Providing members a safe environment to grow and develop as musicians, performers and young adults is the top priority for the Music City Drum Corps, according to Executive Director Kent Baker. At its recent April rehearsal weekend, Music City dedicated time to train its members, staff and administrators about this important topic. Shelba Waldron, who […]
Following a change in their 2018 Summer Tour schedule, we’re excited to welcome The Cadets to the lineup of both Innovations In Brass: Akron and Innovations In Brass: Pittsburgh! One of drum corps’ most decorated ensembles, the Cadets will perform for two of 2018’s most excited crowds in Akron, OH on Saturday, June 23rd, and […]
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Geoff Schoeffel Spirit of Atlanta is excited to announce our 2018 Audio Team. Returning for his second year with Spirit of Atlanta, Geoff Schoeffel is serving as audio caption head and sound designer. Working out of Nashville, TN; the Cadets alumnus owns Pageantry Audio and works as a sound designer, audio engineer, and system consultant […]
The Cadets drum corps of Allentown will stay closer to home than planned this summer, having recently canceled all of its West Coast shows following the firing of its director amid sexual-misconduct allegations. But one local institution isn’t ready to open its doors. Citing “ongoing concerns” about the corps’ leadership, the University of Pennsylvania has […]
Music City Drum and Bugle Corps’ 2018 inaugural World Class program “Hell on Wheels: The Final Journey of Casey Jones,” will follow the last moments in the final trip of the famous Tennessee train engineer, who, in an attempt to beat a land speed record, seals his own fate. According to Music City Program Coordinator […]
We are very excited to introduce our medical team for the 2018 season, with many new faces returning to help the corps be the strongest and healthiest they can be. Returning this year as our head athletic trainer is Emily Feck ATC, L. Emily focused on performing arts medicine during her undergraduate career at Northern […]
The Board of Directors of Bluecoats, a youth performing arts organization based in Canton, Ohio, is pleased to announce a restructuring of the organization’s executive leadership. Board President Scott Swaldo announced that, effective September 1, Mike Scott will assume the position of Bluecoats Chief Executive Officer and Genevieve Geisler will be promoted to Chief Financial […]
The Allentown Cadets are eliminating a series of performances planned this summer for West Coast venues, citing financial concerns. The drum and bugle corps, which has been upended in recent weeks by the firing of its longtime chief executive officer and the resignation of its entire board of directors, will perform a full summer schedule […]
The World Drum Corps Hall of Fame class of 2018 will include 11 new regular and associate members. The 2018 banquet and induction ceremony will take place in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on Labor Day weekend, one of several special events to be held during the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) championship tournament weekend on September 1, 2 […]
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