As a prelude to the Aug. 5 Drums Along the Waterfront Tour of Champions competition taking place at New Era Field in Orchard Park, the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps from La Crosse, Wisconsin, will make a tour stop in West Seneca from Tuesday, July 31, through Wednesday, Aug. 1. Arriving in preparation for […]
Drum and bugle corps from California, Louisiana, Iowa, Minnesota and elsewhere will converge on Tiger Stadium in Farmington for the final competition before heading to the Drum Corps International World Championships in Indianapolis in August. March On!, the Farmington competition, will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 31. The show will feature the River […]
Dozens of the top drum corps from around the country gathered at the Alamodome today! It was quite a sight — and definitely quite the sounds — with music, costumes and plenty action! Videojournalist Jesse-Rey Huerta takes us there. Read the rest of the article here.
They’re gearing up for an international competition, but first they entertained folks in Bakersfield. The Golden Empire Drum and Bugle Corps at Bakersfield College, performed at Memorial Stadium Friday night. Read the rest of the article here.
This morning, the Troopers successfully defended our Rocky Mountain Rivalry Championship Title in the largest grassroots fundraiser in Trooper history. FINAL TALLY TROOPERS $76,343.96 BLUE KNIGHTS $59,250.00 Read the rest of the article here.
“In a time when words fail, music and movement become the foundation upon which to communicate.” The 2018 visual program is pushing boundaries and testing limits as we cycle through a variety of different movement styles and techniques. Sit down with SCV Visual Caption Manager, Matt Hartwell, and SCV Lead Choreographer, Michael Rosales, as they […]
A Drum Corps International event in Denton was delayed Thursday night due to the record-breaking heat, but performances weren’t phased a bit. Drum Corps International is like club athletics, but for band. Thousands of students qualify and pay to join DCI marching groups across America—touring and competing against each other from state to state throughout […]
Instead of cooking in this North Texas heat, most of us try to stay inside where the air condition blasting. That’s not an option for hundreds of drum corps members rehearsing for a big competition coming to Denton this week. To achieve perfection, it takes practice. Read the rest of the article here.
City personnel will be on hand during the Drum Corps International 2018 Cavalcade of Champions exhibition this weekend to ensure that things run smoothly as the event returns to the city after nearly 30 years. The Fulton County Center for Regional Growth worked with the city to secure the DCI event that will be held […]
The Central Texas community is stepping up to make sure more than 200 members of a world class drum and bugle corps from California don’t go hungry after the group unexpectedly lost their food trailer in an accident Tuesday morning while traveling from Kansas to Oklahoma with a stop planned for Wednesday night in Waco. […]
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