Episode 6: In memory of charter member, Mel Canales Featuring: Keiko Kelly, Mike Munoz and Scott Pierson Through this conversation with some of our earliest members, we learn about “Milk it Mel’s” legacy and what Vanguard was like in the early days. Mel being remembered as the mellophone soloist, as well as the fleet mechanic, […]
The Board of DCUK has recently met with their member Corps and part of these discussions were to get an idea of what Corps are planning as the COVID restrictions start to get relaxed. It was very pleasing to hear that most are looking to start “live” rehearsals very shortly which, whilst maybe not as […]
Enjoy a day of golf while also supporting the Caballeros! This year’s golf outing is scheduled for Monday, June 7 at the Berkshire Valley Golf Course in Oak Ridge, NJ. The $150 registration fee includes breakfast, greens, cart, as well as beer and lunch at nearby Jimmy Geez North. Read the rest of the article […]
We’re approaching our first anniversary on May 11, 2021, and now is a good time to introduce ourselves to the drum corps community. About the site – We are the premiere Pacific NW drum corps website specializing in 1960s and 70s corps. We also have various sections covering Pre-1960s corps like Elks, Eagles, American Legion, […]
The corps is excited to announce workshops for brass, percussion, woodwinds and guard throughout the month of July 2021. The days of the workshops will be July 10, 17 and 24 and will be held at Lawrence Stadium, Lawrence MA. Then on July 31 we will move the workshops to Stellos Stadium in Nashua for […]
A newly formed alliance of Midwest-based drum and bugle corps is currently planning to host a series of six performances in late July and early August, leading up to the Drum Corps International Summer Celebration event in Indianapolis from August 12-14 in Lucas Oil Stadium. The groups included are the Blue Stars (La Crosse, WI), […]
Minnesota Brass is pleased to announce a continuation of our series of online conversations about our colorful history as a premier drum and bugle corps in the Midwest. We are inviting you to be a part of this fun opportunity to learn and reminisce about our history as we grew from a small local organization […]
A feature story in the Sunday March 28 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper gives readers tons of information about World Drum Corps Hall of Fame member Bill Ives and his ongoing campaign to collect items for a proposed Marching Pageantry Arts Museum. The extensive and photos were also featured in The Upside section of […]
Rick Stephenson 07/23/1944-03/19/2021 In a drum corps career touching six decades, Rick marched and instructed drum corps from the late 1950’s to the early 2000’s. He started in his hometown of Austin, MN with the Austin Lancers and the Spamtown Lancers in the 1950’s. While attending the University of Minnesota, he marched with the St. […]
When drum corps fans think of the Santa Clara Vanguard there are a multitude of iconic images that usually come to mind. The eight-pointed star with the red V in the middle. The Aussie with the delicate feather sticking up. But for many, the image of the red tunic takes center field, bold and striking. […]
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