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SCV 2017: A Conversation With Angela Brickhouse

How do you take a concept like “Ouroboros” and translate that into a drum corps show? Choreographer Angela Brickhouse is here to share the inspiration behind each movement of this show, and shed some light on our 2017 production. Check it out! Read the rest of the article here.

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2017 Music City Continues To Improve

Music City is having its best season ever! The corps’ “TRIBE” production continues to enthrall audiences, especially the enormous hometown crowd at the Nashville show held July 28. The uniforms for the brass and percussion sections have changed in order to better depict the tribal theme of this year’s show. Many thanks to all of […]

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In The News – Drum Corps International Comes Back To Charleston

Six marching bands were playing in Charleston Monday night, but they were not your average marching bands. “these guys out here today are performing at the next level up,” said Matt Sowers, Poca Marching Band’s percussion teacher. These bands are part of Drum Corps International, which is also known as marching music’s major league. These […]

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SCV Backstage: A Conversation With Matt Hartwell

Pete Weber is at it again this year with drill design for “Ouroboros” that has been captivating audiences all across the country. In this video, SCV Visual Caption Manager, Matt Hartwell, sits down to discuss some of the most interesting visual aspects of our show – check it out! Read the rest of the article […]

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In The News – Music City Drum & Bugle Corps Pays Visit To West Tennessee

The Music City Drum and Bugle Corps made a stop Tuesday in West Tennessee to practice at the South Gibson County High School in Medina. The group, based in Nashville, competes all over the United States. The group is considered the professional level of marching bands and consists of people from the age of 15 […]

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Marching Roundtable 634: Are They Uniforms Or Costumes?

We discuss the seeming overnight changes to DCI uniforms. Is innovation more important than keeping the tradition many value? With Sam Villicana, Mark Silvey, Tony Lymon, and Berry McWhorter You can listen to us above, or if you want to take us with you, you can download us from iTunes. Read the rest of the […]

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In The News – Drum And Bugle Corps Competitors Take Lacey By Storm

The Drum Corps Mid-America Competition blew away the crowds at Lacey Sports Complex on Saturday, July 29. William Penn University Athletic Bands Director Terry DeJong said the event went very well. “We got the crowd we were hoping to get. Number-wise, I thought it was really good. Almost the whole upper section was full, certainly […]

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20i7 Blue Knights Insight From The Design Team

Take an in depth LOOK into the 20i7 Blue Knights production with the Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps? Design Team, Jay Bocook, Juan Carlos Caceres?, Tommy Keenum?, and Mike Jackson (Jacksonpercussion?) as they takes you through the journey “i“. Read the rest of the article here.

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In The News – Drum Corps Reunites Mt. Lebanon Friends At Baldwin Competition

At Mt. Lebanon High School, Will King and Brandon Tambellini spent a lot of time together as members of the school’s marching band. After graduation in 2015, they took separate but similar paths. Both will be juniors in college this fall and both are majoring in music education. Mr. King, 20, attends Indiana University of […]

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From The Field: SCVC 2017, Episode 4

There’s just a little over a week before the Vanguard Cadets take the field in Michigan City for the 2017 Open Class DCI Prelims. Catch up with the corps and see what they’ve been up to on their national tour! Read the rest of the article here.

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