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Blue Knights Announce 2019 Admin And Support Staff

The Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps is excited to announce the administrative and support team for the 2019 season! This group consists of the Admin team, Athletic Trainers, Media and Merchandise as they help aid the Blue Knights in their summer national tour. Abel Cabrera will be returning the Blue Knights as the Tour […]

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White Sabers Take Second At The Barnum Festival

This past weekend we traveled to Bridgeport, CT to compete in the Barnum Festival, our second competition of the young season. After a GREAT day of rehearsal in Seaside Park, we headed off to Bridgeport’s Kennedy Stadium for the event. After a bit of a weather delay, we went out and had an awesome performance […]

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In The News – Rochesterfest Concludes With Music Competition

Music lovers packed the stands at RCTC for the final Rochesterfest event. Nine bands performed Sunday night for River City Rhapsody, a drum corps competition. They came from all over the country, as close as the Twin Cities and as far as Atlanta. Read the rest of the article here.

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In The News – Morningside College To Host Free Drum Corps International Competition

It’s your chance to see world-class musicians for free right here in Siouxland. A Drum Corps International competition will be held right here in Siouxland. On Tuesday, July 9 world class corps will be taking the field at Morningside College’s Elwood Olsen Stadium starting at 7:30 p.m. Read the rest of the article here.

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In The News – ‘The Best Of The Best’

Owassons Kyle Hamrick, Logan Blunt and Jill Copeland are making the most of their summer. The three recent Owasso High School graduates are competing with the prestigious drum and bugle corps, Carolina Crown, across the country over the next three months. They join 154 other young aspiring musicians between the ages of 16 and 22 […]

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“Orville” Actor Peter Macon Has A Message For The Troopers

“Orville” star, Peter Macon, who plays Lt. Commander Bortus on the hit show “The Orville” has just sent in a special message to the members of the Troopers. As you may be aware, the corps is playing several selections of music from “The Orville.” Read the rest of the article here.

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Marching Roundtable 813: Taking Care Of The Mental Health Of Marchers

Mike Scott of the Bluecoats and Elliot Cleveland of Marching Health on helping your marchers with mindfulness, focus, and stress management. You can listen to us below, or if you want to take us with you, you can download us from iTunes. Read the rest of the article here.

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5 Ways You Can Help Save The Ocean

With the announcement of Jersey Surf’s 2019 program FantaSEA, the Jersey Surf naturally has the ocean on our collective mind. In addition to providing our signature brand of summer entertainment, we want to drive up awareness around ocean preservation and ways each and every one of us can help. Read the rest of the article […]

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Amerigo “Riggie” Laus, 1926-2019

A funeral service was held in St. Charles Lwanga Parish, Mother of God Counsel Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the morning of Friday, June 28 for World Drum Corps Hall of Fame member Amerigo “Riggie” Laus, who passed away June 24 at age 93 after suffering from pneumonia. He was inducted into the World Drum Corps […]

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Weekend Camp Helps To Bring More Success For Liberty

This time of the year is incredibly busy for lots of organisations like Liberty, as Summer rehearsals lead into the outdoor competition season. To prepare the members to perform at the Summer Rhythm competition, Liberty held a weekend camp, where daytime rehearsals were mixed in with evening team games. With lots of new members it […]

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