In the 1980s, drum and bugle corps across the country saw a major drop in participation. But the Steel City Ambassadors were just getting started, and they’re still playing. This year, the group considered one of the region’s top senior drum and bugle corps is celebrating its 35th season. They formed in 1981, picking up […]
New this year: 4 hole-in-one prizes! Support Pacific Crest by playing in our Annual Charity Golf Tournament. The tournament takes place, Friday, October 7th, at Los Serranos Golf and Country Club in Chino Hills. We start your day with breakfast. Then play 18 holes; enjoy a great lunch; raffle, silent auction, and a live auction […]
A double does of drum corps diplomacy will be applied to the 7th annual Scout House Tattoo, with the Diplomats Drum and Bugle Corps of Windsor, Ontario joining Les Diplomates of Quebec City in the line up for the August 20 field show exhibition. Other groups appearing on the field at University Stadium on Seagram […]
Where are you staying at DCA Championships in Rochester NY? There are rooms available at the Hyatt in Downtown Rochester. This is the Official DCA Hotel. The Drum Corps Hall of Fame Banquet is being held here and it is very close to the Convention Center where all I & E activities will take place […]
A drum and bugle corps competition that’s drawing teams from around the country is about to rattle and pound its way across athletic fields at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. For those unfamiliar with drum corps, it combines music and sport and is, as Troy Breaux likes to describe it, “kind of like a […]
Most of you already know that drum corps members nationwide pay membership fees that cover most of a drum corps’ expenses. All corps however must raise additional monies to make up the difference not covered by the membership fees. Music City’s biggest fundraiser last summer was donations from generous supporters to “sponsor meals” for the […]
It sure has been a couple hectic weeks here at in Caballero-land (in a good way, of course!). 52nd Annual Drum Corps Grand Prix, Clifton, NJ (7/9/16) For the Grand Prix, all participating drum corps at the 52nd Annual Drum Corps Grand Prix battled Mother Nature. Despite the weather conditions, the show went on with […]
A heartfelt Thank You to all of the generous people who donated in support of the Blue Stars during The Drum Corps Challenge. The friendly competition between drum corps is a lot of fun, but at the end of the day it’s is the financial support for these great organizations that is most important. Make […]
Chris Magonigal describes a drum and bugle corps as a “marching band on steroids.” As founder and director of the roughly 150-member Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps of Austin, Texas, Magonigal says his musicians often practice 14 hours a day, sometimes in 110 degree heat, follow strict diet and exercise regimens and come up with […]
Fans around the world will once again have a chance to “get in the game,” by supporting their favorite groups on the road to the DCI World Championships through the wildly popular Drum Corps Challenge fundraising contest. Raising more than $400,000 in 2015, 2016’s Drum Corps Challenge will pit 29 World and Open Class corps […]
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