The December Dubuque rehearsal and audition for the 2019 Colts will be held December 28 – 30, at the Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa. The address of the facility is 405 Main Street, Dubuque, IA 52001. Click here for a Google map to the facility. The cost for your first rehearsal is $175 (or […]
Five states… Nine different 1-day auditions… plus video auditions. Over 500 auditionees for the chance to join our returning members and cast the 79th edition of the Boston Crusaders. With shows like “Wicked Games” and “SOS” fueling a surge in the BAC brand – and competitive success – the influx of new talent was not […]
George Hopkins, the former director of the renowned Allentown Cadets drum and bugle corps, appeared in a Lehigh County courtroom Tuesday morning and gave up his right to a preliminary hearing on charges he sexually assaulted two women after allegedly plying them with alcohol. Hopkins, 62, of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, is accused of assaulting an […]
Pacific Crest is excited to welcome Daisey Hilbun as our new Manager of Communications! Daisey was a member of the Pacific Crest color guard in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003 and has remained an active member of the alumni organization over the years. Daisey will be taking over for Nikki Collister, who managed the organization’s […]
Every so often during a sleepless night, Melody Romo searches online for the high school band teacher who lured her into a sexual relationship when she was 15. She rarely finds much. But in August, there was a cryptic post in a public forum: The teacher, Mike Stevens, had been fired by a marching band […]
A recent media report focusing on instructors who taught at various national drum and bugle corps organizations despite having matters of concern in their backgrounds named Dennis Laorenza as among these individuals. Laorenza worked in a part-time role as a trumpet instructor for the Music City Drum and Bugle Corps during the 2018 season. The […]
For over 60 years, Phantom Regiment has provided life-changing experiences through performing arts for thousands of young people around the world. This year, we decided to gather some of their stories to share them with you. One of our core values, “phamily”, rings true through the stories we hear from volunteers who become lifelong donors; […]
With your generous support in 2018, we… Purchased and customized a brand new commercial kitchen truck House our members in dormitories for 30 days during move-in at Castleton University Employed the greatest drum corps design and teaching staff in the activity Increased office staff in critical support and programming areas Expanded our urban programming into […]
The Blue Stars have successfully completed its first round of auditions in Indiana, Minnesota, Virginia, Texas, Florida, and California. We are extremely pleased with the turnout and talent, and can’t wait to get started working on the 2019 production. The audition process for the Blue Stars continues at our upcoming camps in Southern California (snares, […]
We are thrilled to welcome back Seattle Cascades Alumni Maggie Whiteman as our 2019 Drum Major Consultant. Maggie will be responsible for all aspects of our 2019 Drum Major Program, including our Audition Process, and developing our training program for both Conducting and Student Leadership. Read the rest of the article here.
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