Denver has posted a photo album of the Blue Knights performing their 2012 program, AVIAN, on their website. View the photos here.

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DCI World Championship Prelims Will Return To Movie Theaters

Don’t miss your last chance to catch Drum Corps International on the big screen in 2012! For its ninth year, Drum Corps International, Marching Music’s Major League™, returns to movie theaters nationwide with the annual event DCI 2012: Big, Loud & Live 9 on Thursday, Aug. 9 at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. Featuring a […]

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More Vehicle Troubles For 2012 Cadets

Yesterday marked The Cadets’ second and final day in Meriden, CT for the second time this summer, and the corps’ rehearsal schedule looked similar to all the others in that location. The brass and pit spent the full day at the stadium, while the drums and guard stayed at the housing site until ensemble. Ensemble […]

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In The News: Muscatine … You Can’t Beat It

Muscatine-area residents weren’t the only ones to voice delight Sunday night at Muscatine’s first Drum Corps International presentation, Percussion on the Pearl. Drum Corps International contest coordinator Pat Flynn of Kalamazoo, Mich., said she was very impressed with Muscatine. Read the rest of the article here.

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In The News: Kilties’ Nick Blasewitz Can’t See, But He Sure Can Play

As Nick Blasewitz, 22, prepares to walk over to the Kilties warmup, he holds onto Megan Hobbs arm to follow her over. He can hear the voices and instruments of other drum and bugle corps members across the field, although he has never seen their faces or anyone else’s. He has been blind since birth. […]

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Kidsgrove Scouts Top Second 2012 DCUK Show

The second show of Drum Corps United Kingdom, which took place in Woking yesterday, was topped by the Kidsgrove Scouts. The reigning British drum corps champions obtained 69.80 points. The Black Knights came second with 66.20 points. Just like in the first DCUK contest, the corps performed before a packed stand in Woking. The Black […]

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In The News: Student Enters Marching Music’s Major League

To many college students, summer means it’s time to take that long-awaited road trip. Liberty University student Michael Kerr is doing that, but as part of one of the top drum and bugle organizations in the world, The Cadets. Kerr, a rising junior, is spending his summer touring with The Cadets, a drum and bugle […]

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