Episode 2013-02 of the Drum Corps Planet Box Center podcast is now available for download! Join DCP Managing News Editor Kevin Gamin as he interviews Bill Clark, Program Coordinator and Brass Caption Head for the 2013 Racine Scouts. Bill talks about the corps’ program, “From the Ashes”, and about the goals of the Scouts for […]
Preston Scout House Alumni Band, of Cambridge, will give the debut performance of the group’s 75th anniversary year field show music during the Ventures Winter Colour Guard show in Waterloo Collegiate Institute (WCI) on Saturday, March 9 Preston Scout House Cadets drum line will also perform during the indoor show, following the group’s first appearance […]
Stravinsky’s first international success, the Firebird ballet, provides the canvas for the Racine Scouts’ return to the competitive field. The narrative subject of the ballet is a Russian mythological story about a prince and a princess menaced by strange magical creatures. Combining both haunting, lyrical melodies with bombastic musical tirades, 2013’s production “From the Ashes” […]
The 2013 edition of the Bridgemen is shaping up to be one of their most exiting programs in recent history. Paying tribute to the 1973 corps that captured World Open Championships, the Bridgemen will open their show with “Free” by the rock group, Chicago. Then, taking a page from their 1982 program, the corps will […]
In 1927, the original incarnation of the Govenaires Drum and Bugle corps formed in St. Peter, Minnesota. About 1,800 miles away during that same time, a small district outside of Los Angeles was just beginning its golden era. Many ventured out west for a different kind of fortune. In Hollywood, you didn’t just become famous. […]
January 26th & 27th camp weekend brought a lot of new faces to the Core. Despite members returning to college, there was a good turnout in all sections. Congratulations to our members who performed in the North Jersey Region Band concert on Sunday and also congrats to those who were selected for the All State […]
Santa Clara Vanguard is proud to announce the 2013 SCV Hall of Fame Inductees. 1967 saw the birth of the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps and its first competitive season. SCV continues to hold the distinction of being the only organization to be a finalist in the Drum Corps International (DCI) World Championships […]
The Greater New Orleans Drum Corps Association is happy to announce that the GNODCA Tuition Assistance Program has been renewed for the upcoming 2013 drum corps season. Applications are open to all people marching in any competitive junior drum and bugle corps. Awards in the amount of $500 will be given to three drum corps […]
Eric Perrilloux, best known for his long service as New York Skyliners drum instructor, passed away peacefully at noon on Monday, January 21 at the age of 91, after suffering a heart attack a week earlier. He was born March 20, 1921 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall […]
Lee Wolf, a long time member of the Archer-Epler Musketeers and a member of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame since 1988, passed away January 4 at the age of 84. A long-time resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was born September 3, 1928. He was predeceased by his wife Yetta. He is survived by […]
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