The percussion section met in Madison during the weekend of January 9-11 in Madison, WI. This was the first camp for callbacks from the six audition locations with the goal of setting the battery and front ensemble. Once again adverse weather conditions threatened attendance and once again the volunteer transportation crew rose to the occasion. […]
Paul Gentine, a veteran of the 2008 Blue Stars’ trumpet line, can say something few of his drum corps peers can match: he played in the Alamo Bowl on January 3, 2009, in San Antonio, Texas! No aerobatic catches or bone-crushing tackles for him, though; Paul was a member of the U.S. Army All-American Marching […]
Using a formal proposal and review process, the member organizations of Drum Corps International periodically revise their competitive rules. In previous years, new rules have been discussed and voted on during the annual DCI winter meeting and conference weekend attended by directors, instructors, judges, show promoters, and others. This year’s conference weekend, scheduled from Thursday, […]
Two full days on the road riding in cramped quarters. Hour after hour after hour of intense practice. Four hours waiting to play in frigid conditions. For the Dubuque Colts Drum & Bugle Corps, it was time well spent. To say the Colts’ historic trip to Washington, D.C., was frenetic might be an understatement. But […]
On Tuesday, Jan. 20, the Cadets and the Colts marched down Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. as part of the Presidential Inaugural Parade. As two of less than 100 groups chosen to participate in the parade out of nearly 1,400 applicants, the two corps were part of history as U.S. President Barak Obama was sworn […]
One hundred and fifty Cadets have returned to their home or school. They have thawed their fingers and toes brought on by hours spent in bone-chilling temperatures. And now they are going over in their minds the fantastic memories of everything special about Tuesday, Jan. 20th. The Cadets performance in the 56th Presidential Inaugural Parade […]
Keyo Wilson may have been closer to President Barack Obama than anyone else from JMU Tuesday. The senior music education major was one of the honored few fortunate enough to perform in the 56th Presidential Inaugural Parade. “To say that I was a part of the first African American president’s parade in Washington, D.C. is […]
Lined on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue, thousands came to watch the 2009 Inaugural Parade, except for one particular young lady from Jacksonville. Heather Cotney wasn’t a spectator. She was part of the Colts Drum & Bugle Corps, one of several marching bands to perform. "Absolutely amazing! Really nothing can compare. I mean it was […]
Much buzz surrounded the January 16-18 weekend, some excitement around the Presidential Inauguration but mostly over the Carolina Crown weekend camp that was held at Fort Mill High School. This camp was the first camp of the season that did not include the colorguard, however, the corps was lucky enough to have the presence of […]
The experience of a lifetime began very early in the morning, before the sun rose, and ended with an unexpected traffic detour after sunset. The members of Dubuque Colts Drum & Bugle Corps woke up at 4:30 a.m. EST Tuesday to get ready for the 56th Inaugural Parade. Within an hour they boarded buses and […]
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