Football has the National Football League. Basketball has the National Basketball Association. Baseball has the Major Leagues. Marching band has Drum Corps International. Read the rest of the article here.
Director Chris Moore recently appeared as the featured guest on the “Marching Roundtable podcast. Host Tim Hinton and Moore delved into a lot of the changes and new energy and buzz the corps is creating for the upcoming season. Checkout the podcast entitled “Spirit of Atlanta Reboots for 2016” and discover why so many people […]
Dear Friend of the Phantom Regiment, The Phantom Regiment continues to succeed on and off the field thanks to many people. Those include our phenomenal volunteers, our great educational staff, and of course, the wonderful young people who participate in our programs. But, the main reason for our success is because of our heroes. Those […]
The final pieces of the Educational and Instructional teams for Spirit of Alanta’s 2016 season are now in place, as Director Chris Moore has named the staff that will lead the percussion section for the corps’s 40th Anniversary year. John M. Cypert – Percussion Supervisor & Arranger John M. Cypert currently serves as a music […]
With many familiar faces returning to the staff, Pete Lucero, Darren Van Derpoel, and Dalia Berman will once again lead the percussion staff in 2016. Pete Lucero continues as Percussion Caption Head, but will also arrange the battery percussion score for the 2016 production. He will collaborate with Brian Dinkel, who will arrange the front […]
The Madison Drum & Bugle Corps Association, Inc. (MDBCA) held its annual organizational meeting on Friday, November 6th in Madison, Wisconsin. With its 2015 fiscal year ending on October 31st, the results reported are preliminary and subject to audit. The financial highlights of the year, as reported by Executive Director Chris Komnick, included: Approximate $47.5K […]
At its November meeting, the Pacific Crest Board of Directors authorized the purchase of 71 brass instruments. One exciting aspect of this decision is the move to the Jupiter XO Professional trumpet in 2016! According to Executive Director Stuart Pompel, the professional model trumpets will make a real difference. Read the rest of the article […]
Here are the 60th Anniversary Celebration committee members: Celebration Manager – Kelly Norton Alumni Corps Manager – Ron Schulz Program Coordinators – Dan Richardson/Jim Wren Finance Lead – Diane Kisting Brass Coordinator – Bill Petersen (1982 Conductor / 1993-2001, 2015-2016 Staff) Percussion Coordinator – Dr. John Wooten (1981-1984 Member / 1987-1990 Staff) Conductor Coordinator – […]
The Sacramento Mandarins announce Andy Mroczek as the 2016 Color Guard Choreographer/Designer. As a performer and instructor, Mroczek has over 18 years of experience in color guard and drum corps both nationally and internationally. He was the choreographer for Santa Clara Vanguard (SCV) from 2005 to 2009, technician and instructor for the SCV winter guard […]
The Madison Scouts are pleased to announce the contract extension of Corps Director Dann Petersen through October 2018. An alumnus of the Scouts, Dann has served in the role of corps director since the 2008 season and has been directly involved in the drum corps activity for the past 27 years consecutively. “As an organization […]
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