The chairman of Drum Corps International’s board of directors has resigned, just days after he came under scrutiny for employing a man who lost his teaching license in Florida because he sent sexually explicit text messages to a student. Fred Morrison, who remains executive director of the Crossmen drum corps of San Antonio, Texas, had […]
The Troopers Hall of Fame Committee is pleased to announce the upcoming induction of the 2018 Hall of Fame class. The following individuals will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Thursday, July 12th at a private ceremony at Ft. Caspar shortly before the corps performs a free concert where the inductees will be […]
The Board of Directors of Bluecoats, a youth performing arts organization based in Canton, Ohio, is pleased to announce the inductees into the group’s Hall of Fame for 2018. Selected by unanimous vote were John Lowe, Brad Palmer and Jay Wise. John Lowe is from Richardson, Texas. He received a Bachelor of Music Education from […]
The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps, the seven-time Drum Corps International (DCI) World Champion, is excited to spend this year’s pre-tour training at Adrian College in Adrian, Mich. While the Color Guard is in Chicago for their week at Visceral Dance Studio and the Drum Line is at Michigan State for their early move-in, the […]
Forward Performing Arts presents “Brass & Brats” featuring the Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps on Thursday, June 21st at 6 p.m. at historic Breese Stevens Field. Part of the Make Music Madison Festival, this free event also features performances by Mad Brass, Black Star Drum Line, Brass Knuckles, and the Madison Brass Band. Make […]
In a departure for the decades-old youth organization, Drum Corps International this week unveiled a new code of conduct that sets standards for how its largely autonomous member organizations should address sexual misconduct. It includes a ban on sexual contact between staff and participants. It comes six weeks after an Inquirer and Daily News investigation […]
Former Allentown drum corps director George Hopkins, ousted last month amid allegations of sexual misconduct, is now the target of a criminal investigation, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office has confirmed. Four of Hopkins’ accusers said they had been in contact with prosecutors. One, Jess Beyer, accused Hopkins of raping her in his apartment in […]
The Casper, Wyoming based Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps are proud to present their 2018 program “The New Road West.” For complete details on the synopsis of this year’s show, visit www.troopersdrumcorps.org/single-post/The-New-Road-West The Troopers begin their spring training in Douglas, Wyoming next Tuesday at the Wyoming State Fairgrounds. On June 8th they will move to […]
Thank you to all for being so incredibly patient as we finalized our move ins information. This year we will be holding our full corps move ins in Ferndale Washington starting on June 15th. We will be offering shuttle services from the Bellingham airport as well as the Sea-tac airport on June 15th. Read the […]
The Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps will hold their annual potluck picnic at Prairie View High School (map) on Monday, May 28, 2018. All friends and family are welcome to join together to relax and enjoy this event. The potluck lunch will start at noon with a drum corps performance of their 2018 show […]
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