Vanguard Music and Performing Arts (VMAPA), an internationally acclaimed non-profit performing arts organization and the home of multiple performing programs including two world champion drum and bugle corps, the Santa Clara Vanguard and the Vanguard Cadets, today announced the appointment of board members Michael Kovalich and Jeremy Van Wert to serve as interim co-executive directors […]
This team has represented DCI on broadcasts for 25 years! Steve and Dennis share stories and highlights from their years working together and great friendship. Surprise guests Tom Blair and Lindsey Vento add to the fun, along with lots of pictures from DCI Broadcasts through the years! Read the rest of the article here.
We take you back to the very first DCI Championships in 1972! Our panel of DCI legends and luminaries WHO WHERE THERE on that first night will share stories as we watch some performances from 1972 DCI finals from Whitewater! With Brandt Crocker (legendary DCI announcer), Steve Vickers (Drum Corps World), Gary Dickelman (Blessed Sacrament […]
What’s up with Bloo? The answer is…A LOT! In this episode, hear about all of the things that the Bluecoats have been up to. Fundraising, Bingo, Auctions, Bonus Content, Webinars, our Best Bluecoats Ballad Contest, and more! Catch up on the latest with your favorite drum corps. Episode includes Bob Chreste. Read the rest of […]
Covid-19 has created an incredible amount of challenges for organizations like Spirit of Atlanta, and we are doing all that we can to continue to keep our family active and healthy at the same time. Based on the most recent information available we have made the decision to indefinitely postpone the 2020 Spirit of Atlanta […]
Dr. Matt Stratton, Mike Jackson, and Tyler Edrington discuss “Songs for the Planet Earth”, with a stellar Mark Thurston drumline, a demanding visual package, and a hornline that matches up to the percussion to great effect. You can listen to us below, or if you want to take us with you, you can download us […]
In light of the ever-changing circumstances surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, Phantom Regiment has decided to cancel our fall marching band festival, the Red & Black Fall Classic, to be held on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Huskie Stadium on the campus of Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL. This decision was made with substantial consideration for […]
The lockdown came a few days before the long-planned training weekend in March. Since then, all rehearsals of the Rastede show band have had to pause. With progressive easing, the young stars were able to get back to their weekly training. The “Spirit of 52” department had its first reunion since the pandemic began in […]
2020 SUMMER BONUS EPISODE! Each week this summer, we’ll release a past Bluecoats brass judge tape from a show in the same city we would’ve been at if we were on tour. This week is our brass tape from the 2018 Drums Across the Smokies show in Knoxville, TN. The brass judge was Levi Chavis. […]
Seattle has been the heart of a long tradition of drum corps in the Pacific Northwest. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for the first time in many years we will go through the summer without a Drum Corps International show. We need your help to bring back the largest DCI event in the Pacific Northwest […]
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