The Santa Clara Vanguard would like to humbly request that our family, friends, fans and alumni refrain from expressing their support for the corps through the yell of "Vanguard!" in one of the silent passages of the 2009 program "Ballet for Martha." While we recognize that the enthusiastic yell has been a tradition for over […]
THROW IT DOWN, the extraordinary feature length movie about Drum Corps is having a big impact on the Film Festival circuit this summer. The movie has already been shown to a packed audience at the Connecticut Film Festival. THROW IT DOWN had been shown earlier at the New York Independent Film Festival, where it won […]
The 2009 Crossmen make their debut tonight in Toledo. DCI’s Dan Potter watched the corps rehearse earlier this week as the X-Men passed through Oklahoma on their way to Ohio. In today’s Field Pass, Dan talks with director Mark Chambers and assistant director Jaime Calderon, in addition to hearing some of the corps’ 2009 production […]
Drum Corps International and MENC: The National Association for Music Education, announced an exciting new partnership at the DCI Salutes America event last Saturday, part of MENC’s inaugural convention, Music Education Week in Washington D.C. The convention gave important policy makers and convention attendees alike the opportunity to experience drum corps and explore the benefits […]
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With one very successful Stadium Party in Pennsylvania behind them, the Holy Name Cadets are gearing up for a fantastic turn-out at their next event on Thursday, July 2nd in Newburyport, Mass. Alumni, donors, family members and fans are invited to spend the afternoon with the Holy Name Cadets at their housing and rehearsal site […]
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, television station WQOW recently ran a report on the recent Drums Along the Red Cedar competition in Menomonie, Wisconsin. Although the show itself was rained out and relegated to standstill performances, the news report focused on the members of the various participating corps and why they choose to spend their summer marching […]
The Phantom Regiment organization would like to thank all those fans for sticking out the rain delay, as well as all the great volunteers and companies that helped to support our biggest fundraiser of the year. While the torrential rainstorm hit hard and furious, many of the 3,000 ticket holders found refuge in their cars, […]
Lots of practice and beautiful weather continue in East Stroudsburg as the Jersey Surf prepares for the first tour of the 2009 season. Due to injuries, the Surf currently has two trumpet holes. Reduced tour fee plans are available and successful candidates should be prepared to leave for first tour this Saturday from East Stroudsburg, […]
This spring there was a "whole lot of banging goin’ on" at Mars, with the teardown 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 video […]
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