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The Great Event is coming home as the Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps head back into Denver for Drums Along the Rockies (get tickets here). As the members and staff of the drum corps put the final touches on their amazing 2016 production “The Great Event” (read more about the show here), a new […]
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Phantom Regiment is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. There is much of which to be proud: its streak of earning elite status at the Drum Corps International World Championships has reached 43 years, the organization is on solid financial ground, it’s grown from a part-time local operation to three full-time employees with worldwide impact, […]
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Hometown Fusion Core bested all competitors and swept all caption awards in the season-opening drum corps contest held at Dallas, Pa. recently. “We’re thrilled with the win against some tough competition and especially the spread in the scores,” said Core Director Holly Marino of the six-point gap between Fusion and their nearest rival. Drum majors […]
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Dear River City Rhapsody – La Crosse Ticket Holders, Thank you for your support of the drum and bugle corps activity in La Crosse. We tried our best to get the show in, but the weather simply became too dangerous to continue. We hope you enjoyed the 5 corps that were able to perform and […]
July 7th, 2016 | Filed under DCI World | Read More »
Tickets for Show of Shows Rockford or Metamora are only available at the stadium’s box office after 3:00 pm on the day of the event. You can still purchase tickets, but you’ll have to wait to do it on the day of the events: Saturday – July 9: Boylan Catholic High School Wednesday – July […]
July 7th, 2016 | Filed under DCI World | Read More »

Mass of Christian Burial service was held Saturday, July 2 for World Drum Corps Hall of Fame member Bob Zazzara, 79, of Elmira Heights, New York. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, June 25 at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania. The service was held at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic […]
July 6th, 2016 | Filed under DCA News,FrontPage Feature | Read More »
I had only one season of experience in color guard, and it was with a scholastic novice indoor team. Joining a drum corps was a huge difference and a huge challenge. Even though I struggled, and I wasn’t exactly the best member of the team, I persevered, and made it all the way to the […]
July 6th, 2016 | Filed under DCI Open | Read More »
There will about 1,500 men and women taking and executing their carefully crafted marching orders Saturday, July 9. Southeastern University’s Victory Field will rhythmically resonate with sound and pageantry when for the first time the university and Polk County become the site for the Drum Corps International Central Florida tour event. DCI, formed in 1972, […]
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The Blue Knights are pleased to announce recipients of the J.P. Herring Scholarship for 2016. These two recipients have contributed greatly to the Blue Knights family’s over the years and we are proud to recognize their hard work. Samuel Anderson has been a common sight with the Blue Knights since he joined the corps in […]
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The Mandarins rented a Kitchen Trailer for our 2016 National Tour. This 46-foot mobile kitchen with professional stove, ovens, refrigeration, and more will help the kitchen crew provide its traditionally excellent meals with increased efficiency. No longer must we load and unload a box truck to set up a portable kitchen everywhere we travel, or […]
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