The Mandarins’ 2012 show “Prophecy” is an original program composed and designed by Key Poulan (Design Coordinator and Brass Arranger), Tony Nunez (Music Coordinator and Percussion Arranger), Geoff Longo (Visual and Color Guard Caption Manager), and Drew Farmer (Visual Coordinator and Drill Designer). Our program is based on the Mayan calendar prophesizing that December 21, […]
Monday, July 23 Rehearsal Day Westlake High School 1000 Garden Drive Westlake, LA 70669 Depart for East Central HS, (approx 312 miles) Read the rest of the article here.
Episode 8 of Behind the Crest – a podcast series offering a behind-the-scenes view of Southern California’s ONLY DCI World Class drum and bugle corps. Series host Matt Lackey introduces us to Pacific Crest’s 2012 trumpet and flugelhorn soloist, Ryan Collins. Click the link below to listen now. Read the rest of the article here.
The two Batavia-based groups share a name and a penchant for cowboy hats. But musically, the two Ghost Riders are quite different. The Ghost Riders country music band led by Bill McDonald and Bill Pitcher favors guitars, original music and classic country songs spiced with other genre-mixing covers. Read the rest of the article here.
There’s no better way to tell your favorite corps member that you’re thinking of them than to send an official DCI Care Package! From candy to sunscreen, each package co1mes full of essential items that always seem to be in short supply while on tour. Three different Care Packages are available to choose from, and […]
There’s no getting around it: It’s hot. The Cadets toughed it out in The-Middle-of-Nowhere, Kansas yesterday with a high of 104. To get to our housing site at Douglass High School, we basically drove to Wichita and then headed 30 minutes straight down a one-way road through the corn fields (which were all prematurely brown […]
The Blue Stars and Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps are pleased to announce the “Legends Showdown” a 10-day fundraising event between two of the drum corps activity’s most respected and storied franchises. Starting today and running through July 28, the two organizations will compete against each other in raising funds for their respective annual campaigns. […]
The following is the list of host sites for corps competing at NightBEAT 2012. Carolina Crown would like to thank all of these host schools for their support in making this great event possible. Corps Host School Guide Carolina Crown South Pointe High School James Turner Blue Devils Mooresville High School Ken Davis The Cavaliers […]
They’re hard-working, award-winning and dedicated. A bit of an underdog — not quite a household name — but driven to excel nonetheless. Sixty years ago, The Blue Saints Drum and Bugle Corps got its start. Six decades later, it is the fifth-oldest corps in North America, and one of only two left in the entire […]
Today, The Cadets remember 1960s Garfield Cadet alum John V. Plaza, 66, of Clifton, NJ who passed away on Sunday, June 24, 2012. John was born in Passaic, NJ, and he resided in Clifton for over 30 years. He was a United States Army Veteran and served our country during Vietnam in Germany, achieving the […]
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