With a declaration by the mayor, the 2009 Drum Corps International World Championships officially began on Monday outside of Ames Field in Michigan City, Ind. That declaration, from Michigan City Mayor Chuck Oberlie, came at the end of the second-annual opening ceremonies, where corps, community members and area music students came together to celebrate the […]
Sunday evening’s Dayton Summer Classic event featured performances by 11 Open Class corps. Scores from the event were combined with a corresponding “seeding” show in Dubuque, Iowa to determine the order of appearance for the Open Class World Championship Quarterfinals competition on Tuesday, Aug. 4 in Michigan City, Ind. Open Class Coordinator David Eddleman said […]
Music City Drum & Bugle Corps was featured on two Nashville television stations on July 23rd. The corps was back in Nashville to perform for the two DCI shows in Murfreesboro, so the corps invited local media to attend rehearsal and preview the performance. Videographers from WKRN News 2 and WTVF News Channel 5 attended […]
With just a week to go before the World Championship run begins, Drum Corps International’s Open Class corps have their noses to the grindstone as they get ready for their big shot at the championship title. Nineteen Open Class corps are slated to meet up in Michigan City, Ind. for the first time on Tuesday, […]
Young musicians from across the country will descend on Eau Claire for Drums on the Chippewa. The drum and bugle corps competition will take place Monday evening at Carson Park. "It appeals to all ages," said Linda Knutson, executive director of the Chippewa Valley Drum and Bugle Corps Association, which is organizing the event. "The […]
SCVC arrived early Saturday morning at Millard South High School, the site of the Omaha show. The corps immediately squeezed in a few well deserved hours of “horizontal” down time in the gym and then it was up to rehearse. It was a beautiful day, the mildest day we have had on tour so far […]
The regiment got its marching orders and will leave town on Tuesday, headed west. Make that The Regiment. 7th Regiment. The New London-based junior drum and bugle corps will make its bid for the 2009 Drum Corps International Championship over the next week in Indiana. It was my pleasure and passion to serve as the […]
The day in Elko, Nevada was warm, about 97 degrees. But as everyone likes to say, it didn’t feel that warm since it was a "dry heat." The corps stayed well-hydrated and didn’t miss a beat. As has become their day to day approach, the corps and staff used the day very effectively. Rehearsal time […]
This year, when the Colt Cadets host "Music on the March 2," the annual Drum Corps International open class competition will be a national ranking event. "If you’re driving down the street that night (past Dalzell Field), it will look the same," said Vicki Schaffer, Colt Cadets director. "But for the corps, this is a […]
Fundraising for the Oregon Crusaders marching band has lagged so far behind that the group will not be able to head out on the rest of its summer tour Monday night unless a last-minute fundraiser nets about $50,000. "The tour bus will be idling," said Phil Marshall, executive director of the Portland-based Oregon Crusader Drum […]
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