The Colt Cadets will kick off the 2019 season with the first open rehearsal on Sunday, February 10, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Washington Middle School Dubuque, Iowa. The address of the school is 51 North Grandview Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001. Click here for a Google Map to the school. This preseason event is […]
On Jan 21, roughly $25,000 worth of equipment was stolen from Impulse Drum and Bugle Corps, a non-profit youth organization. The burglars rented a storage unit at A-American Self-Storage in Santa Fe Springs, California. They entered their unit, closed the door, broke through the walls of their rented unit to raid six adjoining units. Read […]
In honor of the corps’ Irish roots, Pioneer is planning to return to the streets on March 17th, 2019 to perform in the Chicago Southside Irish Parade! Participation in the parade will be open to Pioneer alumni, staff, volunteers, as well as supporters of the organization. Persons interested in participating in the parade can complete […]
Watchmen Drum Major Jacobo Herrera attended Drum Corps International “Drum Major Summit” during the 2019 DCI Annual Meeting in Indianapolis on January 11th – 13th. This was the 10th year of the seminar and Watchmen was one of 35 corps were represented from DCI’s membership. Led by a cadre of former legendary DCI drum majors, […]
After a snowed out January Camp, we are please to announce the camp plans for February. Camp will take place Feb 15, 16 and 17 at the Nashua Boys Club, Ledge St School and Elm Street School. All meals provided. Sleep over Friday and Saturday at the Boys Club. Transportation between schools provided by corps. […]
In 2018, Southwind turned heads in Open Class. This year it ups the ante with fresh visual ideas. Meet the leaders of Southwind’s visual program. Look for the imagination they bring to this year’s show. Nathan Shuffitt, Visual Caption Head, has been the brains behind Southwind’s heralded visual impact over the past three years. Shuffitt […]
The Colt Cadets are excited to announce their design team and caption heads for the 2019 season. A combination of new and old faces, many of whom are veteran educators with the Colt Cadets, will create a strong and dynamic team for the corps. Leading the team as program director, percussion supervisor, and front ensemble […]
Among the prospective members at this past weekend’s RCR audition camp, was a group of extremely talented candidates who went through our Drum Major audition process. After hours of review and discussion amongst RCR’s leadership, we are honored to announce our 2019 Drum Majors; Adam Shew, Katherine Stone and Noah Vander Loop. We are incredibly […]
As we embark on RCR’s 5th Anniversary season we are thrilled to introduce our 2019 Battery Percussion Team! This season, Percussion Supervisor/Program Coordinator, Paul Weber and Percussion Caption Head, Patrick Lyons will be joined by consultant Jake Coon, lead instructor Sam Peck, and instructors; Nathan Bailey, Kirk Fladung, Calvin Lipetzky, Dan Wesson, Jacqueline Gaetz, Jordan […]
With a Major Snowstorm coming in during our January Camp weekend, we have decided to cancel our event. We do this with the best intentions of keeping all of our members, staff and volunteers safe. Detailed information will be coming to all contracted members as well as prospective members via email in regards to assignments […]
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