The defending Drum Corps Associates Class A Champion, White Sabers from Dansville, NY will be bringing their Arabian Nights show to Bayonne to make their inaugural appearance at this year’s Tournament of Stars on June 21st. Due to an unfortunate scheduling conflict, the Sunrisers announced that they would not be able attend. The Bridgemen administration […]
Retired astronaut Christopher Ferguson, who marched in the percussion section of the Philadelphia PAL Cadets in the mid-1970s, will be inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame in August for Distinguished Professional Achievement, a new membership category. Ferguson’s career took him higher than the sky when he retired as a United States Navy […]
Scout House Cadets, of Cambridge, topped the scoring in their category two weeks in a row in their first ever participation in Drumline Ontario competitions: at St. Mary’s High School in Hamilton on May 3 and a week later at the Drumline Ontario Provincial Championships at Laurier University in Waterloo on May 10. The Cadets, […]
Six new members of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame to be inducted in August 2014 have made major contributions to the activity from the west coast through the heartland and upper Midwest to states along the Atlantic seaboard, with some making further excursions to promote drum and bugle corps activity around the world. […]
-being a short anthropology of the bugle, more or less- The following is a Fractured Fairy Tale, though many of the details are absolutely true. As for the rest… As dawn broke in a boreal woods long, long ago, a drowsy Neanderthal trudged out of the brush and promptly tripped over an old Triceratops skull. […]
The ticket sale for the DCE European Championships will start tonight at 8pm London time (GMT) / 9 pm Amsterdam time (CET). We know from experience that the tickets will sell incredibly fast in the first few hours, so be on time if you want to secure a seat in the middle of the stand. […]
It gives me great pleasure to confirm that Steve Hall has been appointed as a full Trustee and will sit on the board of Thurrock Marching Brass. Steve was formally appointed on 24 March and will serve for the next three years. For those that do not know Steve, he has a long and rich […]
On a visit to 16th Street Park last weekend, I took some time to visit with the Bridgemen who were in the midst of their first outdoor rehearsal of the season. The first thing that came to my mind was how much fun they seemed to be having, considering the amount of work that they […]
With the 2014 summer tour less than two months away, and with an extensive performance/travel schedule, the Racine Scouts are actively seeking additional volunteers to assist with any of the tasks necessary to ensuring the members have a fantastic summer experience. Whether it’s cooking a meal during spring training or on the road, helping with […]
Scout House Band, of Cambridge, will wind up its indoor performing season on May 10 with performances at two events: the Drumline Ontario provincial championships in Waterloo and the 10th annual “And The Bands Played On…” concert in Simcoe. The Band’s outdoor activities begin the following weekend with Woodstock’s annual Victoria Day Parade.
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