Rich Waddington has been named director of the Colt Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps. Rich brings with him nearly 20 years of teaching band in public schools throughout the state of Iowa. Most recently, Rich was the director of bands at Oskaloosa High School in southeast Iowa. The program enjoyed many years of success in […]
On Thursday November 28th, Pioneer will particpate in the Chicago Thanksgiving Parade. As one of the nation’s largest and most popular Thanksgiving Day parades, the corps will perform in front of half a million spectators that line the parade route. In addition, the parade is also broadcast nationwide and streamed worldwide to millions of viewers […]
From the end of July through today have been busy for the Pioneer in many ways. It has been unusually different from past summers. However, our purpose of serving youth and adults involved in corps life is almost at a maximum level. South Milwaukee Heritage Days Parade The Pioneer Percussion ensemble, along with several alumni, […]
With it being a month since the Louisiana Stars returned home from its most successful Drum Corps International Championship Week in corps history, I’ve taken some time to reflect on my first season as Corps Director and want to provide some highlights: The 2019 season was definitely a season of change. The corps experienced a […]
Our winter season is listed below. Audition packets will be available shortly. Brass and Percussion are to attend all camps. We hope to see you! November 22, 23 and 24 (Guard on Sunday Only) December 20, 21 and 22 (Guard on Sunday Only) January 17, 18 and 19 (Guard on Sunday Only) February 21, 22 […]
Grace Murphy wasn’t sure she liked marching band when she tried it out at Old Orchard Beach High School in ninth grade, but her decision to keep with it through college has greatly impacted her entire life. Murphy, a Saco resident whose father previously taught at Old Orchard Beach High School, said she was pushed […]
7R is selling a wide array of items from the past few seasons! To inquire about availability or for more information, please email director [at] 7thregiment [dot] org. Read the rest of the article here.
David Marshall, Jr., a 2018 graduate of Somerset Berkley Regional High School where he was a drum major for the Blue Raider Marching Band, was one of the leaders of the Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps that won the world championship at the Drum Corps International Open Class World Championship Finals in Marion, Indiana earlier […]
Anna Struble has no limits when it comes to her incredible passion for music, and she doesn’t plan on slowing down any time soon. Struble, a 17-year-old senior at Webb City High School, has played percussion instruments such as the snare drum in her school’s band for seven years. This will be her third year […]
Megan Cunningham of Tewksbury will head back to school this fall as a World Champion after winning the title as a member of the Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps at the Drum Corps International (DCI) Open Class World Championship Finals in Marion, Indiana on Aug. 7, 2019. Cunningham plays the trumpet and is in her […]
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