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2011 Atlanta CorpsVets February Update

Happy New Year to all! I hope all had great holidays. It’s now 2011 and the Atlanta CorpsVets are back at it. Next brass audition rehearsal is February 25th-27th (starts Friday night 9pm). New Location: We have a new rehearsal location in Douglasville GA at Alexander High School. Directions can be found on our website. […]

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In The News: The Man Who Played Taps

Jim Collins made people cry when he played his bugle. Sometimes, it was all he could do not to cry himself. He was the man who played taps. For more than 1,500 military funerals, Collins, now 89, filled the silence at graveside services with the somber notes of “Taps,” the musical voice of God, passing […]

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Atlanta CorpsVets Announce 2011 Drum Majors

The Atlanta CorpsVets drum and bugle corps is proud to announce the selection of Abbi Scott and Kira Sink as drum majors for the 2011 season. Abbi and Kira are long-time members of the corps and we’re very excited to have them move into this new role. Abbi has been with CorpsVets since 2006 as […]

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Atlanta CorpsVets Offers Scholarships For 2011

Atlanta CorpsVets all-age Drum and Bugle Corps is proud to announce its scholarship offerings for 2011. Out of remembrance of friends lost and in appreciation for our community, CorpsVets offers several scholarships each year to help performers offset the cost of tuition for various marching and scholastic undertakings. Jason Lowe Memorial Scholarship – The Jason […]

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SoCal Dream No Limit Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament

Support SoCal Dream in a No Limit Texas Hold’em Charity Championship Poker Tournament Sponsored by Fountain Valley Community Foundation When: Saturday, March 12, 2011 Registration 5:15pm First Hand is dealt at 6:00pm Read the rest of the article here.

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Gulf Coast Sound Announces Dues-Free Membership For 2011

The Gulf Coast Sound Drum and Bugle Corps of Houston, Texas, is pleased to announce that membership for 2011 will be dues-free.  As a result of its partnership with Lone Star College-North Harris and a series of operational improvements that include additional revenue streams, GCS will be able to support its operations while enhancing the quality of its performance capabilities […]

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Buglers Hall Of Fame Announces Class Of 2011 Inductees

The Buglers Hall of Fame is proud to announce the newly elected members for the Class of 2011 as follows: Bob Adair, (Reilly Raiders), a National Champion Individual Soprano Bugler. Bob Burke (Ballantine Brewers, Hawthorne Caballeros & New York Skyliners), the DCA soloist in 1988. Tom Day (Norwood Park, Cavaliers, Skokie Indians), Tom is the […]

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Kilties Add Dates To 2011 Performance Schedule

The Kilties announced they will be adding two additional dates to their 2011 performance schedule. A contingent of the corps membership is planning on performing at the “Rockin For A Cure” being held on Saturday, April 2, 2011 and a large uniformed contingent will be performing on Friday, August 26, 2011 in a combined performance […]

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Capital Brass! Parade Season Begins

Capital Brass! will once again put 2 parade units on the street, in 2011: Capital Brass! and SNAP! Where the SNAP! jazz band was once merely an alter-ego for the mini-corps, the organization can now deliver two complete performing units, and already has several double dates on the calendar. Woth a consolidation of personnel, the […]

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2011 Music City Legend February Brass/Percussion Rehearsal Information

Date: Saturday, February 26th (9:00 AM to 9:00 PM) and Sunday, February 27th (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM). Location: Greenbrier High School, 126 Cuniff Drive, in Greenbrier (Robertson County), Tennessee (map) This is the first rehearsal of the year in which the brass and the full percussion section (both battery and front ensemble) will be […]

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