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Crossmen Announces Daughtrey As Visual Caption Head For 2017

More changes were announced this week for the Crossmen visual program. Blake Daughtrey will take on the role of Visual Caption Head in 2017, joining Andy Ebert who was recently announced as the Visual Designer for 2017. This announcement comes just days before the Design Team and Caption Heads convene in San Antonio for their […]

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Wes Cartwright Joins 2017 Phantom Regiment As Artistic Director

Executive Director Rick Valenzuela and Director of Programs & Corps Director Dan Farrell are pleased to announce that Wes Cartwright has been named to lead the corps’ design team as Artistic Director. In this role, Cartwright will be in charge of conceptual and visual design as well as overall show development. Cartwright is one of […]

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Troopers Announce 2017 Caption Heads

The Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps are pleased to announce their 2017 Caption Head team. Program & Staff Coordinator Donnie VanDoren had great things to say about the upcoming Troopers season along with his insights on the quality of staff being brought on board. “Over the past four years, we have established and maintained a […]

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Ebert To Join 2017 Crossmen Design Team

The Crossmen organization announced this week that Andrew ‘Andy’ Ebert will serve as the Visual Designer for the corps in 2017. Joining Ebert is virtually all of the Crossmen design team from 2016, led by Program Coordinator Ed Devlin. “We are excited to bring Andy on board for 2017,” said Ed Devlin. “He is well […]

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2017 Pacific Crest Auditions

Registration for the December Experience Camp and 2017 Auditions is now live. A summer with Pacific Crest is an experience of a lifetime. An intensive tour; performing for tens of thousands; sharing the field with other like-minded performers: these are just some aspects of the Pacific Crest experience. Read the rest of the article here.

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2017 Phantom Regiment Auditions Are Expanding…Information Coming Soon

Are you ready to leave your mark on our rich history and leave your mark on the field this upcoming summer? Are you ready to audition for the 2017 Phantom Regiment? We are adding additional dates & locations to audition, and will have all the information posted soon. Join our Audition list if you’d like […]

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In The News – Drum And Bugle Corps’ Willy Wonka Cover Is A Sweet Gene Wilder Tribute

Gene Wilder’s death on Sunday has left a void that many fans are trying to fill with music. A performance by the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps of “Pure Imagination,” the song Wilder made famous in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” is really striking a chord. The video above is from a […]

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Mandarins 2017 Interest Group

The Mandarins have created a 2017 Sacramento Mandarins Interest Group on Facebook. We like to think of the Mandarins as the most welcoming drum corps in all of DCI. We celebrate diversity, respect the individuality of all of our members AND all unite within the Mandarins Family. On the field, our shows are entertaining, exciting, […]

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Ackerson Retires, Roach Promoted To Cavaliers Director

The Cavaliers congratulate Mark Ackerson on his retirement as Director of The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps and announce the promotion of Joe Roach, who will take over the director position, effective immediately. During the recent Drum Corps International (DCI) Championships week in Indianapolis, Ind., Ackerson let the membership know about his upcoming retirement at […]

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Two Crown Members Awarded Education Scholarships

While the Crown Drum Corps took home the Bronze Medal and three caption awards at last weekend’s Drum Corps International Championships in Indianapolis, two individual members were also recognized. Baritone player, Alex Arbeiter, was awarded the prestigious Jim Ott Scholarship while snare drummer, Phil Andrews, won the Fred J. Miller Memorial Music Education Scholarship. Read […]

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