When they hear Brandt Crocker’s voice, they know they’ve made it to the big time. That’s the sentiment of thousands of drum corps members. Known as "The Voice of DCI," Crocker, of Ankeny, has been the announcer for Drum Corps International since its debut in 1972. Read the rest of the article here.
The Board of Directors of Youth Education in the Arts has announced an agreement that guarantees that George Hopkins will continue to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Youth Education in the Arts through at least December 2013. In addition, as a segment of his duties, Hopkins will continue as the Director of the […]
The Blue Stars have posted a video montage of scenes from their 2010 April rehearsal camp. The video is viewable on the home page of the Blue Stars’ website. Read the rest of the article here.
Each and every American is thankful for those who serve our country through service to the military. Today, in conjunction with Armed Forces Day, The Cadets are proud to announce the opening of The Cadets Hall of Honored Veterans, bringing recognition to those who wore a uniform in one of our esteemed military services, and […]
Sally Hall of Springfield remembers fondly the heyday of competitive drum and bugle corps teams in Springfield. “During the period of 1968 through 1981 the American Legion and VFW posts of Springfield along with various other local merchants and businesses helped sponsor three drum and bugle corps. In the fall of 1968, the Falcons, above […]
Wow! Brand new King Ultimate Marching Brass! We are talking about a seriously happy brass section. The brass members arrived early on Friday to sort out assigning new instruments and after their first warm up, spent the rest of the evening working on the corps song, Imagine. The new instruments are truly beautiful. There were […]
The Mandarins will perform in concert at the Pacific Rim Street Fest, in Old Sacramento on Sunday, May 23. Performance time is 11:15 a.m., at the Sacramento Bee Stage near the Discovery Museum. Stop by to say hello and check out the corps’ public debut of musical selections from our 2010 production, "To Dream Of […]
Welcome back to David Crook as the Pioneer Color Guard Caption Head and Arranger. David worked at Pioneer in 2008 as a co writer and technician for the Pioneer Guard. Since then his work at the ONYX Color Guard has shown that is a valuable addition to the Pioneer Guard Staff once again. Onyx is […]
Grammy award winner Will Calhoun will join The Academy on stage for their third theater production, CenterStage. Legendary drummer for the band Living Colour, Will is a widely acclaimed drummer from the Bronx, New York. He graduated from the Berklee School of Music in Boston, where he received a Bachelors degree in Music Production and […]
I have done some crazy things for my children: badgered coworkers to buy things they didn’t need, washed total strangers’ cars and spent way too many Friday nights in a concession stand. But when Larry, my oldest child, joined Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps, volunteering took on a whole new meaning. For those of […]
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