The stars of the Bands of America Grand National Championships held every November in the "RrrCccAaa" Dome are the youth of the approximately 535 bands which are whittled down to 92 of the finest. These regional contenders caravan to Indianapolis to select class winners and 12 finalists that joust in a battle of the bands […]
In the last few years there has been a fair amount of discussion on drum forums about whether or not today’s drum corps, marching bands and indoor percussion sections are playing anything difficult in relation to what was being played 10, 20 or even 30 years ago. With all these discussions happening I thought it […]
Wayne Downey, founder of XtremeBrass, has announced the release of XtremePercussion.com – an internet showcase for industry-leading composers and arrangers, featuring shows designed for indoor percussion. The site features the works of Tim Fairbanks, Shane Gwaltney, Jeff Huffman, Mike Nevin, Mark Reynolds, and Dave Glyde. Show selection is made easy with audio clips and creatively […]
Dynasty USA is offering a free "Lick of the Week" next week. Scojo’s "Lick of the Week" – Number 10, "The Stick Toss" will be free for all visitors to the site, during the week beginning Monday, November 6, 2006. In this feature, percussion legend Scott Johnson of the Blue Devils explains how to do […]
The Blue Devils and Santa Clara Vanguard have jointly announced that they will host the DCI West Championship at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California on August 4, 2007 – one week before DCI Championships. With DCI booked into Indianapolis through 2017, this is a once in a lifetime chance to see the TOP DCI […]
‘Boptitude’ test – Entertain or ‘educate’ into boredom and financial ruin? Roll out VK! “I am only a public entertainer who has understood his time.” ~ Pablo Picasso, 1881 – 1973 It was fowl play arising at cockcrow. Electric service abruptly ended for 15,000 residents in three north Alabama counties recently, shutting off alarms before […]
Remember them? They are Les Diplomates from Quebec, Canada and they are pleased to announce their partnership with Dynasty in 2007. Their come-back project has been going on for one year and they now have 120 members most of them former members and aiming 140 by the end of 2006. The Board of Directors, on […]
The New York Skyliners are proud to announce the addition of Lee Rudnicki as the Program Coordinator for the 2007 season. Lee is a Los Angeles-based producer and entertainment lawyer whose drum corps experience includes work with the Santa Clara Vanguard, So.Cal Dream and the Reading Buccaneers, and current works with the San Francisco Renegades. […]
Drum Corps Planet has expanded its DCP Store to include items from the Drum Corps World product catalog. Available now for purchase via The DCP Store are subscriptions to the DCW newspaper, the 432-page "A History of Drum and Bugle Corps – Volume 2" hardcover book, and the 1967 American Legion/CYO Nationals set of four […]
DrumCorpsPlanet.com may experience periods of downtime between the hours of 12:00 – 1:00am PDST (3:00 – 4:00am EDST) in the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 3 for maintenance. We’re making a few changes to improve the performance and security of the site, so the site may be offline intermittently during this time window. While […]
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