Our very exciting news is that we have contracted with a company to build our very much needed new food trailer for The Academy! It is scheduled to be delivered in early April and we can’t wait to show it off to all our fans but especially to all of you who have so generously […]
The Phantom Regiment Phamily was saddened to learn of the passing last week of Marian Armato Newcomer, a Phantom Regiment Hall of Fame member and our corps’ first brass arranger. A classically trained pianist, Marian was not just the first person to arrange brass music specifically for Phantom Regiment – she was also the mother […]
Two Gateway High School band members received contracts to compete this upcoming summer with a decorated junior drum and bugle corps from Wisconsin. Josh Burns and Nick Nikou, a trumpet and euphonium player respectively, were chosen after auditioning in November for the Madison Scouts, which travels the country from June to August to compete as […]
What year(s) did you march in the Blue Knights? What section? I marched in the colorguard 1989-1991. Where did you attend high school? Pomona High School in Arvada, CO. Read the rest of the article here.
The Blue Knights family is saddened by the loss of the Blue Knights Hall of Famer and long-time volunteer, Marian Newcomer. She passed away at the Julia Temple Healthcare Center in the loving arms of her devoted daughter, Paula, on Monday, December 13, 2021. Marian was born on May 30. 1929 in Rockford, Illinois to […]
Want to know more about our new CEO and his path to Phantom Regiment? Interested in hearing about the many PR programs that impact young people and our community? Or are you curious how the PR business is run? Join an AMA (ask me anything) with our CEO Dr. Todd Snead, on December 29th at […]
Pacific Crest is excited to share that longtime staff member and alumnus Chris Henderson has been promoted to Corps Director. Henderson’s involvement with Pacific Crest spans over 15 years. After performing with the corps from 2005-2008, he returned as a visual instructor for the 2011 season. In 2013, he joined the tour administration team under […]
After a two year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Southwind held its first camp of the 2022 Drum Corps International Season at Daphne High School in Daphne, AL. Read the rest of the article here.
The Muchachos Drum & Bugle Corps is back. The group made its first appearance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic at the Halloween Parade in Woburn, Mass. “We didn’t do much in 2020 at all,” said Director Carolyn Surrell. “It was just hard to keep it together and to meet all the protocols that […]
Neal Smith, of Canton, Massachusetts is the new president of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame (WDCHoF). Outgoing president Rich Templin announced Smith’s appointment during the group’s annual banquet and induction ceremony held in late November in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Templin, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania had served as president since September 2013.
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