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Register Today For The 2017 Bushwackers Open House

The Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps is pleased to announce that registration for the corps’ 2017 Open House and information session is now open! On November 19 and 20, 2016, the Bushwackers will host its first rehearsal and Open House for the 2017 season at Montgomery Lower Middle School in Skillman, New Jersey. Read the […]

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Skyliners Announces 2017 Designers

The Skyliners Drum & Bugle Corps announces the following Designers for 2017: THOMAS SPARLING – Program Coordinator/Visual Designer; TED MASCARI – Percussion Caption Supervisor and Battery Arranger; RYAN REED – Front Ensemble and Soundscape Arranger; and JOHN MEEHAN, Brass Arranger. Thomas Sparling, Program Coordinator/Visual Designer, engaged and challenged the 2016 Skyliners with a drill package […]

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Meet The Ripley Family

Over the past several months we have been posting articles on families involved in a drum corps. Some families have over one hundred plus years. Some not as many. One similarity in all of these articles, is that they have been doing it as a family. Such is the case of the Ripley family of […]

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DCA Appoints New Treasurer

Drum Corps Associates is pleased to announce that John Carr has been appointed as the new Treasurer of DCA. Lou Tierno has accepted the position as the Director of the Reading Buccaneers and John Carr has been voted in by the members to finish out Lou’s term. We thank Lou for his service to DCA […]

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Bridgemen Announce Open House

On October 30th, a new era for the Bridgemen will begin. Although the Alumni Corps has taken its last steps down Broadway, a number of long time Bridgemen Vets have organized, under the direction of the board of directors to keep the tradition alive. The new group will be known as the Bridgemen Performing Arts […]

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Passing Of A True Great Drum Corps Member

Back in 2007 the door opened up one Sunday afternoon at a Florida Brass Drum and Bugle Corps rehearsal and in walks Dick Babino from Englewood, Florida. Dick sat down in the trumpet section and started to play like he’s been playing with the corps from day one. No one knew what this guy really brought to the Florida […]

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Hawthorne Caballeros Announce 2017 Percussion Arranger And Caption Head

The Hawthorne Caballeros are excited to announce their 2017 Percussion Arranger and Caption Head! Paul Nalesnik is a freelance percussionist and educator based out of central New Jersey. As an educator, he is currently the Caption Head and Arranger for the Rutgers University Drumline, Battery Arranger and Caption Head for United Percussion, and will serve […]

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Florida Brass Looking At Great 2016-2017 Season

The Florida Brass Drum and Bugle Corps is now going on its 14th year and each season the corps is turning out a larger and much more entertaining group in the sunshine state. The Brass started in 2003 with seven horns now they are putting out close to fifty plus horns at area high school […]

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Govenaires Travel To China

After competing in the DCA World Championships, the Govenaires accepted an invitation to participate in the 2016 Shanghai Tourism Festival. This once-in-a-lifetime trip started on Wednesday September 7, and featured various sight-seeing venues and performances. The main event of the tour was the gigantic night parade which was held on Saturday, September 10. The touring […]

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Skyliners Alumni Announce 2017 Staff, New Home, Open House

The New York Skyliners Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps is ready to kick off the 2017 season in grand style. The 1st rehearsal of the 2017 season will be held on at the corps new home and indoor practice facility. Anyone interested, is invited to come down and check us out. Sunday Oct 2 at […]

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