Rochester’s Empire Statesmen narrowed the gap between front-running Reading Buccaneers to less than three-tenths of a point to finish second in the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) finals, but many other members of the Empire Statesmen “family” won top individual honors during the three day weekend tournament.
Part of the pitch for building Rochester’s Paetec Park was that it would be a multi-use facility and spur tourism in the region. The first chance came this weekend. Read the rest of the article here.
After a rain-soaked and wind-swept Preliminary competition on Saturday afternoon and evening, the Drum Corps Associates 2006 World Championships concluded last night in grand form to a filled stadium of fans in Rochester, NY. The Finals competition featured the top 3 Class A corps and top 10 Open Class corps – as determined by scores […]
DCA started its Championship weekend in Rochester, NY on Friday night with the Individual and Ensemble and Minicorps competition. Spread across 5 great venues at the Clarion Hotel and Riverside Convention Center in downtown Rochester – the competition featured some 200 registered performances that kept the crowds cheering. The Minicorps competition, which closed the evening’s […]
The Drum Corps World Championship comes to PAETEC Park this weekend, the first nonsports event at the soccer stadium since it opened in June. Read the rest of the article here.
The Bellettes aren’t marching anymore but they still know how to have a good time at least once a month. Some alumni of the all-girl drum and bugle corps gathered Monday at Rachel’s Garden in Belleville to talk and relive old times. Most of the 20 or so attending were members of the group in […]
Rochester’s Empire Statesmen pulled within hailing distance of front-running Reading Buccaneers at the Big Sounds in Motion contest, in the final regular contest before the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) championship tournament on Labor Day weekend. Bucs finished in first place in front a hometown audience, with a score of 94.975. Empire Statesmen closed the gap […]
Brooklyn United Alumni Presents Music Under The Bridge Featuring: NY Skyliners Alumni NY Skyliners Field Corps Blessed Sac Golden Knights Emerald Grenadears St. Rita’s Brassmen Alumni Wynn Center Toppers Selden Cadets LI Alumni Corps Quest Junior Corps
Drum Corps Associates have announced the offical order of appearance for the 2006 DCA World Championships Preliminary Competition, being held in Rochester, NY this coming weekend. Twenty-three all-age corps will compete at PAETEC Park Stadium on Saturday, September 2, beginning at 2:00pm for the right to advance to the DCA World Championship Finals Competition on […]
Drum Corps Associates has announced the schedule for the 2006 Individual and Ensemble Contest, which will be held as part of the 2006 DCA World Championships in Rochester, NY over Labor Day weekend. A new record number of performers have been scheduled. Some 200 entries have been slotted, meaning DCA has moved Friday’s start […]
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