The first DCI Tour of Champions event was Sunday night in Rockford, Ill. Dan Potter was there and tells us if it was a success in the eyes of some of the people who put it together, in today’s Field Pass presented by Zildjian. Have a Field Pass question, comment or request? Leave a message […]
The Cadets rehearsed in blistering heat again yesterday in Kansas City, Mo. After the long drive from Rockford, Ill., the corps pulled in at 9:30 a.m., and the volunteers started right away on brunch. A lot of the members stayed up to get a jump on the day, but the official wake-up time was 11:15 […]
Students in the Teal Sound Drum & Bugle Corps practiced in the heat Monday at Valley Center High School for their competition tonight at Wichita State University. Mike Steiner, one of the band’s staff members, said staffers anticipate the problems that weather will contribute. Read the rest of the article here.
We’d like to thank ALL the volunteers who helped out last night with the biggest Show of Shows ever! We’d also like to thank our sponsors again: Show Sponsors: Rockford Register Star; PG Display; Lexington Hotel at Cliffbreakers; Culver’s; Berg Industries, Inc.; HVAC; Read the rest of the article here.
Yesterday was another hot day in the Midwest for The Cadets, and they toughed it out all the way through the end of ensemble at 4:45 p.m. Gino Cipriani left tour yesterday for a while, so Percussion Caption Supervisor Colin McNutt is now running ensemble rehearsals. “I think it’s great for the kids to have […]
The commanding beat of the drums and the powerful resonance of dozens of horns could be heard for miles around TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota on Saturday. Twenty-five of the nation’s most elite drum corps took to the field for a day of intense competition in the intense heat. Read the rest […]
Yamaha Corporation of America, Band and Orchestral Division and music store chain Music & Arts have joined with Youth Education in the Arts (YEA!) and The Cadets to promote the Aug. 7 New Meadowlands Stadium Tour of Champions Grand Finale. Read the rest of the article here.
Results from the July 16 DCI Minnesota Premier Event in Minneapolis determine the performance order for the DCI Southwestern Championship in San Antonio. For corps that did not compete in San Antonio, scores were taken from their most recent event: The Academy (July 9, Denver, CO), Jersey Surf (July 6, Jackson, NJ), Mandarins (July 12, […]
After four long rehearsal days, yesterday flew by. “I think all of our rehearsal time today could fit into that one four-and-a-half-hour visual block we had the other day,” said trumpet player Rich Beem during breakfast. The clouds cleared and it was a hot, humid day, but The Cadets pushed to the end of ensemble […]
The Boards of Directors of the legendary Bridgemen Drum and Bugle Corps organization of Bayonne, New Jersey and the Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps of Camden County, New Jersey are pleased to announce the establishment of an unprecedented, exciting and innovative formal strategic alliance between the two groups, designed to help maximize the fulfillment […]
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