As I sit here in a school cafeteria in Stanford, Illinois I find myself reflecting on the events of the last 24 hours, and dealing with a flurry of emotions. Although I am still a little overwhelmed, I am truly thankful that everyone in the GLASSMEN Family is safe and okay. Yesterday morning our volunteer […]
The Academy Drum & Bugle Corps still needs to raise another $15,000 to reach its 2009 National Tour Raffle goal of $20,000. Your purchase of one raffle ticket will go a long way towards meeting that goal. All proceeds from the raffle will be used to help with the cost of this year’s 10,000 mile, […]
Wherever they go, they’re watched. They’re critiqued on the way they hold their instruments, their footwork, their poise. If they march too fast or too slow, someone notices. And if they lose their focus — even for an instant — someone is sure to tell them. But as members of the Cascades Drum & Bugle […]
Carolina Crown emerged victorious at Friday’s DCI Central Illinois event, earning a higher score than The Cavaliers for the first time in the corps’ 20-year history. With a score of 77.50, Carolina Crown surpassed the Cavaliers’ 77.10 by a few tenths of a point. Carolina Crown Program Coordinator Jim Coates said he was surprised with […]
There’s still time to book your travel to Las Vegas and enjoy an evening of drum corps – at the Drums Along The Strip show on Monday July 6. The show starts at 8:00pm, just as the sun is setting over the desert, and will take place at UNLV’s Sam Boyd Stadium. Even at this […]
The Mandarins will be featured in "Rob on the Road", a series by Rob Stewart of Public Television KVIE, in Sacramento. Rob was at rehearsal this week to capture some footage of the corps, and to interview Jim Tabuchi, brass instructor and head of the Mandarins Brass Academy. Read the rest of the information here.
Thank you to all our fans for coming out to Naperville on Saturday to support the corps and waiting to see if the weather would cooperate. With safety our number one priority for both the corps and fans, the remaining part of the Cavalcade of Brass was canceled due to the lightning and rain. Our […]
This spring there was a "whole lot of banging goin’ on" at Mars, with the tear down of the original (now rotten) bleachers at Mars, lovingly built by Fred Hollenbeck so many years ago … followed by the construction of new (and very safe!) aluminum bleachers in their place. As you can tell by the […]
To: Cadets Fans, Friends and AlumniFrom: George HopkinsRe: Your HOLY NAME CADETS Look at those patches! Here we are four contests into the 2009 Anniversary Season and the Holy Name Cadets are tearing down the house. In Dublin, OH, the Cadets “turned on” what I am sure will be the first of many great performances. […]
Your comments, what’s ahead in "One Week in DCI" and some of the best Drum Corps International performances ever…all rolled into one Field Pass. DCI’s Dan Potter has the season’s first edition of Friday Fun-and-Games. Have a question, comment or request for Field Pass? Leave a message for Dan Potter by phone at 317.489.9385 or […]
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