Music City Legend Drum and Bugle Corps is pleased to announce that Ashley Nilles, 21, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has been selected as the corps’ new Field Commander for the 2008 season. A French horn/mellophone student at Cumberland University in Lebanon Tennessee, the corps’ primary rehearsal site, Miss Nilles is a senior music major and a […]
The Rochester Crusaders in its continuing efforts to give back to the community will co-host this FREE concert with the Albion High School Music Department. The event will feature the Albion High School Winter Percussion, the Ghost Riders Drum & Bugle Corps, and the Rochester Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps. Your Master of Ceremonies for […]
Music City Legend, Middle Tennessee’s first and only “all-age” drum and bugle corps, will perform with the Nashville Community Band this Sunday evening, June 15th, in the band shell at Centennial Park. This is the second consecutive year that the corps has been invited to perform with the band in their annual Fathers’ Day performance. […]
It’s time to take two great Southern traditions and put them together! Mix one part Southern style BBQ and one part all-age Southern drum corps and you get… The 2008 Atlanta CorpsVets Preview Show and BBQ Dinner! Who: Alumni, Family, and Friends of the Atlanta CorpsVetsWhen: Saturday June 21, 2008 beginning at 4:30pmWhere: Alexander High […]
In drum corps circles, Memorial Day weekend camp is often referred to as “death camp”, but looking back on our weekend, I’m not sure that “death camp” is how I would describe it. As with every Memorial Day weekend that I can remember, our muscles got a little sore and our chops got a little […]
We here at Drum Corps Associates are thrilled to announce the expansion of our Class A Final competition this year! For the first time ever, there will be FOUR finalists competing for the Class A crown, up from three in previous years. Our Executive Board made the decision to add another corps to finals in […]
Yamaha Corporation of America, Band and Orchestral division, is pleased to announce its new partnership with the Atlanta CorpsVets Drum & Bugle Corps. The CorpsVets recently purchased an entire outfit of battery percussion in Silky Silver including MTS-Snare Drums, 8200 Series Multi-toms and Bass drums along with stadium hardware and carriers. With this purchase, the […]
Richard Price said he’s not above calling a parent at dinner time — or at work — if their kids get out of line during band practice at Portsmouth Middle School. An accomplished musician himself, Mr. Price said he’s had a reputation of being "very tough" ever since he began his teaching career over 20 […]
The following corps have declared Class A Status and will be eligible to compete for a spot in the DCA Championship Finals in Rochester, NY on August 31st. The 3 highest scoring declared Class A corps (not achieving a spot in the top 10) will compete that evening for the Class A Championship Title – […]
None of them were even born when Rochester’s Empire Statesmen first took to the contest field in 25 years ago in 1983, but the young members of the Empire Cadets marching band will be part of the anniversary celebrations during the Vince Bruni Preview of Champions contest on July 5 in Growney Stadium at John […]
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