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Michael Grimes will be joining the OC team in the newly created Corps Director position. Michael has over 27 years of experience working with numerous drum corps across the country, most recently as the Assistant Director for Legends Drum & Bugle Corps from Kalamazoo, MI for the past two seasons. His experience across many corps […]
October 18th, 2017 | Filed under Current News,DCI World | Read More »
The Sacramento Mandarins announce the entire 2018 season brass staff under the direction of Tim Snyder as Brass Caption Head, Aaron Wells as Assistant Brass Caption Head, Seth Murphy as Brass Consultant and Key Poulan as Brass Arranger. “After a record-breaking 2017 season for the corps, we have returned with one of the finest brass […]
October 18th, 2017 | Filed under Current News,DCI World | Read More »
After multiple years as the corps director as well as the President/Executive Director of the Impulse Youth Arts board, Mike Lopez has decided to step away from the corps director position. We thank him for all his hard work over the years and are happy we will still have him working in the background for […]
October 18th, 2017 | Filed under Current News,DCI Open | Read More »
For the 2018 Color Guard Caption, Program Coordinator Chad Huel welcomes veteran World Class Educator Carla Burgess-Tomsa to the Fenix Family as Color Guard Director! Carla’s pageantry career spans four decades, where she has been instrumental in developing championship winter guard, drum corps and high school marching band programs. Her work in the winter guard […]
October 18th, 2017 | Filed under Current News,DCI World | Read More »
The Colts are pleased to announce all audition dates and locations for the 2018 season. New this year will be different “tracks” students may pick from depending on their location and what section they are interested in. This has been done with the goal of creating an experience that is accessible to more students. The […]
October 18th, 2017 | Filed under Current News,DCI World | Read More »
The Phantom Regiment is excited to announce the color guard staff that will be leading the 2018 color guard! We look forward to another exciting year for the Phantomettes AND the Raiders! Audition dates and information at regiment.org/join Read full staff bios on each staff member at regiment.org/our-staff/guard-staff/ Read the rest of the article here.
October 18th, 2017 | Filed under Current News,DCI World | Read More »

Last weekend our 2018 Design Team convened in Dallas, TX to begin preparations for our 60th anniversary summer program. This year’s production, which will include an exciting new look is sure to please fans from coast to coast as we set out west for the first time in eight years. Adam Sage, our new Artistic […]
October 17th, 2017 | Filed under Current News,DCI World,FrontPage Feature | Read More »
2018 Audition registration is now open! We are looking forward to having you join us for the 2018 Drum Corps International? season. Online registration is now available for all audition events in Atlanta, Orlando, Nashville, and Dallas. The 1-Day Audition Events are $75, and our 3-Day Audition Camp December 15-17 is $150 if you register […]
October 17th, 2017 | Filed under Current News,DCI World | Read More »

If you like pumpkin – this is the right place! The Kürbishof Peters is an agricultural organic farm, which has been active for many years in pumpkin breeding. There grow the pumpkins on the pastures, among the firs in the garden, or even rise up on the rain-streams. Again and again they try out new […]
October 17th, 2017 | Filed under Current News,Drum Corps Germany | Read More »
Pacific Crest welcomes Don Click to the 2018 Design Team. Don will work alongside Program Coordinator, Steven Estudillo, as our Design Coordinator. Don is co-founder of Independent World Class percussion group Music City Mystique, and remains active on the McM Board of Directors and the Design Team. Read the rest of the article here.
October 16th, 2017 | Filed under Current News,DCI World | Read More »