Mangione honored, Freelancers top charts at DCA Friday festival

Drum Corps Associates’ highly-anticipated championship weekend kicked off on an exciting note Friday night in Rochester, New York, getting underway with always-popular “I & E” and Mini Corps events at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

The five-hour, festival-style event featured dozens of solo, small ensemble and large ensemble performances under an array of categories, a memorable tribute for accomplished jazz musician Chuck Mangione, and a full set of Mini Corps competitive performances.

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