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In The News – 2 Named Drum Corps World Champions

Sunday night marked the end of the Drum Corps Associates’ World Championship as two drum and bugle corps walked away with the title of world champions. The Buccaneers, of Reading, were the team to beat in the open class after winning last year in Rochester, New York. Read the rest of the article here.

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Lion Cadets Are Extended By “Pomponguard”

In May of this year, the Wölper Löwen re-founded their junior corps – the Löwen Cadets – for kids from the age of nine. In addition to some training sessions, such as in Mardorf on the beach, the first appearances, including at the Neustädter Schützenfest, successfully completed. Due to multiple requests, the lions have now […]

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Vanguard Cadets Launch California Initiative

Every year around this time, the Board of Directors and VMAPA Management team take a hard look at each program to make sure VMAPA is staying true to its mission and operating within a budget. Changes are then considered within all programs, which is normal, especially for an innovative and forward-thinking organization like VMAPA. The […]

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Bluecoats & Cleveland Cavaliers Host QStix Auditions This Weekend

Interested in being a part of the QStix for the 2018-19 season? You’ll be an official performer on the court and around the arena for Cleveland Cavaliers games. Open auditions will be held this Sunday, September 9th at the Cleveland State University Recreation Center from 9 am until 2 pm. Registration will be open from […]

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Starriders November Revival Party

On 03.11.2018 it is so far. We want to celebrate our “November Revival Party” with you. For our 35th anniversary, we want to let it rattle again as it used to.? Read the rest of the article here.

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Barclay Named 2019 Blue Stars Battery Arranger And Caption Head

The Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps is incredibly excited to introduce Rick Barclay as our new Battery Arranger and Caption Head. Rick Barclay began his career in the marching arts as a member of the Rochester Patriots from 2001 to 2003. After moving to California in 2004 and marching with the Magic of Orlando […]

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Columbus Saints Close Out 2018 Season At DCA Worlds

The Columbus Saints closed out their 15th anniversary and 1st season competing in Drum Corps Associates with a score of 63.025, a 7 point jump from the previous score on August 18th. This is a milestone for the program as we presented our longest production to date, as the corps completed it’s season.

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Blue Knights Alumni Spotlight: David Pressley

Name: David Pressley What year(s) did you march in the Blue Knights? I aged-out with the Blue Knights in 1984 after my first corps, The Memphis Blues, folded in 1983. Read the rest of the article here.

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Academy Introduces 2019 Brass And Color Guard Caption Heads

Lisa Tatum is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Wind Conducting at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA where she serves as a graduate teaching assistant for the band department. She holds a Master of Music in Trombone Performance from the University of Utah and a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from […]

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Phantom Regiment Hall Of Fame Member Don Ary Passes Away At 86

Donald Ary began his drum corps journey as a young member of the VFW 342 Drum & Bugle Corps, a precursor to what would one day become Phantom Regiment. He served as a drum and color guard instructor and helped the corps from its founding in 1956 through the unfortunate events that resulted in the […]

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