Do you have a story to share of how the Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps or the Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble made an impact on your life? Or maybe how attending a BKXperience Clinic gave you some insight on how to improve your skills? Or maybe how attending an Ascend Event such as the […]
Carolina Crown and the CrownSTORE just wrapped up their appearance at the North Carolina Music Educators Conference in Winston-Salem, NC. New CrownSTORE Director, Travis Goodwin, had a great time interacting with directors and administrators from across the state. Crown Alumni and Fans interacted with Travis and CrownTICKETS Manager, Cody Crawford, throughout the weekend. Band Directors […]
Football has the National Football League. Basketball has the National Basketball Association. Baseball has the Major Leagues. Marching band has Drum Corps International. Read the rest of the article here.
We are excited to announce The Battalion has forged a strategic partnership with D’Addario to endorse and use ProMark drumsticks and mallets, as well as Evans drum heads. “Some of the best marching percussion sections in the world play on Evans and ProMark, and we’re excited to join the family,” said Dallin Hatch, executive director […]
Director Chris Moore recently appeared as the featured guest on the “Marching Roundtable podcast. Host Tim Hinton and Moore delved into a lot of the changes and new energy and buzz the corps is creating for the upcoming season. Checkout the podcast entitled “Spirit of Atlanta Reboots for 2016” and discover why so many people […]
Dear Friend of the Phantom Regiment, The Phantom Regiment continues to succeed on and off the field thanks to many people. Those include our phenomenal volunteers, our great educational staff, and of course, the wonderful young people who participate in our programs. But, the main reason for our success is because of our heroes. Those […]
The final pieces of the Educational and Instructional teams for Spirit of Alanta’s 2016 season are now in place, as Director Chris Moore has named the staff that will lead the percussion section for the corps’s 40th Anniversary year. John M. Cypert – Percussion Supervisor & Arranger John M. Cypert currently serves as a music […]
The November Experience Camp begins with registration for brass and percussion at 8AM Saturday Morning November 21 at the Nashua Boys and Girls Club. Color Guard registration for Saturday will begin at 4PM at the Boys Club. Anyone arriving on Sunday.. registration will begin at 8AM. We encourage everyone to participate in the full weekend! […]
With many familiar faces returning to the staff, Pete Lucero, Darren Van Derpoel, and Dalia Berman will once again lead the percussion staff in 2016. Pete Lucero continues as Percussion Caption Head, but will also arrange the battery percussion score for the 2016 production. He will collaborate with Brian Dinkel, who will arrange the front […]
The Madison Drum & Bugle Corps Association, Inc. (MDBCA) held its annual organizational meeting on Friday, November 6th in Madison, Wisconsin. With its 2015 fiscal year ending on October 31st, the results reported are preliminary and subject to audit. The financial highlights of the year, as reported by Executive Director Chris Komnick, included: Approximate $47.5K […]
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