by Kevin Gamin, Drum Corps World staff and Drum Corps Planet managing editor August 6, 2011 – Erie, PA . . . It was a weekend of upsets in Erie, PA. On Saturday evening, the Oregon Crusaders upset Blue Devils B, taking top honors at the “Lake Erie Fanfare’s” Open Class competition. The trend continued […]
by William Aldrich-Thorpe, Drum Corps World staff (aldrichthorpe [at] gmail [dot] com) August, 6 2011 — Allentown, PA . . . On this very wet and threatening evening, the Blue Devils barely edged the Cadets by a smallest of margins — a one-half tenth of a point! That is 0.050 of a point difference. Two […]
by Bob Fields, Drum Corps World staff (rfields25 [at] aol [dot] com) With just two two days to go before the DCI Eastern Regional in Allentown, PA, this show at West Chester University gave a great preview of what we can expect Friday and Saturday Night. It was wonderful to see old friends from the […]
by Vic Colaianni, Drum Corps World staff (vjcoly [at] gmail [dot] com) A rain-shortened “Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival” drum corps competition did not dampen the enthusiasm of the over 7,000 in attendance. This year’s competition also saw the largest amount of high school band programs attending (13) than in the past. Although the […]
by William Aldrich-Thorpe, Drum Corps World staff (aldrichthorpe [at] gmail [dot] com) The Cavaliers easily outdistanced the Phantom Regiment this evening with their powerful and unusual production titled “XtraordinarY.” The Rosemont, IL, corps led across all of the major captions and took all but one sub caption for nearly a clean sweep.
Preston Scout House Alumni Band has identified more than 175 of southern Ontario’s marching music leaders from the past 50 years and will pay special tribute to those who have passed away by listing their names in the program for the 2011 Scout House Invitational Tattoo. The Tattoo to held August 20 in University Stadium […]
The Connecticut Hurricanes are excited to announce two major fund raisers that are now in place. First is the Shop for a Cause. Shop for a Cause gives you the opportunity to give back to your community and to help the Hurricanes. Purchase a $5.00 shopping pass for exclusive savings in every Macy’s store and […]
by William Aldrich-Thorpe, Drum Corps World staff (aldrichthorpe [at] gmail [dot] com) Crown lit up the sky with phenomenal aerial color guard tricks while filling the night air with their outstanding “Rach Star” production. This night notched the corps with their highest score this season and the top of the leaderboard as they head northward […]
by Bill Flaker, Drum Corps World staff (wrflaker [at] aol [dot] com) The four letter word that drum corps fans and show sponsors hate the most happened at Dietz Memorial Stadium this evening as a steady and sometimes heavy rain fell on the fifteenth annual “March of Champions.” The show was sponsored by the Children’s […]
by Kevin Gamin, Drum Corps World staff and Drum Corps Planet managing editor (kevingamin [at] gmail [dot] com) The fight for the DCI Open Class championship got a lot more interesting after the scores were announced at the 2011 “Lake Erie Fanfare,” one of four seeding events for quarterfinals in just two days. The Oregon […]
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