Dear friends, phamily, and phans, Welcome to another year-end! It’s time for us to close 2018 and look toward the future and decide “What’s Next” for us. Those words were the message used by our guest speaker, Robert Cawthorne, at our banquet this past August. Those words resonated not only with the young people in […]
Milton “Wes” Hobby Jr., known widely as the voice of drum corps for more than 40 years, passed away at the age of 90 on November 14, 2018 at Bridgeport Hospital in Connecticut. He was inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame in 2010 for lifetime achievement in drum and bugle corps activity. […]
SUPPORT THE CORPS ON AMAZON SMILE Yes, Amazon Smile gives the Corps .05% of eligible you make in the form of a monthly check to the Pioneer. It is a foundation by Amazon to benefit not-profits like the Pioneer. There is no fee to use this service. As we are getting closer to the holidays […]
Spirit of Atlanta is now taking online orders for our limited edition 2018 “Spirit of Christmas” ornaments. These are hand-blown glass and a very classy addition to any tree or holiday decor. Each ornament is $15 and all proceeds benefit the corps fundraising efforts. Get yours today in The Spirit Store! Read the rest of […]
The Jersey Surf is very pleased to announce the organization’s program design team for the 2019 Drum Corps International season and summer tour. Alan Spaeth, Creative Director ALAN SPAETH has been designing for the Marching Arts since 1988. He is known for creative, one-of-a-kind shows. Working with several groups at various competitive levels his work […]
The parent organization of the Allentown Cadets drum and bugle corps lost more than $1.5 million in sponsorships, donations and ticket sales in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against ex-CEO George Hopkins. Youth Education in the Arts said in court papers this week that it began suffering financially in April, which was when The […]
After being sued by its former director for more than a half-million dollars in severance and back pay, Allentown’s Cadets drum corps has fired back with a counter claim seeking more than $1.5 million in losses allegedly incurred because of that director’s sexual misconduct scandal. Youth Education in the Arts (YEA), the nonprofit that runs […]
Give thanks at Thanksgiving. Get great deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Then, the next day —#GivingTuesday — is a great day to donate to Pacific Crest. For a fourth year, Pacific Crest will participate in #GivingTuesday. Now, you can join millions from around the world to show your support on this global one […]
At Bluecoats the Health & Wellness of our performers and staff takes center stage. The rigors of rehearsing and performing daily while touring the US is a truly athletic challenge, complicated by the nature of the performing arts. Bluecoats is seeking a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) available between May 15 and the DCI World Championships […]
ADRIAN AMEGASHIE has been a marching percussionist since high school; having performed on bass, tenors and snare during his scholastic career, prior to going on to shape his love of cymbal performance. In addition to marching with the Jersey Surf for three seasons (2015-17), Adrian also performed with United Percussion in 2016 and Rhythm X […]
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