As I write from the passenger seat of the Pathfinder on the way back to Allentown, Cadets members and staff are gradually scattering back to their homes across the nation and world. The bus departed the Westin Hotel for Indianapolis International Airport after Banquet ended at 2:00 this afternoon. The gifts have been exchanged between […]
The Madison Scouts and Creative Director James Mason are please to announce their 2013 production titled “Corps of Brothers – 75 Years of Survival”. The show will feature Modest Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain” and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “You’ll Never Walk Alone”. Read the rest of the article here.
Blue Devils completed an undefeated season Saturday, Aug. 11, winning their 15th Drum Corps International World Championship, their fourth in the last six years. With a final score of 98.70, the California corps also took home hardware from Lucas Oil Stadium for caption awards in Visual Performance, General Effect, Percussion and Color Guard. Read the […]
In the only shakeup in Semifinals competition Friday, Aug. 10, Crossmen (84.90, 12th) passed up Blue Stars (84.60, 13th) for the first time in the 2012 season, claiming the last coveted spot in the Finals. “It’s an amazing feeling,” Crossmen brass captain Josh Sears said about qualifying. “I’m so excited. So happy. I’ve stuck with […]
Blue Devils (97.55) took first place at the World Championship Prelims, Friday, Aug. 10, and took one more step to adding another perfect season to the corps’ record books. “The focus right now is just getting better every time we have a rep,” Blue Devils drum major Matt Williams said. “Keeping our eyes on the […]
Mike Ruegg is the last of a breed in drum corps. The 21-year-old Onalaska man marched the first of his five years as a 12-year-old with the Blue Star Cadets. He was the first musician in many years to move up from a cadet corps to a world-class corps. Most drum corps members take their […]
It’s Quarterfinals Day here at The Cadets, and the corps is in the midst of a fast rehearsal schedule due to incoming rain this afternoon. The corps ended ensemble a little early last night when several storm cells rolled in, but we managed to get everything loaded and everyone fed and back to the hotel […]
As the 2012 Drum Corps International World Championships Week begins in Indianapolis, Ind., The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps puts the final touches on “15 Minutes of Fame” to share with our friends, fans, family and alumni. Now in our 64th season of creating leaders through performing arts, The Cavaliers embody much more than just […]
These professionally crafted screen print and sewn flags are available for purchase immediately following the 2012 DCI Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. We are willing to hand deliver purchased flags at Lucas Oil Stadium immediately following DCI Finals on Saturday, August 11th. Or, flags will be available for delivery beginning August 12th. […]
To our friends: Our “tour fund” fund-raising campaign was designed to help us with the cost of fuel this summer. The goal was to raise $10,000 to assist us with costs related to our Texas trip… a key part of the most ambitious tour we’ve ever taken. We appreciate the incredible generosity of many people […]
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