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We are looking for dedicated and dynamic people to join our team and support our mission of providing a positive and life-changing experience for our members during the 2024 DCI Summer Tour! These positions are a great opportunity to gain experience in the marching arts and to learn what it takes to facilitate the behind […]View the full article

The Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps is pleased to announce the addition of Michael Lentz and Jason Combs to the color guard leadership team. Michael has designed for both world and open class drum corps, DCA, Indoor Winds, High School Marching bands, WGI and more. He served as Artistic Director for the 2014 Boston Crusaders […]View the full article

The Cavaliers are thrilled to introduce our 2024 caption heads, who are all returning staff members from the previous season. We eagerly anticipate building upon last year’s successful creative collaborations and cross-caption teamwork with these esteemed leaders, and we celebrate the promotion of Cheryl Lee to the position of Brass Caption Head. Revered music education […]View the full article

? READY TO BE A ROCKSTAR? ? Join the 2X Championship Corps for our first season as a DCI Drum Corps in All-Age Class! ?? Whether you’re a beginner in the activity, or been doing it for 20 years, we welcome everyone from all experiences and walks of life. ? Read the rest of the […]View the full article

Music City Drum Corps is thrilled to announce the addition of three individuals to our caption leadership team for the 2024 season, bringing a wealth of expertise and passion for the activity to our organization. Chaz Bledsoe, Music City’s Corps Director, expressed his enthusiasm, stating, “We are thrilled to have Tom, Chad, and Nikki join […]View the full article

The Cavaliers are thrilled to announce their 2024 program design team. Building upon the solid foundation of ten dedicated and seasoned individuals who have returned to their roles from last year, we are excited to announce a dynamic addition: we proudly welcome Mason Daffinee as Drill Designer. His fresh, innovative perspective promises to add an […]View the full article

The 2023 Drum Corps Associates season came to a resounding conclusion Sunday at the Rochester Community Sports Complex, with the awarding of three World Championship titles to Reading Buccaneers in World Class, Hurricanes in Open Class, and Fusion Core in Open Class. “This event is the target the whole season,” Buccaneers drum major Andrea Gwyn […]View the full article

Last year, we committed to prioritizing community education through town halls, discussion circles, and workshops. Following the second year of DCI SafeSport compliance requirements, we released a Guide to Debriefing from SafeSport Training for educators and administrators. We published our research committee findings from our collegiate marching band experience project, and our annual WGI and […]View the full article

For years, the alumni corps platform has been a key tenet of Drum Corps Associates, offering former members of the junior and senior corps activities the opportunity to tap back into their talents and memories. At Sunday morning’s DCA Alumni Spectacular, held as part of the 2023 DCA World Championships, an array of alumni corps […]View the full article

The first of two days of Drum Corps Associates World Championships are in the books, following a full day of Prelims competition Saturday at the Rochester Community Sports Complex. Here’s a full breakdown of all the action from Saturday’s event: Read the rest of the article here.View the full article

The 2023 DCA Mini-Corps and I&E was a HUGE success and a great time with old friends. View the full scores and recap HERE via PDF or below: Congratulations to the Freelancers Mini-Corps for winning the 2023 DCA Mini-Corps Championship Title! Read the rest of the article here.View the full article

Drum Corps Associates’ highly-anticipated championship weekend kicked off on an exciting note Friday night in Rochester, New York, getting underway with always-popular “I & E” and Mini Corps events at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center. The five-hour, festival-style event featured dozens of solo, small ensemble and large ensemble performances under an array […]View the full article

At their August 11, 2023 board meeting, Cavaliers Arts, Performance & Education, Inc. (CAPE) revealed that two pivotal members will retire following the 2024 season: Dr. Michael Vaughn, Director of The Cavaliers; and Monte Mast, Executive Director of CAPE. Both will remain in their roles throughout the 2024 drum corps season, ensuring a seamless transition […]View the full article

“Did you hear that Bob Barker died?” It was the staple hoax of every drum corps summer. It was a tribute to our gullibility as members with news from the “real world” when we were living within the drum corps bubble. And it was something that spread, annually, across many drum corps each summer. But […]View the full article

Are you ready to take the stage and make pop and funk heard? The Pop Collective is looking for a guitarist to complete the band. The band currently consists of about 20 members and consists of brass, woodwinds, a rhythm section and vocals. Rehearsal Every Friday evening from 20:00 to 22:00 we make music in […]View the full article

As part of its 2023 World Championships, set for September 1-4 in Rochester, New York, Drum Corps Associates’ point of emphasis is simple — honoring rich history, and celebrating a bright future. Beginning in 2024, the all-age drum corps platform popularized by Drum Corps Associates will exist within the heading of Drum Corps International, referred […]View the full article

Behind the scenes with two drivers who helped get the corps down the road this summer. With Chaz Waldrip and Wayne Baker You can listen to us below, or if you want to take us with you, you can download us from iTunes and Amazon. Read the rest of the article here.View the full article

2024 will be The Hurricanes first year as a DCI All Age Drum Corps. We are very excited to be traveling to Lucas Oil Stadium to compete at the DCI Championships in August 2024. Our season will begin on Sunday November 26 with our open house/first rehearsal. Register using the form at cthurricanes.org/join Read the […]View the full article

The 2023 Troopers rose to the challenge of lassoing the sun. Each member played a critical role in helping the corps to not only return to Finals but also to advance into DCI’s Top 10. Selecting year-end award recipients is rarely easy, and 2023 was no exception. In the near future, we will introduce our […]View the full article

The Red & Black Fall Classic at Northern Illinois University’s Huskie Stadium showcases some of the best marching bands in the best venue in the Midwest. Phantom Regiment has produced a high school marching band show since 2001 and has partnered with the NIU Huskie Marching Band since 2009. Read the rest of the article […]View the full article

The Spartans organization announces two great opportunities to perform with us in 2024! Register now to join our family. Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps Registration is now open for the 2024 edition of the Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps, the reigning 2023 DCI Open Class World Champions! Read the rest of the article here.View the full article

Annually, Mandarins Corps Members choose one of their own, to receive the Outstanding Member award. This award is given in memory of Joe Fong, our 1976 recipient. That year, the Mandarins’ repertoire included music from The Wiz; these lyrics are engraved on a perpetual trophy displayed at the Mandarins Event Center: “If you believe within […]View the full article

The Northwest Youth Music Association (NYMA) and Seattle Cascades Drum & Bugle Corps are pleased and proud to announce we have entered into a strategic partnership with 2023 Independent A WGI finalist Cascadia Winterguard, led by Ryan Valencia. Cascadia Winterguard is an independent dance and performance ensemble based out of the greater Portland region. Cascadia […]View the full article

Rogues Hollow Regiment (RHR) is holding an athletic shoe drive fundraiser. RHR will earn funds based on the total quantity of gently worn, used, and new sneakers collected. GotSneakers, a social enterprise, will issue funds in compensation for the collected sneakers. Those funds will benefit RHR. Anyone can help by simply donating gently worn, used, […]View the full article

Join us at 5:00pm on Saturday, September 16th, at the Mandarins Event Center, 9792 Business Park Dr, in Sacramento, CA to celebrate sixty years of Mandarins! This event will be catered and will celebrate Ye-Wah/Mandarins history, past, present, and future, featuring historical memorabilia, live music, and a special performance of the Mandarins Alumni Corps! Read […]View the full article