Now accepting registrations for the 2013 season! If you would like to improve your music and marching skills, perform before thousands of fans, travel to new places, learn from the best instructors, and have the most extraordinary summer experience of your life, REGISTER for the 2013 season. We will see you at the Open House […]
After coming in as the runner-up the last two years, a local drum corps returned to Hillsboro Tuesday morning after it won a world championship last week. The Oregon Crusaders capped an undefeated year with its first Drum Corps International (DCI) Open Class World Championships on Aug. 7 by scoring 95.25 out of 100 possible […]
On August 7, 2012 at Ames Field in Michigan City, Indiana, Rick Odello was awarded the 2012 Director of the Year award. This award is voted on by the Open Class directors. Rick has had the honor of receiving this award three out of the last five years. Congratulations, Rick! Read the rest of the […]
Congratulations to the members of the Vanguard Cadets who participated in this year’s Open Class Individual & Ensemble competition on Wednesday in Indianapolis. Everyone did an outstanding job! Percussion Ensemble – 93.50 – 1st Bass Drum Ensemble – 93.50 – 1st Cymbal Ensemble – 93.50 – 1st Read the rest of the article here.
On Monday night in Michigan City, Oregon Crusaders (1st, 93.95) kept hold of the top spot of the Open Class Corps, with Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets making their move on Blue Devils B. “Oh my goodness,” Oregon Crusaders drum major Happiness Yi said after their performance. “There aren’t words that aren’t cliche to say right […]
2013 Open House/Auditions November/December Kalamazoo, MI, Area For additional information and to submit your membership application, go to http://www.legendspaa.org/drumcorps/apply. Read the rest of the article here.
Having narrowly missed capturing a gold medal in the Drum Corps International World Class Competition last summer by three tenths of a point, the Oregon Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps return this summer larger and stronger than ever to chase their dreams of gold. Fittingly, the 2012 program is called “Dreaming In Color,” and OMN […]
Hot sounds and sizzling sights will fill the night at the Avon Lake Memorial Stadium on Friday, Aug. 3at 7 p.m. The Drum Corps International tour is arriving for the “Shoremen Brass Classic” drum and bugle corps show. Seven “high stepping, high-volume bands,” the Oregon Crusaders (Portland); Vanguard Cadets of Santa Clara, CA; the 7th […]
An extravaganza of sound, color and precision will wow the crowd Aug. 3 at Avon Lake Memorial Stadium, when seven drum corps take the field during the inaugural Shoremen Brass Classic. The event, which begins at 7 p.m., is part of the Drum Corps International summer tour. Drum corps from across North America will be […]
It is with sorrow that I announce the passing of Mr. Glenn Eng, Executive Director of Spirit of New Jersey Drum and Bugle Corps, on Friday July 27, 2012. As a horn instructor, Mr. Eng has taught the following corps, such as The Bridgemen, Velvet Knights, New York Knickerbockers, and Falcon Ridgemen just to name […]
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