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In The News – Colt Cadet Corps Trains In Ottumwa

Dozens of teenagers are calling Ottumwa High School home over the next several days. The Colt Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps, a member of the Drum Corps International and based out of Dubuque, is spending two of its “spring training” weeks in Ottumwa, arriving early this week. “We approach this as a very educational and […]

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Marching Roundtable 1006: Music City- Concept To Concert

Percussion designers and educators share their process with ideas you can use with your own group. With Jesus Sanchez, Matt Penland, and Tyler Sammons.d You can listen to us below, or if you want to take us with you, you can download us from iTunes and Amazon. Read the rest of the article here.

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Director’s Hub – Summer 2021

Hello SW Friends and Family! In our last newsletter I wrote about our decision not to field a corps this summer and instead host a set of 5 one-day clinics leading to a 4th of July performance. As I write this letter to you all this evening, I’m happy to announce that we just finished […]

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Hamburg Kingsmen Press Release

After over a year of inactivity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hamburg Kingsmen Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps has returned to scheduled rehearsals and public performances. Winter recruiting took place in anticipation of looser restrictions and the corps re-instituted rehearsals in April. The Kingsmen made its 2021 debut this past Saturday afternoon at the Strawberry […]

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What To Watch For: DCA 2021

DCA drum corps is coming straight to your living room; eight weeks of competitive performance all in one place, all for one price. A fully virtual season is a bold, brand-new concept within the drum corps activity. So, what can you expect from your subscription?

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Marching Roundtable 1005: Blue Knights On DCI’s Responsibility To The Marching Arts

The Blue Knights embrace their role in helping to relaunch the marching arts this Fall. With Daniel Belcher. You can listen to us below, or if you want to take us with you, you can download us from iTunes and Amazon. Read the rest of the article here.

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2021 Columbians Season Wrapup

The Columbians Drum & Bugle Corps put on a heart warming performance for family and friends on July 5th in Pasco, WA. Their 2021 production, “RollOn” is a statement that despite the global pandemic that tried to hold us down, we have risen and will RollOn to a super bright future. The live performance was […]

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Cavaliers Announce 2021 Media Team

The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps is pleased to announce our 2021 Media Team, under the direction of Digital Properties & Promotions Manager Ezekiel Jackson! “For The Cavaliers, we have certainly been quiet for a while now and everyone on this media team has the ideas, intensity, and drive to showcase the return of the […]

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2021 World Drum Corps Hall Of Fame Regular Members Inductees

Six new Regular members will be inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame during a ceremony to take place in Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, November 20. The inductees have been making an impact on the activity across the continent and around the world for the past […]

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Marching Roundtable 1004: Pacific Crest Drum Major Team On The 2021 Season

Bianca Dulong, Ashley Kocour, and Thanh Bui discuss why the corps is participating in this special season. You can listen to us below, or if you want to take us with you, you can download us from iTunes and Amazon. Read the rest of the article here.

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