Thousands of competitors will converge in Indiana next week to vie for a world championship. Their event combines good music with a visual spectacle of complex choreography and tight formations. Plus, it’s a great spectator event. The competition is the 2008 World Championships of Drum Corps International, with Michigan City hosting the opening ceremony Monday […]
Yamato Drum Corps departed from LAX last Wednesday evening and are currently in Eau Claire, WI, following two shows in Dubuque and Eau Claire. With judges’ tapes in hand from the two shows, the staff began discussing changes that needed to be made. We are working on changes made by the staff NOW and will […]
On Tuesday, July 22, Vanguard Cadets said so long to our home at Mission College for another year, departing from SCV Hall for their 2008 tour that will culminate at DCI World Championships in Bloomington, Indiana. Thanks to some amazing hosts along the way in Elko, NV, Rawlings, WY, Gothenberg, NE and Anamosa, IA that […]
Drums On the Chippewa will bring teenagers from all over the country to Carson Park on Sunday to participate in a drum and bugle corps competition. Next year, some of those teenagers will come from the Chippewa Valley. The host of the competition, the Chippewa Valley Brigade, is starting audition camps in the fall for […]
The Rotaryfest parade was shorter than usual this year. For the first time in a while, the Bandettes Steel Town Brass Drum and Bugle Corps was absent from the annual celebration. The local group, which began in 1963, has marched in nearly every Rotary parade since forming. In fact, it has missed only a handful […]
Following its last two shows in Southern California, Yamato spent the next week making musical and visual changes to its show. After an intensive weekend camp, Yamato is now ready to go on its 2008 DCI National Tour. Yamato Drum and Bugle Corps will be departing for tour on Wed, July 23 until Mon, August […]
Las Vegas Marching Arts, Inc. a Nevada Corporation has completed filling out it’s Executive Board said Randy N. Warner, President Randy N. Warner of Dolan Springs Arizona is founder and president of LVMA, Inc.. He is an award winning author of research articles regarding efficacies and methodology of humane education in our schools. He is […]
Chris Hildago, a student at Jackson Liberty High School and a resident of Jackson, has been selected for membership in the Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps of Camden County and Wildwood. Hildago, a junior, is touring with the group this summer as a part of the Drum Corps International Summer Tour and will participate […]
Yet another first for Yamato is the appearance at drum corps shows in Southern California. "We thought it important to be able to bring the corps together sooner than past years to compete at the annual Corps at the Crest and Western Corps Connection events and well as the Open Class Events in July," said […]
Sudbury’s Blue Saints Drum and Bugle Corps will host Spectacle of Sound July 29 at Queen’s Athletic Field. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the show begins at 6:30 p.m. After a successful 2005 show, the Blue Saints will once again welcome corps from Canada, the United States and the Netherlands. Spectacle of Sound is […]
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