The Board of Directors of Overture Youth Advocacy through the Arts (OYAA!) has accepted the resignation of Executive Director and Founder Chris Green. Mr. Green was the founding Corps Director in Forte’s first season and was named Executive Director prior to its second season. Forte placed in DCI’s Open Class Finals each of its first […]
Preston Scout House Alumni Band, including four members who in their earlier years served in the Canadian Armed Forces, will take part in a ceremony honouring military veterans beginning at noon on Saturday, September 10. The event takes place one day before the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers […]
In keeping with a great expectation of brass performance, in 2012, the brass section will be under the leadership and direction of T. André Feagin. His experience in the drum corps arena, educational values, uncompromising work ethic, and love of taking on new challenges make him the perfect fit for The Academy moving forward. The […]
Due to the predicted severe weather caused by Hurricane Irene, the Reading Buccaneers and the Big Sounds in Motion committee made the very difficult decision to cancel the competition set for Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Albright College in Reading.
Preston Scout House Alumni Band is heading to Rochester for its ninth appearance in the Alumni Spectacular field concert on September 4 following a season that began in a February blizzard and ended with the Scout House Invitational Tattoo, the most anticipated show of the year, being washed out in a major summer storm the […]
Due to the hurricane and for the safety of our members and fans, the Big Sounds in Motion 2011 show has been cancelled. We thank Amy and the Buccaneers for their continued support of DCA. We look forward to being back in Reading for Big Sounds in Motion in 2012. Dave Hobart Director of Public […]
Due to the hurricane and for the safety of our members and fans, the Fanfare 2011 show has been cancelled. We thank Bob Bradley and his committee in Bridgeport for their continued support of DCA. We look forward to being back in Bridgeport for Fanfare 2012. Dave Hobart Director of Public Relations Drum Corps Associates
As the eyes of the drum corps world shift their focus to the upcoming Drum Corps Associates World Championships slated for Friday, Sept. 2 through Sunday, Sept. 4 in Rochester, N.Y., drum corps fans from around the world will have the unprecedented opportunity to join with thousands of fans in attendance as the all-age circuit […]
A nine year alumnus of the organization, Ryan started marching with the Brigs in 1998 as a soprano (trumpet) player before becoming an Assistant Drum Major in 2000, a post in which he held until 2002. After marching two years with The Cadets in 2004 and 2005, Ryan came back from DCI finals and finished […]
by Rich Conti, Drum Corps World staff (richburgher [at] yahoo [dot] com) August 4, 2011 – Johnsonburg, PA . . . An absolutely gorgeous evening and a large and ravenous drum corps crowd set the stage for the second “Blast in the Burg” DCI Open Class competition, with a line-up that boasted eight corps, including […]
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