In the interest of replacing the Vanguard and the Vanguard Cadet’s brass instruments with new models of YAMAHA brass for the 2009 season, the corps is offering to sell all of their current set of YAMAHA brass instruments. MOST of these instruments were purchased in the past 18 months and have been cared for by […]
Bob Neuhoff, of New York City, is the new treasurer of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame, replacing Phil Gentile, of Joppa, Maryland. Neuhoff’s appointment was announced by Hall of Fame president Bob Glovna, of Bridgeport, Connecticut during the group’s annual general meeting, following this year’s induction ceremonies in Rochester, New York on Labor […]
Phantom Regiment is pleased to announce the hiring of Rick Subel as color guard caption head and designer for the 2009 season. Subel has been involved in the drum and bugle corps activity for more than 17 years as a marching member, instructor and designer. He started his drum corps career at the age of […]
After two years of serving as the Crossmen Percussion Caption Head, Roland Chavez will be leaving his position with the corps. His departure allows Mr. Chavez to pursue other interests in addition to continuing an active teaching schedule as Director of Percussion in the Ronald Reagan High School Cluster in the North East Independent School […]
The Cavaliers are happy to announce that Drew Shanefield will be joining The Cavalier Design Team as Brass Arranger. As an educator, Shanefield is currently a member of the music faculty at Swarthmore College as well as a music teacher in the Haverford Township School District in Pennsylvania. He is also an active composer and […]
The Bluecoats are proud to announce IN BLUE, a series of programs providing performing arts training and performance opportunities for students living in the organization’s home region of Northeast Ohio. Executive Director David Glasgow is very excited about the Bluecoats’ newest venture. “While our drum corps has enjoyed international recognition and success over the years, […]
The winner of the annual Jason W. Maxner Scholarship for 2008 was Ms. Justine Williams, a three-year member and one of the Crusaders’ drum majors for the recent 2008 tour. The scholarship, given in memory of Jason Maxner, a past corps member and drum major for the Boston Crusaders from 1991 through 1997, is awarded […]
The Troopers will host the first audition camp for the 2009 season on November 28-30 at Laramie Jr, HS in Laramie, WY. All 150 spots in the 2009 corps will be auditioned. Interested students should begin preparations now to attend this important camp. Interested students should complete the Troopers online interest form to make sure […]
The “2008 Field Studio Project” is now available for downloading through the Crown Fan Network These unique recordings capture the true quality of Crown’s production "Finis", captured during the final week of the 2008 season. You not only have the option of hearing the full ensemble perform each part of the show, you can also […]
The Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps is excited to announce the return of Brent Montgomery as percussion caption head and Seth Adams as director of the front ensemble program, and the addition of Tom Aungst as lead percussion consultant for the 2009 season. Brent Montgomery and Seth Adams are familiar to people who have […]
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