The Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps is pleased to announce the entire 2017 Percussion staff. Returning Caption Head Lauren Teel had encouraging words for about this year’s team; “The amount of knowledge and experience the 2017 Troopers percussion staff brings to the ensemble is incredible. The percussion program has continued to grow over the past […]
On Friday 7 October, the management team behind the recently crowned British Cadet Champions, Thurrock Marching Brass put their extensive skills to good use and produced the inaugural concert that brought together some of the best bands and acts in Essex at the Thurrock Civic Hall. The aim was to bring awareness to Aicardi Syndrome, […]
The Skyliners Drum & Bugle Corps proudly announced their 2017 Brass Staff: SHANE STARTZEL – Brass Caption Head; JOE WILT – Assistant Brass Caption Head; RACHEL EWANIUK, MARK HOVER, AND CONNOR BARZ – Brass Technicians; and DOREEN SANDOR – Brass Technician/Brass Assistant to the Caption Head. This is Shane Startzel’s second year as Skyliners’ Brass […]
The young members of Thurrock Marching Brass, more than 60% of whom had never competed at a National Championships before, set sail for Telford Football Club on Saturday 1 October. By ‘set sail’ we really mean that, as of all the days to break what has been a spectacular few months of blistering sunshine, the […]
The Skyliners Drum & Bugle Corps announces the following Designers for 2017: THOMAS SPARLING – Program Coordinator/Visual Designer; TED MASCARI – Percussion Caption Supervisor and Battery Arranger; RYAN REED – Front Ensemble and Soundscape Arranger; and JOHN MEEHAN, Brass Arranger. Thomas Sparling, Program Coordinator/Visual Designer, engaged and challenged the 2016 Skyliners with a drill package […]
Drum Corps Associates is pleased to announce that John Carr has been appointed as the new Treasurer of DCA. Lou Tierno has accepted the position as the Director of the Reading Buccaneers and John Carr has been voted in by the members to finish out Lou’s term. We thank Lou for his service to DCA […]
On October 30th, a new era for the Bridgemen will begin. Although the Alumni Corps has taken its last steps down Broadway, a number of long time Bridgemen Vets have organized, under the direction of the board of directors to keep the tradition alive. The new group will be known as the Bridgemen Performing Arts […]
For years, drum corps fans and participants have uttered this phrase: Drum corps – For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible The frustration we’ve felt in the activity in trying to explain what we do and why we love it so much outside of […]
Fuse (www.fuse.tv), a national television network for the fast-growing, Latino and multicultural 18-34 audience, today announced that Clash of the Corps Executive Producer Dwayne Johnson will host the series’ premiere episode on his official Facebook page (www.facebook.com/DwayneJohnson), as part of a Facebook Live viewing event for his over 56 million fans on Tuesday, October 4 […]
Back in 2007 the door opened up one Sunday afternoon at a Florida Brass Drum and Bugle Corps rehearsal and in walks Dick Babino from Englewood, Florida. Dick sat down in the trumpet section and started to play like he’s been playing with the corps from day one. No one knew what this guy really brought to the Florida […]
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