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New World Drum Corps Hall Of Fame President Neal Smith

Neal Smith, of Canton, Massachusetts is the new president of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame (WDCHoF). Outgoing president Rich Templin announced Smith’s appointment during the group’s annual banquet and induction ceremony held in late November in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Templin, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania had served as president since September 2013.

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Marching Roundtable 1052: How To Pay For Drum Corps

Work smarter, now harder! In about an hour you can learn strategies to get this done in record time. This free presentation is endorsed by Drum Corps International. With Paul Richardson You can listen to us below, or if you want to take us with you, you can download us from iTunes and Amazon. Read […]

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Blue Knights Announce 2022 Tour Schedule

The Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps are pleased to announce their tour schedule for the 2022 season! The Blue Knights will be performing in 18 different states, at 25 different shows. After a shortened tour in 2021, and without a tour in 2020, the Blue Knights are thrilled to be taking on this extensive […]

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Three 2021 World Drum Corps Hall Of Fame Scholarship Recipients

The World Drum Corps Hall of Fame (WDCHoF) presented $500 scholarship awards to each of three recipients during the annual induction ceremony and banquet held recently in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The three female winners, all currently studying in university, are Rebecca “Beca” Findley, Annika Hlywa and Julia Troy. Two of the scholarship awards were funded […]

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Marching Roundtable 1051: Sondheim On A Football Field

Frank Dorritie, Charlie Poole, and Tom Lizotte take us behind the scenes for the 27th Lancers 1986 show “A Sondheim Suite.” You can listen to us below, or if you want to take us with you, you can download us from iTunes and Amazon. Read the rest of the article here.

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A Letter From The Blue Knights Director

The return of the drum corps and the return of the Blue Knights was never a given. It took fighting for it, it took patience, it took ingenuity, and it took a whole lot of brute force effort as well as financial support from countless people to *make* it happen. To be a part of […]

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VMAPA Names Southwest Airlines As Official Airline

Vanguard Music and Performing Arts (VMAPA) has announced Southwest Airlines® as the new Official Airline of VMAPA. Southwest has generously donated a select number of flights and is providing VMAPA with promotional support as they relaunch their performing arts programs and return to their national tour in 2022. Each year, The Santa Clara Vanguard and […]

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2022 Blue Stars Job Opportunities

We are looking for the right personnel to assemble a dedicated and dynamic team to support our mission of providing a positive and life-changing experience for our members during the 2022 DCI Summer Tour! These positions are a great opportunity to gain experience in the marching arts and to learn what it takes to facilitate […]

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Dr. Kate Ferguson Named Phantom Regiment Academy Director

Phantom Regiment is excited to announce that Dr. Kate Ferguson has been named director of Phantom Regiment Academy. Ferguson, who has been in music education for nearly 25 years, is director of athletic bands at Youngstown State University in Ohio. She will continue in that role while leading Phantom Regiment Academy. Read the rest of […]

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Marching Roundtable 1049: DCI Rewatch- Star Of Indiana 1993

John Campese, Jon Dulaney, and Chaz Waldrip discuss this wildly innovative and controversial show that changed the activity. You can listen to us below, or if you want to take us with you, you can download us from iTunes. Read the rest of the article here.

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