The Vanguard is excited to welcome George Wozniak as the corps’ new Brass Caption Manager. Wozniak had recently served as the Brass Co-Caption Head for the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps. He has been instructing brass with the Bluecoats since 2003 and as Co-Caption Head from 2006-2011. He has more than 20 years of experience […]
Pioneer has posted a recruitment video for their 2012 season on the corps website. View the video here.
The Bluecoats are proud to announce the addition of Daniel Wiles and Dean Westman to the corps’ design team. Wiles will serve as the Bluecoats’ Visual Coordinator and Designer and Westman will serve as the Music Coordinator. Daniel Wiles has been instructing and designing for marching bands, color guards, and drum corps for over 20 […]
All Blue Knights’ Merchandise is now home from Tour! You’ll find some great deals in season-end reductions including the Tour shirt commemorating the highly popular “An English Folk Song Suite” show and the ’11 Drums Along the Rockies tee. Consider the great “English” companion shirt of the retro design featuring the knight’s helmet with a […]
Dr. Dean Musson, former director of the Crossmen and brass caption head for several corps, passed away Thursday, Sept. 1 of an apparent heart attack. He was 49. Musson began his association with drum corps as a member of the Florida Wave in 1984. He taught Wave’s brass line from 1985 through 1989. After serving […]
Your favorite corps performances from the 2011 Drum Corps International World Championships are now available as Audio Performance Downloads (APD) from the DCI Fan Network! Rock out to the sweet sounds of the summer on your computer, iPod or other portable audio device with these MP3 files recorded live at the Open Class Finals on […]
When 36,000 people packed into Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis last month, it wasn’t to see the Indianapolis Colts play, but it might as well have been. The pressure was on, and there was a championship on the line. However, instead of football, the fans in attendance were there to witness the championship competition for […]
From several organizations including Drum Corps International, more than $14,000 in scholarships were awarded to corps members during the 2011 DCI World Championships in Indianapolis. The Jim Jones Leadership award, named after the late longtime corps director of the Troopers, is given out annually to World and Open Class drum majors who exhibit unparalleled leadership […]
The Madison Scouts were recently presented with an artifact from the World Trade Center in recognition of their 2011 production “New York Morning”. Presented by Kenneth Job, Vice President of Job and Job (a New Jersey engineering firm), the artifact is a vial of metal remnants from World Trade Center beam C126, recovered after the […]
In keeping with a great expectation of brass performance, in 2012, the brass section will be under the leadership and direction of T. André Feagin. His experience in the drum corps arena, educational values, uncompromising work ethic, and love of taking on new challenges make him the perfect fit for The Academy moving forward. The […]
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