The Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps is pleased to announce that registration for the corps’ 2017 Open House and information session is now open! On November 19 and 20, 2016, the Bushwackers will host its first rehearsal and Open House for the 2017 season at Montgomery Lower Middle School in Skillman, New Jersey. Read the […]
The Bluecoats are proud to the announce the addition of Matt Jordan and Ryan Anderson to the corps’ already outstanding instructional staff. Matt Jordan will serve as Assistant Music Ensemble Coordinator, and Ryan Anderson joins the Bluecoats as Battery Coordinator/ Tenors. In addition, we are excited to formalize the establishment of a specific Electronics caption […]
The young members of Thurrock Marching Brass, more than 60% of whom had never competed at a National Championships before, set sail for Telford Football Club on Saturday 1 October. By ‘set sail’ we really mean that, as of all the days to break what has been a spectacular few months of blistering sunshine, the […]
The Skyliners Drum & Bugle Corps announces the following Designers for 2017: THOMAS SPARLING – Program Coordinator/Visual Designer; TED MASCARI – Percussion Caption Supervisor and Battery Arranger; RYAN REED – Front Ensemble and Soundscape Arranger; and JOHN MEEHAN, Brass Arranger. Thomas Sparling, Program Coordinator/Visual Designer, engaged and challenged the 2016 Skyliners with a drill package […]
The Santa Clara Vanguard, one of the world’s top rated drum and bugle corps and performing arts organizations, today announced the ratification by the Santa Clara Vanguard Board of Directors of updated Santa Clara Vanguard Alumni Association (SCVAA) bylaws. The Santa Clara Vanguard Board of Directors requested these updates to ensure alignment with the organization’s […]
Our annual high school marching band show, sponsored by Bob Rogers Travel and PG Display, was held this past Saturday (October 1, 2016). The fans witnessed some fabulous performances from high school marching bands from Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa! We want to thank ALL of the volunteers who helped to make our event such a […]
The Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps is pleased to announce the 2017 Drum Major selections. Nessa Guerra and Taylor Smith will lead the corps on and off the field and function as the cornerstone of the organization’s student leadership team. Nessa Guerra attended Naperville Central High School and was heavily involved in music and […]
Drum Corps International means flying drum sticks, staccato beats and perfectly executed marching lines. For the college-age participants, it also means getting up before dawn, long, hard hours practicing and lots of stress. An eight-part nationally televised documentary series will take viewers behind the scenes of the annual competition. And Allentown’s Cadets are front and […]
Over the past several months we have been posting articles on families involved in a drum corps. Some families have over one hundred plus years. Some not as many. One similarity in all of these articles, is that they have been doing it as a family. Such is the case of the Ripley family of […]
Drum Corps Associates is pleased to announce that John Carr has been appointed as the new Treasurer of DCA. Lou Tierno has accepted the position as the Director of the Reading Buccaneers and John Carr has been voted in by the members to finish out Lou’s term. We thank Lou for his service to DCA […]
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