The Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps trained at Western Illinois University for three weeks this spring. They are leaving for their summer tour with positive thoughts about Macomb, a community that wants them back next year. Phantom Regiment previously held its spring training camp at Rockford College. But the corps moved to WIU in […]
Forward Performing Arts and the Madison Scouts are excited to announce a concert benefit An Evening of Big Band Jazz & Funk featuring Al Chez & The Brothers of Funk on Friday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. The concert will take place at the beautiful Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin. Part of […]
Forward Performing Arts and the Madison Scouts are excited to present FORWARD LEADERSHIP, marching arts and leadership clinics for band students and directors. Formerly conducted under the MadSkills name, FORWARD LEADERSHIP tightly integrates the leadership development principals that are taught and practiced in the Madison Scouts. Participants will learn from some of the top instructors […]
The Cavaliers are excited to bring both Madness and Creativity to the field in 2018 with these musical selections: BLACK ANGELS – GEORGE CRUMB THE TRIUMPH OF TIME – PETER GRAHAM BOLÉRO – MAURICE RAVEL Read the rest of the article here.
To the Macomb Area Community and Western Illinois University, THANK YOU! As an organization, we know that we come with a lot of baggage (literally)! The welcome you provided to our traveling circus was overwhelming. We’ve enjoyed the beautiful campus of Western Illinois, as well as the phenomenal stadium and facilities. Everyone on campus and […]
On February 8, 2018, The Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps celebrated its 80th anniversary. In recognition of this historic milestone, the organization launched an alumni-only giving program called 1938 CORPS designed to help provide sustainability and future growth to the Madison Scouts organization. 1938 CORPS is a simple concept: many hands make the lighter […]
The annual Music City Drum Corps raffle drawing will be held on July 27, 2018 in conjunction with the The Masters of the Summer Music Games. Middle Tennessee State University will host the event to be held at the Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium located at 1500 Greenland Dr, Murfreesboro, TN, 37130. All funds raised from […]
GOLD Drum & Bugle Corps is proud to present… GOLD 2018 – Through Our Eyes Set to a score of original music by composer Scott Director, GOLD’S 2018 program Through Our Eyes delves into how people with special needs experience the world and the challenges that they face.
Greetings to all! This report comes from somewhere in sunny California where 154 young people seem to running around in precise formations playing what appear to be brass instruments, all kinds of percussion instruments, and spinning flags, rifles and sabers. What is going on??? The Mandarins are in the house and our four weeks of […]
Once again, the Phantom Regiment is proud to wear a Michael J. Cesario designed uniform from Fred J Miller, Inc. “As usual, Michael Cesario and the Fred J. Miller team have gone above and beyond to take an idea and turn it into a stunning reality,” said Program Coordinator, Will Pitts. “We cannot wait to […]
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