Preserving the Fabric of Drum Corps History
Attendees of the 2026 DCI Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, had the opportunity to interact with the impeccably-curated collection of Bill Ives with @MarchingPageantryArtsMusem.
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Marching Arts News: Water Break Weekly Returns — DCI 2026 Outlook, WGI 2026 Updates & Rose Parade Rain
Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts. Water Break Weekly is back for Season 4 — and we’re kicking off 2026 with major DCI headlines, WGI updates, and a parade performance story that proves marching artists are built different. Christopher Rutt is joined by Bobbey Biddle, Dalton Stout, Grantis Peranda, and Amari Lewis to talk […]
Is It Recording? | 2026 Columbus Saints Drum & Bugle Corps Show Announcement
Is It Recording? explores the importance of capturing on video the most important moments in our lives and the lives of others. Analyzed through the lens of home movies, pop culture, and archival footage of historical moments, this production emphasizes our need to put everything on the record. So that way, even if footage gets […]
MBI Winds MPS Clinic January 30th
MBI Winds, in partnership with Edison High School Bands & Minneapolis Public Schools, welcomes all interested hornline players (and their directors) to a FREE clinic from 4-5:30pm on Friday, January 30th at the Edison Community Gymnasium. Come experience first hand how indoor winds is different from outdoor marching band. MBI Winds is an all-age and […]
2026 Phantom Regiment Hall of Fame Gala
Save the Date — July 2, 2026 Phantom Regiment Homecoming Weekend kicks off July 2, 2026! Please set aside July 2 for the Phantom Regiment Hall of Fame Induction & Homecoming Celebration at Prairie Street Brewing Company in Rockford. This annual gathering brings alumni, friends, and supporters together to recognize the individuals whose contributions have […]
️ End of an Era
Rich Stadium, The Ralph, Highmark … Whatever you call it, an era is ending in Orchard Park, New York. With the 2025 NFL regular season in the books, and before the Bills move into new confines next season, we’re looking back at the legendary drum corps buzz of this building. DCI’s Steve Rondinaro reports.
Santa Clara Vanguard 2017 | Funliner Reacts
This show MIGHT be better than Babylon…
UK Fan Network Video Portal Celebrates 10 Years
In September 2013 UK Fan Network, the brain child of WGUK Hall of Famer Lee Court, first came into being and was managed under the Drum Corps International “The Fan Network” streaming portal. In late 2015 the DCI portal was closed and so at the beginning of 2016 Marching & Performing Arts UK officially launched […]
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