Concerns about the H1N1 virus grounded some members of a California-based drum corps staying at Ball State for this weekend’s Drum Corps International World Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium. Now the team says 14 members taken to the hospital as a precaution are fine and ready to perform while health officials are investigating further. They’re […]
Ask any alumnus who wore Maroon and Gold, and they will tell you there may be no greater honor in their life than to say they were part of the legacy that traces back 75-years! As the Holy Name Cadets prepare for their final three shows of the 2009 Season in Indianapolis, they ask young […]
The Indiana Convention Center resonated Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009 with the sights and sounds of drum corps. With more than 200 solo and ensemble performances scheduled over a span of six hours, corps members, family members and other fans were able to take in a wide variety of musical and visual presentations showing off the […]
Since late June, 19-year-old Matthew Geiger has bounced across the country. Every couple of days he’s been in a new city, sleeping on school gymnasium floors between performances in his elite marching drum corps ensemble. But for the Indianapolis native, life as a member of the California-based Santa Clara Vanguard is all about the music […]
Before this week, Delaware County hadn’t had one officially confirmed case of swine flu, or Novel H1N1 Influenza, as government and health officials now call it. As of Tuesday, the county might have one — or 14. What hospital officials referred to as "a busload of kids" went to the Ball Memorial Hospital emergency department […]
On the eve of Drum Corps International’s six annual “Big, Loud & Live” cinecast of the World Championship Quarterfinals, Field Pass host Dan Potter catches up with veteran producer and director Tom Blair who this year is marking his 25th year working on DCI broadcast productions. “Big, Loud & Live 6” will be showing in […]
Several months back, Frank Williams was teaching a highly technical jazz improvisation and theory class when he heard a noise he didn’t like. It wasn’t an off note. Worse, it was his cell phone ringing over and over. Read the rest of the article here.
More than a dozen members of a visiting drum corps were quarantined in Muncie this week over fears about the H1N1 flu. The California-based Concord Blue Devils are in Indiana for the Drum Corps International World Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium this weekend. The elite group of 150 was staying in Muncie when 14 members […]
If you love all those iPhone or iTouch applications, AND you’re a Phantom Regiment phan – then you’ll love our new Regiment application! The cost is only $1.99, and 50% of the proceeds go directly to the organization. This is our first venture into the iPhone app – and we’re going to continue to add […]
Mike Ruegg saw the La Crosse Blue Stars preview of their 2009 drum corps show back in June at the Onalaska High School football stadium. The 2009 Onalaska High School graduate decided he needed to be a part of the the Blue Stars again.“The corps had a couple holes and asked me to fill a […]
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