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Indoor Percussion Europe is a new European based organisation, started by a group of percussion instructors, arrangers, judges and educators who are concerned about the level of percussion training and performance, primarily in Belgium, France, the UK and The Netherlands. The first IPE will be the IPE Championships on 29th... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...3&Itemid=30

Fusion Core is pleased to announce open house will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2007, Rahway, High School, 1012 Madison Avenue, Rahway, NJ 07065. Registration will begin at 11:00 am with the opening of the 2008 Season announcements by the Director, Holly Marino. This is your chance... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...1&Itemid=29

Carolina Crown Preview Guest Artist Denver and the Mile High Orchestra is one of 12 finalist on Fox TV's reality show called The Next Great American Band . DMHO was chosen as one of the 12 finalist for Fox's latest reality show. The show airs Fridays at... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...0&Itemid=28

Fresh on the back of their Junior Division Championship Winning performance, the Marxmen have had unprecedented success in bringing the media up to speed with what the young people within this great activity of ours can really achieve. The recent BBC News 24 airing has also now lead to some... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...9&Itemid=30

VK Youth Arts Organization, and the Velvet Knights Drum Bugle Corps are pleased to announce the addition of Thom Willett as the Upper Brass Tech, and Steve Teubner Jr. as our Corps Athletic Trainer, to our staff for the 2008 season. Thom Willett comes to us with an... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...7&Itemid=28

Troopers Corps Director Fred Morris is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Dean Westman to the Troopers 2008 staff as the brass arranger. Dean has been an active instructor and arranger in the drum corps activity for 16 years. Westman served as Brass Caption Head for the nine-time Drum... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...6&Itemid=28

Troopers Corps Director Fred Morris is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Gordon Henderson to the Troopers 2008 Educational staff. Gordon is a veteran music educator and adjudicator. He is the Associate Director of Bands and Department of Music Vice Chair at UCLA. Professor Henderson directs the 250-member Bruin... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...5&Itemid=28

Spirit from JSU is honored to announce master brass arranger Scott Boerma has joined Spirit as arranger for the 2008 season. Before joining Spirit, Boerma served as the music arranger and head brass instructor for the Madison Scouts from 1989-2006. He currently is the Associate Director of Bands, Director... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...4&Itemid=28

The sounds of a different type of Broadway musical will take drum corps audiences by storm this season as Capital Sound brings, “The Neverland” to the field for the 2008 season. Epic in nature and grand in scope, overwrought and unapologetically bombastic, Jim Steinman’s rock opera based on “Peter Pan” has... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...3&Itemid=28

The Centurion Show Band is pleased to announce that in 2008 they will be undertaking a full competitive season, attending a large proportion of BYBA shows. The band held their first rehearsal back on Sunday 21st October which was also an Open Rehearsal for anyone interested in taking up membership,... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...2&Itemid=30

How many times have we heard…“if only a corps would studio record the week of finals”…well Carolina Crown has done just that with a little twist? The twist is a secluded rehearsal field (our true Drum Corps Studio) somewhere in sunny California, early in the morning with the corps... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...1&Itemid=28

The first of two auditions for Empire Statesmen’s 25th anniversary year winterguard team attracted individuals from Rochester, Syracuse, other areas of western New York and from across the border in Canada. Those attending the first audition on October 21 included some members from the 2007 field show unit, and... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...0&Itemid=29

The Bridgemen Alumni Corps is happy to announce that DCI Hall of Famers, Dennis Delucia and Larry Kerchner will be returning to the corps in 2008 as the Percussion Arranger and Brass Arranger. Dennis Delucia was the percussion arranger for the corps from 1976 -1984 and lead the drums to the... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...9&Itemid=29

The Hawthorne Caballeros are proud to announce the following members of the 2008 Design Team: Dennis Argul – Brass Arranger The Hawthorne Caballeros welcome back Dennis Argul as the Brass Arranger for 2008. Dennis’s Drum Corps career began in 1973 as a member of the St. Andrew's Kidets, the feeder Corps... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...8&Itemid=29

A hot, young star is on the horizon and all eyes are on her! She receives offers for parts in plays, T.V. shows and movies from every corner of the globe. The paparazzi are always on her heels with their cameras flashing in her face. She doesn't... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...7&Itemid=29

Izzy Delgado – Visual Designer and Caption Head Izzy Delgado is excited to be returning for his second season as the Visual Designer and Caption Head for Fusion Core, and is looking to help them build upon a successful inaugural season. A native of Bayonne, NJ, Izzy has been... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...6&Itemid=29

After what seems like only days since our trip to Rochester NY for the DCA World Championship competition, the Sunrisers are now “fired up” again and well on the way to gearing up for an exciting 2008 season. Following several weeks of evaluation and discussions with no further delay we... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...4&Itemid=29

Revolution, one of DCI's most exciting and fastest growing corps, is expanding its base of operations (not just a single audition camp) to the great state of Georgia! The corps office will remain in San Antonio, but rehearsal camps will now take place in both Texas and Georgia. In the first... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...3&Itemid=28

We will be looking for people that would like to be a part of this ensemble. Contact has been made with the Olathe Salvation Army. We will play on Nov.17th and Dec.15th the same day as our scheduled rehearsals. According to our contact at the Salvation... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...1&Itemid=29

Masquerade begins YEAR 2 with a meet and greet Date: Sunday, November 25, 2007 Time: 1:30 PM Where: Louisiana Tech University - Band Building Read the rest of the article here (http://www.maskdrum.org/). ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...0&Itemid=29

Open House for our 2008 season will be held on Sunday, November 18th, at Fayette Middle School from 1:00 to 5:30pm . Register online for open house today and save 5 bucks on your registration fee! Open House is your chance to meet the staff, get to know other corps... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...9&Itemid=29

The Board of Trustees of the Capital Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps met Tuesday evening, October 16, 2007, (the Board’s internal deadline to decide on the potential 2008 tour). After months of efforts and discussions, the board voted not to field a competitive drum and bugle corps for the... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...8&Itemid=28

The 2008 Santa Clara Vanguard presents... 3HREE The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra) by John Adams The Man in the Bath by Philip Glass Cloudburst by Eric Whitacre Read the rest of the article here (http://www.scvanguard.org/about/news/news.cfm?news_id=94d898d2-4e9b-44c7-b94c-260b57be974f). ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...3&Itemid=28

Due to financial difficulties, Southwind will not field a competitive drum corps for the 2008 DCI season. The organization will take a year to raise money, build on business and community relationships, and move forward with plans to field a competitive corps for the 2009 season. We have a responsibility to... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...2&Itemid=28

Southern Aurora are very please and excited to announce new additions to their show design and staff team for 2008, all previous members of Auroras staff. Danny Palmer will write the visual; Danny has been involved with Aurora right from the start and was responsible for the 2002 DCUK championship winning... ... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/index.php?o...1&Itemid=30