Three generations of Rochester’s Empire Statesmen organization, the Empire Cadets youth marching band, the competing corps and the Statesmen Alumni All Stars, will be adding some extra zing to Independence Day holiday weekend events, including a July 4 parade in neighboring Irondequoit and the 5th annual Vince Bruni Preview of Champions, at Growney Stadium at […]
Bonnie Ott Thompson says she’s still “dumbstruck” when people remember her. After all, it’s been 32 years since she became a women’s pioneer in the fast-paced world of drum-and-bugle corps competition that once was dominated by males. “To this day, I’m so impressed. I can’t find the words. I’m dumbstruck that people still have heard […]
The New York Skyliners Street Corps is hitting the streets for two local parades on the 4th of July – Florham Park and Ridgewood, New Jersey. The inaugural rehearsal of the Street Corps took place on Saturday, May 31st at the American Legion Post #27 in Dover, New Jersey, and was a great success. The […]
On behalf of the Roselle Park Conquistadors I am pleased to announce that Jennifer Wagstaff has accepted the position of Assistant Director for the corps. Jennifer’s past experience includes high school marching band and winterguard and marching in the colorguard for the Spectrum Jr. Drum & Bugle Corps (Corning/Owego, NY) from 1996 until 1999. After […]
The Hurricanes had a great camp weekend which ended with a full run through performance of this year’s show Journey West. This weekend also saw the addition of Kevin Lowery to the brass staff. Kevin is currently the brass caption head at Norwalk High School and previously has taught with the Cavaliers and the Crossmen. […]
DCA has authorized its first ever regular season class A contest. In the past, Class A (65 or fewer performers not counting drum majors and color party) was an opportunity only offered at the DCA Championships. The Brigadiers will be presenting the August 2nd Pageant of Drums show at Waterloo, NY High School stadium. The […]
The August 2nd Pageant of Drums show originally scheduled for N. Syracuse HS, will now be held at Waterloo High School stadium. The show will start at 7PM. Address for the Show: Waterloo High School96 Stark StreetWaterloo, NY 13165 Read the rest of the article here.
DCA has been informed by the contest sponsor that due to loss of the stadium and inability to locate a suitable replacement location, the July 12th contest scheduled for Buffalo, NY has been cancelled. Due to the late date of the cancellation, it will not be replaced. DCA and the Syracuse Brigadiers sends it’s regrets […]
Effective immediately, tickets for 3 of DCA’s top contests are available on line at http://www.dcacorps.org. Simple on line ordering is available for the DCA Championships in Paetec Park, Rochester, NY Labor Day Weekend, July 26th’s Mission Drums at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, MA and the August 16th Parade of Champions (American Legion National Championships) […]
Rochester’s Empire Statesmen will entertain audiences during their 25th anniversary season this summer by performing some of the most popular numbers from their field presentations over the past two and half decades, songs that have stories to tell beyond the melodies, touching the high points in the development of North American popular music since the […]
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