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 […]
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.
We’re coming down the home stretch with this DCA season. There’s about a month to go, and so far the Reading Buccaneers have made it clear " We’re still the champs, and it’s for you to prove otherwise." Well . . . . it looks like at least four other corps are determined to provide […]
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.
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, […]
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.
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." […]
Producing DCA’s annual Championship Guide & Yearbook must have been a continuing challenge for whoever held this position before. My predecessor, Tom Peashey, warned me about this project, but I already knew what he meant. I had done this twice before, although many years ago.
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 […]
FPAA, the umbrella organization for Frontier Drum & Bugle Corps and Open Range Brass Ensemble (along with other performing ensembles), is featured on a CD released in June of 2006.
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