For David Johnson, a drum corps practice was energy embodied. Upbeat music boomed in the background as players stretched on the grassy practice field. The air was ripe with spray sunscreen, an effort to fight the sun that was already blazing overhead. He and the other hundred-plus college-aged performers had 12 hours of rehearsal ahead […]
A high-end performance with marching bands and sparkling outfits, the Drums Along the Rockies with Ascend Performing Arts is Colorado’s one of the country’s premier marching music events. On July 15, drum corps groups gathered and performed their marching routines as a competition, not only based on musical talent but also on the entertainment of […]
The tapping of snare drums, bleating of brass horns and ringing of xylophones filled the Virginia High School campus Monday. Members of the Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Legends Drum & Bugle Corps, on their way to a competition today in Knoxville, Tennessee, stayed at the high school Sunday night and used Monday to practice. Legends consists of […]
Weber State hosted the “Corps Encore” for the eleventh time this July 12. The “Corps Encore” is a performance and competition between eight distinguished Drum and Bugle Corps. This event brought professional marching bands, or “corps,” to Weber State, as each one demonstrated their unique field show for this year. “For those of you that […]
Pacific Crest is participating in the DCI Giving Challenge. Your support can make a huge difference. Simply sponsor one (or more) miles of tour, and you can help us deliver a World Class experience for our members. By the end of the summer, Pacific Crest will have traveled 12,500 miles. That’s no small feat! While […]
Allen Buell, Holly Marino, and Bill Sapienza discuss their favorite Statesmen shows. You can listen to us above, or if you want to take us with you, you can download us from iTunes. Read the rest of the article here.
The Blue Knights Alumni Association is proud to announce the commencement of the Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps Hall of Fame, with the first class of inductees taking place in 2018. Nominations for the first class of inductees will start being accepted by the Hall of Fame Committee on November 1st, 2017. The creation […]
Drums Across the River Region is bringing Drum Corps International to the area. Seven drum & bugle corps from the country will be competing at Stanhope-Elmore High School Friday night, a stop on the way to the World Championship competition in Indianapolis in August. The event is hosted by Alabama’s own Southwind Drum & Bugle […]
The hills of Everett will be alive with the sounds of music this coming Saturday, July 22, as scores of drum and bugle corps from all over the East Coast will descend upon the city – in a nod to the past – for a colossal parade and competition in honor of the City’s 125th […]
The Drum Corps Associate’s summer tour rolls into Lackawana County, Pennsylvania as eight of DCA’s finest corps will be in competition on Saturday, July 29, 2017. This event has been a long standing one each year on the DCA tour and before last year was held in Scranton. For many years this show was also […]
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