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Music City Legend Takes Third At Drum Corps Show

The Music City Legend Drum and Bugle Corps recently earned a third-place award at its first Drum Corps Associates (DCA) show of the season in Arnold, Md. Read the rest of the article here.

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Statesmen Break 90 In Kingston

Rochester’s Empire Statesmen are keeping pace with the thermometer this summer, breaking into the 90s while finishing first in the March of Champions in Kingston, NY on August 12. The Statesmen are the first Drum Corps Associates (DCA) corps to break the 90 barrier this season, scoring 90.925.

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Top Drum, Bugle Corps To Compete

An event far-famed in musical, marching and military circles will take place Saturday at Scranton Memorial Stadium. Read the rest of the article here.

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Statesmen Take Top Spot In Syracuse

Rochester’s Empire Statesmen were tops in both music and visual effect in the Pageant of Drums in Syracuse, NY on Saturday, August 5, helping to produce a comfortable margin over second-place Hawthorne Caballeros. In scoring 89.188, Statesmen also had top color guard, high ensemble visual, top field percussion and top field brass scores. Cabs, with […]

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Fans Vote At DCA Championship

Here’s your big chance to let your voice be heard! Fans attending the World Championship Preliminaries on Saturday, September 2 will have a chance to vote for the corps they liked best. The corps that receives the most votes will be given the Pepe Notaro People’s Choice Award. Read the rest of the article here.

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Waterloo Band Festival Features Many Canadian Drum Corps

The second annual event, sponsored by the Guelph Royalaires Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps, will carry on its goal of raising money for Canada’s war heroes at the Juno Beach Memorial in Normandy, France Read the rest of the article here.

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Statesmen Take Top Brass At Susquehanna

For the second week in a row, Empire Statesmen’s horn line was the best on the field, but the Reading Buccaneers are still sailing ahead of the fleet, winning the Sounds of the Susquehanna contest in Binghamton, NY with a score of 89.7. Rochester’s Empire Statesmen were again second to the Bucs, with 87.425. Bushwackers, […]

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San Francisco Renegades Receive $20,000 Donation

The San Francisco Renegades Drum and Bugle Corps is pleased to announce the receipt of a very generous donation of $20,000 from Above and Beyond Wellness, Inc.

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Gulf Coast Sound Receives Honor From City Of Houston

Gulf Coast Drum Corps Associates, the governing body for Gulf Coast Sound Drum & Bugle Corps, is sponsoring the first ever DCA show in Texas on July 29th. In recognition of this the City of Houston issued a proclamation stating that Saturday, July 29th, 2006 is officially "Gulf Coast Sound Drum & Bugle Corps Day." […]

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Statesmen Jump Four Points, Can’t Catch Bucs

Rochester’s Empire Statesmen jumped more than four points on the score sheets at the Cavalcade of Champions contest in Lewisburg, PA on July 22, but still couldn’t quite catch up to Reading Buccaneers, who are still undefeated this season. Statesmen scored 86.520 to finish second to the Bucs for the third time since the contest […]

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