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WDCHOF Member Frank Gerris Passes
World Drum Corps Hall of Fame (WDCHoF) member Frank Gerris, age 79, passed away April 2 in Hawthorne, New Jersey. He was inducted in the WDCHoF in 1992 and the New Jersey Drum Corps Hall of Fame in 2000. His involvement in drum corps activity began at age 7 playing soprano horn with Our Lady […]
2021 Spartans Color Guard Spin Days
The corps is excited to announce dates for new and returning members to get back into the dancing and spinning of the 2021 season. Spin Days will take place on the following dates: Saturday, April 24 Saturday, May 1 Saturday, May 22 Saturday, June 12 Saturday, June 26 Read the rest of the article here.
EYitPA – Board of Directors – Spring 2021
Greetings, Southwind Family. By now, most fans of the drum and bugle corps activity are aware that DCI has decided to do an abbreviated, non-competitive season with additional health safeguards in place. The board and staff were all in agreement that we did not believe it was in the best interest of our students and […]
Vanguard Voices: Episode 6
Episode 6: In memory of charter member, Mel Canales Featuring: Keiko Kelly, Mike Munoz and Scott Pierson Through this conversation with some of our earliest members, we learn about “Milk it Mel’s” legacy and what Vanguard was like in the early days. Mel being remembered as the mellophone soloist, as well as the fleet mechanic, […]
New Website For Pacific Northwest Drum Corps
We’re approaching our first anniversary on May 11, 2021, and now is a good time to introduce ourselves to the drum corps community. About the site – We are the premiere Pacific NW drum corps website specializing in 1960s and 70s corps. We also have various sections covering Pre-1960s corps like Elks, Eagles, American Legion, […]
2021 Spartan Summer Workshops
The corps is excited to announce workshops for brass, percussion, woodwinds and guard throughout the month of July 2021. The days of the workshops will be July 10, 17 and 24 and will be held at Lawrence Stadium, Lawrence MA. Then on July 31 we will move the workshops to Stellos Stadium in Nashua for […]
2021 Midwest Combine
A newly formed alliance of Midwest-based drum and bugle corps is currently planning to host a series of six performances in late July and early August, leading up to the Drum Corps International Summer Celebration event in Indianapolis from August 12-14 in Lucas Oil Stadium. The groups included are the Blue Stars (La Crosse, WI), […]
Philadelphia Inquirer Feature About WDCHOF Member Bill Ives
A feature story in the Sunday March 28 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper gives readers tons of information about World Drum Corps Hall of Fame member Bill Ives and his ongoing campaign to collect items for a proposed Marching Pageantry Arts Museum. The extensive and photos were also featured in The Upside section of […]
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Mary Shiffer Creates The Vanguard Image
When drum corps fans think of the Santa Clara Vanguard there are a multitude of iconic images that usually come to mind. The eight-pointed star with the red V in the middle. The Aussie with the delicate feather sticking up. But for many, the image of the red tunic takes center field, bold and striking. […]
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