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Mandarins 55th Birthday Bash

Join us on Saturday April 28, 6:00 pm at Rosemont High School, 9594 Keifer Blvd in Sacramento. to celebrate the Mandarins’ 55th Anniversary and Birthday. Held concurrently with our April Corps Camp, this event lets everyone connect with friends and alumni — and also meet the 2018 corps members, who will provide a sneak peek […]

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In The News – Drums Corps Coming To Milton

Three-thousand people are expected to descend on Milton in June to enjoy the sounds and the showmanship of a world-class drum corps competition. Sounds On The Susquehanna, a Drum Corps Associates (DCA) event, will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at the Milton Area High School’s Alumni Field. Read the rest of the […]

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Stanbury Gives Back To SoCal Marching Music Community

As the 2018 Summer Tour approaches, Pacific Crest is proud to partner with Stanbury Uniforms to provide a unique experience to marching band students across Southern California. Stanbury has renewed its sponsorship of the Pacific Crest Outreach Program, which provides free and discounted tickets for high school groups attending drum corps shows in Southern California. […]

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Introducing…. Club 56

Over the last 62 years, the Phantom Regiment Booster Club has played a vital role in sustaining and growing our organization, helping us provide life-changing experiences for members, staff, and audiences around the world. As a thank you to our most loyal and active supporters, we’ve taken the Booster Club to the next level. Read […]

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England Brings Excitement And Optimism To Music City

Percussion supervisor and arranger David England returns to Music City in 2018 to join a design team working to deliver a show he says will be creative, unique, yet accessible to all audiences. “The ideas for the show are based from moods and textures from various sources,” said England, a band director in Murfreesboro, Tenn., […]

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A Sneak Peak At 7th Regiment’s 2018 Show

Happy March 7th, our favorite day of the year! Here’s a sneak peek at our 2018 show just for you. There are still limited brass and color guard spot available for the 2018 season. Visit http://www.seventhregiment.org/audition-inperson/ for more information! Read the rest of the article here.

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Bluecoats, Indiana Wesleyan University Partner For 2018 Spring Training

Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps from Canton, Ohio and Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) in Marion, Indiana are pleased to announce that IWU will be the new home for Bluecoats’ spring training starting in 2018! Having served as Bluecoats’ housing site for the DCI World Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana since 2013, IWU has the perfect mix […]

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Battle’s O’er – A Nation’s Tribute 11th November 2018

Marching Band Activity United Kingdom is delighted to assist in promoting, Battle’s O’er – A Nation’s Tribute 11th November 2018, the nation’s tribute to mark the 100th anniversary of the ending of the First World War,along with paying tribute to the millions that either lost their lives during, or after the war ended on 11th […]

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Crossmen Announce 2018 Program

Crossmen Drum Corps presents their 2018 program, “The In-Between” • Exploring the space between the no longer and the not yet. • Musical selections include: Funeral For A Friend – Elton John Upside Down – Andrew Markworth Symphony No. 6 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Sweetness Follows – R.E.M. Read the rest of the article here.

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Drill Designer Continues To Take MCDC Down A ‘Fresh And Hip’ Path

Music City’s 2018 show will venture into new territory while honoring the drum corps’ roots and its members’ experience, according to visual designer Jeffrey Thompson. The Lexington, Ky. based designer wrote the drill for Music City’s 2017 show “Tribe,” and returns in 2018 as both Drill Writer and Visual Caption Supervisor. “This season brings many […]

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