As announced to the membership at last weekend’s camp rehearsal, the Hurricanes have made some changes to the Percussion Educational Staff for the upcoming season. Added to the 2011 Team are Mike Schmitt and David Dumont as Co-Percussion Caption Heads, Stacy Palumbo as Snare Technician and Austin Avery as the Percussion Visual Technician. These new […]
There’s no need to find a spot big enough to unfold a collapsible lawn chair in order to get a fleeting glimpse of the Purple Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps at a local parade. Saturday’s performance will provide a nice cozy seat for the group’s fundraiser. While drum and bugle corps are popular participants at […]
The Western New York Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps motorcade made its way down Interstate 90 to Rochester on April 30 to perform in their first drum corps indoor stage show, sponsored by Mighty St. Joe’s Alumni Drum Corps. Also performing in the show were The Ghost Riders mini-corps, Prime Time Brass, United Alumni Senior […]
After 24 years of dedicated service, Jay Morlot has stepped down as director of the Bushwackers Drum & Bugle Corps, effective May 1, 2011. Jay’s decision was not an easy one, and he leaves behind a legacy that will be difficult to match. At age 22, Jay joined the upstart new corps and was then […]
Star United Mini Corps is proud to announce the musical components of its 2011 competition program. Entitled I Like Tchaik: The music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Star United’s program will continue to push the boundaries of the mini corps idiom with a program consisting of selections from: Pas De Deux from “The Nutcracker” Finale from […]
The Connecticut Hurricanes are extremely pleased to announce that Vidal Orduz has been selected as the head drum major for the 2011 season. Vidal, age 22, is starting his seventh year with the corps and beat out a quality field of candidates to be chosen for this position. Vidal was a baritone player for the […]
The Cincinnati Tradition All-age Drum and Bugle Corps is pleased to announce a valuable addition to our staff. Dr. Larry Tinnerman of Indiana State University will join the corps as a Brass Technician. Dr. Tinnerman’s performance history started as a baritone bugler in 1969 with the Casper Troopers of Casper, Wyoming. After a 3 year […]
Youth Education in the Arts is proud to announce the formation of Cadets2, a drum corps for young men and women ages 16-22 that will operate and compete within the Drum Corps Associates circuit beginning in the summer of 2012. Based in the Lehigh County of Pennsylvania, Cadets2 will include 128 brass, percussion and colorguard […]
The 1st Annual CV Spring Social was a huge success! Thank you to all of our members, alumni and friends who came out to support the corps at this new fundraiser. The food was great and the company was even better! It was great to reconnect with so many of our alumni. We would also […]
After months of failed negotiations, the Kilties Drum and Bugle Corps is seeking alternatives for its Great Lakes Brew Fest annually held at Festival Park, which is no longer holding the September weekend as of Monday. The split was the culmination of months of going back and forth between fest organizers, who say it’s hard […]
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