They met last summer at "band camp" – as young lovers do. He gave her a T-shirt with her name on it. They traded instant messages on-line. They smooched behind the bleachers. Yet these were no starry-eyed teenagers: Ray Sanchez is 48; Margi Johnson is 45. And this is no ordinary drum and bugle corps. […]
The rain was pouring and lightning flickered across the sky on Sunday (July 27) but it was no match for the Holy Family Defenders, who battled the storm to play their bugles at Rockland’s Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Defenders bugle and drum corps has a long tradition, which dates back to 1958. The group, then […]
On the heels of the recent announcement that the Cadets will appear on the field in 2009 as the Holy Name Cadets, Director George Hopkins announced the corps’ program base for the coming summer during a meeting with members and staff prior to their Allentown, Pa., rehearsals. The “working title” for the 2009 Holy Name […]
A La Crosse, Wis., drum corps took home the gold at the 19th annual Music Under the Stars Thursday night. Blue Stars, one of three World Class corps competing at the show, scored 86.65 points out of 100 for the victory. The corps was one of six that came to the Hornell area between Wednesday […]
The mission of The Academy is Building Great People Through Great Performances. This year, there are 150 members of The Academy Drum & Bugle Corps, each with a dream of a lifetime…a dream to experience how if feels to be a part of something very special… to know they’ve achieved something greater than themselves. Each […]
Blue Devil Euphonium player Joseph Ricard had a deformation of an artery in his brain since birth that suddenly burst while the Blue Devils ‘A’ Corps was in Landisville, Pennsylvania Wednesday night July 30. The pressure from the resulting clot pushing against the bottom of his brain was relieved by surgery. It may be 3 […]
In recognition of the Cadets’ 75th Anniversary next year, George Hopkins, Director of the Cadets and the CEO of Youth Education in the Arts, announces that for the 2009 season, the Cadets Drum Corps will perform as the "Holy Name Cadets." “The Cadets are very much aware of their heritage and of the greatness the […]
This weekend, the 12th annual Drums Along the Waterfront will march it’s way into Ralph Wilson stadium. This year, nine of the best drum and bugle corps from around the world will compete. Victoria Hong was fortunate to strap on a snare and play with the Dutch champs. A good drum and bugle corps, just […]
We’ve not even completed the 2008 drum corps season, yet the Vanguard and Vanguard Cadets are gearing up for 2009. Students seeking information on both corps will receive e-mail and an eventual prospective membership brochure by submitting the inquiry application. The information you receive will explain the expectations, process and philosophy of our organization. The […]
This one time, at band camp … A "major league" drum and bugle corps’ visit to southern Berkeley County on Wednesday afforded area students and band directors an opportunity to see the intensity of practices for elite marching band competition up close. "This is sweet," said Ryan Miller, a member of Musselman High School’s marching […]
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