The San Francisco Renegades 2014 season explodes onto the scene February 15 as they take to the streets of San Francisco in the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade. Celebrating their 13th year participating in this historic cultural event, the Renegades once again extend an invitation to drum corps members worldwide to join in the […]
After a strong finish to its competitive season last fall, the Govenaires Drum and Bugle Corps will reload for 2014. Auditions and rehearsals for the upcoming season will take place Saturday, January 18, and Sunday, January 19, at St. Peter High School. Rehearsal begins at 10 a.m. both days for all sections. The St. Peter-based […]
Thurrock Marching Brass in conjunction with the Marching Band Activity United Kingdom Facebook Page are proud to confirm that they will be attempting a new World Record for the longest Fanfare Line in History at Thurrock Marching Brass’ Essex show on Sunday 7 September 2014. It is hoped that 150 or more Trumpet and Cornet […]
More than 20 years after the alumni movement began to reunite old friends through music and camaraderie, many corps today are seeing their numbers dwindle and their groups disband. That is exactly what happened to the St. Kevin’s Emerald Knights alumni organization in 2011. With no more corps of their own, former St. Kevin’s members […]
The world of marching pageantry lost a giant in the activities of drum corps, color guard, and marching band scenes. As a show designer, instructor, judge, and graduate of Columbia University, Gary even taught master classes on the art of visual design to colleges and universities around the world. Gary has worked with many units, […]
Shenandoah Sound Drum & Bugle Corps-Virginia’s Corps-is proud to announce its 2014 competitive field show: Shenandoah Sound’s European Vacation! The corps will take you on a musical journey through Europe by exploring a variety of musical genres and styles including classical, pop, folk, and contemporary band literature.
Drum Corps Europe has published the list of participants for next year. Six European countries will be represented at the DCE European Championships 2014. Corps from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, France and Italy will travel to Kerkrade next year to treat the audience to the best that drum corps has to offer […]
The Racine Scouts are pleased to announce that the corps will be holding an audition weekend in Texas, January 3-5, 2014, at Liberty High School in Liberty, TX – located just northeast of Houston. All prospective members in every section, as well as folks interested in getting more information on the corps, are invited to […]
Drum Corps United Kingdom is pleased to announce that the 2014 British Drum Corps Championships will be returning to the Select Security Stadium in Widnes, Cheshire (the home of Widnes Vikings Rugby League and Liverpool Ladies Football Club). Having used the stadium for the first time for the 2013 Championships, at the recent Membership Meeting […]
Mark Bassett has been appointed as the new DCE Adjudication Manager. He succeeds Douglas Caldwell who was the ad interim Adjudication Manager for a few months. Mark started in the activity with a local marching band in 1990 and played trumpet and mellophone. In 1992 he marched in his first drum corps, West Coast Cadets […]
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