With summer quickly approaching and Spring Training just around the corner, The Cadets are gearing up for one final camp before move-in on May 12. Important note: The location for the April 25-27 rehearsal weekend has moved to Hopewell Valley Central HS, where The Cadets and Cadets2 held the November Combined Audition Weekend. Read the […]
Drum Corps International has announced the 2014 Hall of Fame selectees of honored individuals who have left their mark on the world of marching music. From instructors to designers to innovators, administrators and others, today’s Hall is made up of more than 100 men and women influential in the history of drum and bugle corps. […]
Throughout the off-season, Cadets Director George Hopkins has been hosting a series of webinars every Tuesday evening featuring key staff members and influential figures in The Cadets’ history. On April 15, George was joined by special guest and drum corps legend Michael Cesario in a live, one-hour webinar directed by listener-submitted questions. Read the rest […]
For the first time in their 80-year history, The Cadets and Youth Education in the Arts (YEA!) are proud to announce an official partnership in the merchandise and apparel category with MarchingApparel.com. As part of the agreement, Marchingapparel.com becomes the “Official Apparel Provider and Partner” of YEA!, working closely with the creative and marketing teams […]
It is with extreme pleasure, pride and excitement that Carolina Crown acknowledges the selection of our co-founder, long time director and current president of Carolina Crown, Kevin Smith, to the DCI Hall of Fame, Class of 2014. An unselfish leader with Crown and DCI since 1988, Kevin helped bring drum corps to the Carolinas, serving […]
Yamaha Corporation of America today announced the establishment of two new scholarships to honor the 30-year relationship between the company and the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. Beginning this season, Yamaha will award one $500 scholarship to a corps member of the brass section and another $500 scholarship to a member of the corps’ […]
The Sacramento Mandarins will participate in the BIG Day of Giving. For a 24-hour period starting at 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday May 6, you’ll have the opportunity to make an online donation to the Mandarins. The event will be our largest fundraiser of the year, with proceeds going towards costs to move the corps and […]
There has been a lot of curiosity surrounding the show design for Carolina Crown this year. That intrigue and interest has also spilled over to the uniform design. Wonder what schocking design and color scheme will be used for the Crown 2014 show? The Carolina Crown design team of Keith Potter, Leon May and Michael […]
In an effort to include all Cadets Alumni the Hall of Fame induction process, a nomination and voting procedure was created several years ago with the intent to allow for extensive alumni involvement. Alas, the participation only reached about 300 alumni at its highest point, and those 300 only came with a good deal of […]
Phantom Regiment’s annual Show of Shows was recognized at the 23rd annual RAMIs (Rockford Area Music Industry) as the people’s choice for special event – for the 2nd year in a row! We are very honored and proud to receive this recognition. (See what all the excitement is about and buy tickets to this year’s […]
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