The next column in the works had lots of names, many corps mentioned, but then Sara Julian’s promised story rolled in and superseded all in importance. Superseded is the appropriate word. From Latin, supersedere means “to sit above.” Julian’s accomplishments are above most anyone else’s. Julian’s touching chronicle will put a lump in your throat, […]
The Blue Devils are extremely excited to announce a NEW online feature, MEDIABOX. With The Blue Devil Mediabox you have a first-class ticket to the huge archive of Blue Devils audio. Mediabox is a online jukebox with Blue Devil music from 1973 to 2006. You can download your favorite Blue Devil show AND for the […]
I’d like to invite you to visit "Inside the Arc" – a new feature column, written by Frank Dorritie. The column will feature essays on the marching music activity by a person who has been a performer, instructor, and arranger – from the ’60s to the present. Frank’s unique perspective for Inside the Arc will […]
The Blue Devils are very excited to announce a full list of brass auditions for the 2007 season! There will be NO FEES for any audition and representatives from The Blue Devil brass and visual staff will be on hand for ALL live auditions. New for the 2007 audition season will be a second Concord […]
I am working on a new book project that will include approximately 2,200 photographs of drum and bugle corps. These groups participated in one or more of the Drum Corps International Championships between 1972 and 2006. I have spent the past 10 months going through the Drum Corps World photo archives — which are quite […]
If you play golf, take a day off and play in the Pacific Crest Annual Golf Tournament! You’ll have a great time helping to raise funds for this youth group that touches the lives of over 1,500 young performers each year. Your participation in Pacific Crest’s 2006 Golf Tournament will inform the community that you […]
This scribe could crank out some scribblings about my wild time at the DCAssociates Championships in Rochester, NY, but fan$ and performers would rather see photos of themselves. Soooooo, here we go, a collection from the Cozy PhoneCam. In the next column, I’ll release an exclusive photo of a mass orgy in a closet at […]
September 11th Tribute (click on the image and turn-up speaker volume)
DCP Partners, owner of Drum Corps Planet and its related internet sites, is looking for an editor to help create a news portal for its Marching Band Planet website. Our vision is to produce an online news, information, and commentary portal – dedicated to the high school and collegiate marching band activity. In addition to […]
The 1st Annual S.O.M.E Friends Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, September 15 at the Oakmoore Golf Course in Stockton, California. Proceeds from this event, which is co-sponsored by Architechnica, an architectural business in Stockton, will help generate funds for local performing arts programs. In the past, S.O.M.E. (Sponsors of Musical Enrichment) has raised […]
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