A Maple City tradition over 20 years long will be on hiatus for at least this year, according to Hornell Mayor Shawn Hogan. The Maple City Sound annual drum corps show won’t be held this year, as difficulties finding a suitable location have held up the annual contest. Read the rest of the article here.
Drum Corps International, the world leader in producing and promoting competitive marching music events for student musicians and performers is pleased to welcome the Pennsylvania–based Tournament of Bands and its affiliated indoor percussion, twirling, color guard and other performing arts activities to its growing list of valued strategic education partners. “The Tournament of Bands organization […]
What would you call a drum corps that has gone from fewer than 50 members two years ago to a full 150 this year? As we hear in today’s Field Pass presented by Zildjian, in Nashville, they’re calling it the “Music City Miracle.” Have a Field Pass question, comment or request? Leave a message for […]
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 Beard Delong Easley Field at Oscar Smith High School Chesapeake, VA Presented by Carolina Crown and the Oscar Smith HS Band Boosters Competing in 2011 (alphabetical order): Blue Knights – Denver, CO Blue Stars – La Crosse, WI Carolina Crown – Ft. Mill, SC Cascades – Seattle, WA Colts – Dubuque, […]
No matter where – from the Northeast to the Southwest – drum corps fans gathered across the country to catch what was for some, the first glimpse of what’s to come to performance fields in 2011. DCI’s Drum Corps at the Movies on Monday night featured the 2011 productions of The Cadets, Blue Devils, Blue […]
The world-class Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps of La Crosse, WI will team up with Metamora Township High School on July 12 to present “River City Rhapsody – Metamora”, featuring seven of the world’s tops drum and bugle corps. This Drum Corps International sanctioned event at Metamora’s Malone Field builds on last year’s inaugural […]
The Mello-Dears, a local all female drum and bugle corp., is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. The Mello-Dears started off their summer-long parade tour by marching in the Owego Strawberry Festival parade on Saturday. The corp. also has an exhibit at the Tioga County Museum in Owego until August displaying its history. The corp. […]
It was a busy weekend in Texas as the 2011 Drum Corps International Tour got underway with two huge events in the Ft. Worth and Austin areas. In today’s Field Pass presented by Zildjian, Dan Potter recaps all of the action in interviews with Cadets Director George Hopkins and the Blue Devils’ Dave Gibbs, and […]
Last year’s top eight corps from the DCI World Championships were back in action Sunday, June 19, competing head to head in Austin, Texas as part of the opening weekend off the 2011 Drum Corps International Tour. Mixing things up competitively, the participating corps performed in reverse order of last night’s event in Saginaw, Texas. […]
Cavalier Promotions, Inc. presents the “Take $5.00” Special! Scan the QR (Quick Response) code to see which popular Cavalier item is eligible for an instant $5.00 discount! Where can I ?nd the “Take $5.00” QR code? You can ?nd the QR code displayed on the CPI souvenir trailer touring with the corps this summer. Read […]
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