A celebration of the life of World Drum Corps Hall of Fame member Harold ‘Robby’ Robinson will take place April 9, 2022. He died peacefully at age 83 at his home in Gordonville, Pennsylvania on Valentine’s Day February 14. He was also a member of the Crossmen Hall of Fame and the Drum Corps International […]
World Drum Corps Hall of Fame member Kenny “Ace” Petersen, whose remarkable career as one of the drum corps community’s top soprano soloists began in 1947, passed away at age 90 in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday February19. Visitation will take place from 10 am to noon on March 5 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church […]
A World Drum Corps Hall of Fame member since 2008, Harold “Robby” Robinson, Sr. passed away at age 84 on Valentine’s Day February 14, surrounded by family members. He had been experiencing major organ failure a few days previously while a patient at Lancaster General Hospital in Pennsylvania. A memorial service and celebration of life […]
World Drum Corps Hall of Fame member Bob Holton, who spent more than 30 years serving New York Skyliners and other prominent drum and bugle corps, passed away overnight on February 14 at age 86 at Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, New Jersey. He had been inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992. Born […]
Neal Smith, of Canton, Massachusetts is the new president of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame (WDCHoF). Outgoing president Rich Templin announced Smith’s appointment during the group’s annual banquet and induction ceremony held in late November in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Templin, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania had served as president since September 2013.
The World Drum Corps Hall of Fame (WDCHoF) presented $500 scholarship awards to each of three recipients during the annual induction ceremony and banquet held recently in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The three female winners, all currently studying in university, are Rebecca “Beca” Findley, Annika Hlywa and Julia Troy. Two of the scholarship awards were funded […]
A celebration of life will be held in the near future for World Drum Corps Hall of Fame (WDCHoF) member Art Mura, who passed away November 5, 2021. His brother Al was already a member, inducted in 1989, when Art was inducted in 2002. He had been elected to the New Jersey Drum Corps Hall […]
World Drum Corps Hall of Fame (WDCHoF) charter associate member Bob Bond, one of the initial class of associates inducted in 2001, passed away November 4 at age 80. He had been active in drum and bugle corps operations on both sides of the Canada/United States border for more than half a century, serving in […]
Drum Corps Associates President John Carr recently announced the appointment of Mr. Tom Beebe to the DCA staff. Tom will assume the role of chairperson for the I&E, Mini Corps, and Alumni Spectacular over DCA Championship weekend in 2022. Tom will be taking over for Dick Fischette who will remain DCA Vice President.
The goal was simple. When Drum Corps Associates set out plans for the summer of 2021, the hope was, of course, to create a positive experience for its members and a compelling product for its fans. But specifically, when all boiled down, the hope was to make it to the finish line, and to do […]
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