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Scouts Announce Search for Corps Director

The Madison Scouts have announced that a national search for a Corps Director has begun. Interested parties should submit a resume and cover letter to Madison Scouts Executive Director Jeff Spanos at executivedirector [at] madisonscouts [dot] org. The application deadline is September 15, 2006.

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Madison Scouts Announce New Exec Dir

The Madison Scouts announced today that Jeff Spanos has been named Executive Director effective September 5, 2006. According to Madison Scouts Board of Directors President Jeff Manion, "Jeff Spanos has all the qualities the Board of Directors was looking for: an intimate awareness of the corps and its history, an understanding of the corps’ philosophy, […]

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DCI Publishes Corps Audition Info

Would YOU like to march in a DCI corps? DCI has published a listing of audition information for several of its member corps – providing the dates, locations, and contact information for the auditions, which will start in the next couple months. Auditions for some corps are located in several cities, so you may not […]

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DCI on ESPN2 – TONITE

The telecast of DCI’s 2006 World Championship is TONITE on ESPN2 – starting at 8:00pm EDST / 5:00pm PDST. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to see the world’s most elite marching music ensembles perform at their highest levels on this nationally-televised broadcast. If you can’t watch it live – set your TiVO or DVR to […]

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DCA Championships Close

After a rain-soaked and wind-swept Preliminary competition on Saturday afternoon and evening, the Drum Corps Associates 2006 World Championships concluded last night in grand form to a filled stadium of fans in Rochester, NY. The Finals competition featured the top 3 Class A corps and top 10 Open Class corps – as determined by scores […]

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DCA I&E Scores Posted

DCA started its Championship weekend in Rochester, NY on Friday night with the Individual and Ensemble and Minicorps competition. Spread across 5 great venues at the Clarion Hotel and Riverside Convention Center in downtown Rochester – the competition featured some 200 registered performances that kept the crowds cheering. The Minicorps competition, which closed the evening’s […]

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DCA Prelims Order Announced

Drum Corps Associates have announced the offical order of appearance for the 2006 DCA World Championships Preliminary Competition, being held in Rochester, NY this coming weekend. Twenty-three all-age corps will compete at PAETEC Park Stadium on Saturday, September 2, beginning at 2:00pm for the right to advance to the DCA World Championship Finals Competition on […]

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Cozy’s Corpsdom – Drum Corps is in my Jeans

"Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants." ~ Walter Winchell (1897 – 1972), newspaper columnist of "On Broadway" Yesterday, I yanked the folded recap from DCAssociates Rockmart, GA, August 5, out of my pocket. The stats had faded, fizzled in […]

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DCA I&E 2006 Schedule

  Drum Corps Associates has announced the schedule for the 2006 Individual and Ensemble Contest, which will be held as part of the 2006 DCA World Championships in Rochester, NY over Labor Day weekend. A new record number of performers have been scheduled. Some 200 entries have been slotted, meaning DCA has moved Friday’s start […]

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By the Time I Get to Rochester ….

Actually, Glen Campbell’s lyrics fit my situation very well. I’ll be on my way soon for six solid days of another love, this thing called drum corps. My wife, Chris, will see my note when she rises but, unlike Glen, I’ll be returning to her after all. The time has come, DCA marketing for 2006 […]

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