David Hobart

DCA Fan Network expands efforts to include Mission Drums, Parade of Champions (Scranton Regional) and World Championship weekend! In addition - check out our growing archive. Subscribe today! DCA Fan Network DCA continues to expand our Fan Network efforts to include the following shows: Mission Drums, Lynne MA July 20 CORPS IN COMPETITION: Windsor Regiment Hurricanes Fusion Core Empire Statesmen Caballeros IN EXHIBITION: Rockland Defenders Bayonne Bridgemen Caballeros Alumni Scranton Regional - Parade of Champions, Scranton PA August 17 CORPS IN COMPETITION: OPEN CLASS Hurricanes Fusion Core Empire Statesmen Caballeros Cadets 2 Bushwackers Buccaneers CLASS A Windsor Regiment White Sabers Sunrisers DCA World Championships, Annapolis MD Labor Day weekend! Mini Corps Championships Alumni Spectacular Prelims Finals Access to posted archives including the recent SDCA Erie Show.

Jim, We don't have that information as of yet. It's still too early.

Have you been shopping lately?

Please e-mail DCA's I&E/Mini Corps coordinator if you need information on the I&E/Mini Corps event. DCA issues medals to winners of I&E/Mini Corps events at Championships. From time to time, we may miss a participant. We make every effort to get medals to those members ASAP after being informed. 2011/2012 was transition year for this event. Again, anyone interested in I&E/Mini Corps - please contact Kevin Hassan: kevinh@dcacorps.org

The 2013 DCA Competitive Season is Approaching! Save the dates! 6/15/13 - Wildwood NJ Caballeros (HOST) Buccaneers - Bushwackers - Cadets2 - Fusion Core - Windsor Regiment In Exhibition: Caballeros Alumni 6/29/13 - Bridgeport CT Buccaneers - Caballeros - Empire Statesmen - Hurricanes - Cadets 2 - Fusion Core 7/6/13 - Nokesville VA Shenandoah Sound (HOST) - Fusion Core - Sun Devils - Tampa Bay Thunder 7/6/13 - Lewisburg PA Bushwackers- Caballeros - Empire Statesmen- Sunrisers In Exhibition: Caballeros Alumni – Preston Scout House Band 7/13/13 – Clifton NJ Caballeros (HOST) - Buccaneers - Cadets2 - Fusion Core - Hurricanes – Sunrisers In Exhibition: Caballeros Alumni 7/13/13 - Hornell NY Atlanta CV - Bushwackers - Empire Statesmen - White Sabers - Windsor Regiment 7/20/13 – Lynn MA Caballeros - Fusion Core - Hurricanes - Windsor Regiment In Exhibition: Rockland Defenders, Bayonne Bridgemen and Caballeros Alumni. 7/27/13 - Downingtown PA Buccaneers (HOST) - Bushwackers - Cadets2 - Minnesota Brass - Shenandoah Sound - White Sabers In Exhibition: TBD 7/27/13 - Secaucus NJ Hurricanes - Sunrisers - Windsor Regiment In Exhibition: TBD 8/3/13 - Kingston NY TBD 8/3/13 - Racine WI Kilties (HOST) - Minnesota Brass - Govenaires - Cincinnati Tradition 8/3/13 - Inverness FL Sun Devils (HOST) - Atlanta CV - Shenandoah Sound - Tampa Bay Thunder In Exhibition: Impact of Orlando, Florida Brass, and the Citrus High School Marching Band 8/4/13 - (Sunday) - Schuylerville NY Excelsior (HOST) - Bushwackers - Windsor Regiment In Exhibition: Avant Garde Alumni Drum Line 8/10/13 - Flemington NJ Bushwackers (HOST) -Buccaneers – Caballeros - Cadets2- Fusion Core – Sunrisers - White Sabers 8/16/13 - (Friday) - South St Paul MN Minnesota Brass (HOST)- Kilties - Govenaires In Exhibition: Brio Brass 8/17/13 - Scranton PA Buccaneers - Bushwackers - Caballeros - Cadets2 - Empire Statesmen - Fusion Core - Hurricanes - White Sabers - Windsor Regiment – Sunrisers 8/17/13 - St Peter MN Minnesota Brass /Govenaires (HOSTS) - Kilties 8/17/13 - Douglasville GA Atlanta CV (Host) - Cincinnati Tradition - Shenandoah Sound - Sun Devils -Tampa Bay Thunder 8/24/13 - Reading PA Buccaneers (HOST) - Carolina Gold- Cadets 2 - Fusion Core - Shenandoah Sound - White Sabers In Exhibition: Buccaneer Alumni 8/24/13 - Bridgeport CT Hurricanes (HOST) - Bushwackers - Caballeros - Sunrisers - Windsor Regiment - Excelsior 8/25/13 - (Sunday) - Pennsauken NJ Bushwackers (HOST) - TBD 8/30-9/1/2013 - Annapolis, MD: DCA World Championships Friday, August 30 - 4:00 PM: Individual / Ensemble & Mini Corps at the stadium complex. FREE admission! Saturday, August 31 - 2:00 PM: DCA Championship Preliminary Competitions Sunday, September 1 - 10:00 AM: The Alumni Spectacular - Field performance by many alumni corps. Sunday, September 1 - 5:00 PM: DCA World Championship Finals - The survivors of Saturday's prelims square off for the title. Championship weekend tickets available NOW! DCA TICKETS The above schedule is subject to change. Tickets may be purchased from the show host. Stay tuned for their contact information.

All DVD's/CD's still available for purchase directly from DCA! Order now! DCA Store

Get 50% off all shirts, patches, pins, hats and hoodies now through March 5, 2013. Just shop at our online store! The discount will be added to your cart!

Did you get your DVD's yet?

DCA is pleased to announce that individual corps DVDs are available now: Individual corps performance with the multi-cam and high-cam view on one DVD. You have a choice to order the prelims or finals performance. Both DVD's have multi-cam and high-cam views. Low cost! $35.00 + $5.00 S&H Note: Individual DVD's are available for competing corps only. Go to the DCA Store and place your order for your favorite corps today!

Hi there, DCI peeps! Check out DCA's facebook page and let us know what kind of positive impact drum corps (DCA or DCI) has made on your life. We want to know your story! Best wishes to all for a successful winter rehearsal season! Like us: DCA Facebook page

Hi there, DCP.... Check out our facebook page and let us know what kind of positive impact drum corps has made on your life. We want to know your story! Like us: Facebook

ALSO - - Be sure to "Like" DCA on Facebook! www.facebook.com/dcacorps AND - Go to DCA's website to sign up for e-blasts and announcements! www.dcacorps.org

Thanks for this; Mike Symonds should be able to send you in the right direction. Please contact him via e-mail: mikes@dcacorps.org

Please e-mail Mike Symonds, DCA's media director at: mikes@dcacorps.org It might make sense to send him a PDF of your letter.

DCA 2012 MEDIA PRODUCTS PLEASE NOTE: HIGH CAM SET AVAILABLE NOW! Click here to shop: SHOP DCA FOR THE HOLIDAYS! CLASS A PRELIMS DVD OPEN CLASS PRELIMS DVD FINALS DVD FINALS HIGH-CAM DVD FINALS BLU-RAY MINI-CORPS CHAMPIONSHIP DVD ALUMNI SPECTACULAR DVD DVD COMBO SPECIAL-Finals/Alumni/Mini PRELIMS CD FINALS CD MINI CORPS CD ALUMNI SPECTACULAR CD CD COMBO SPECIAL-Finals/Alumni/Mini

Will the Blousemen be making application to join DCA this year?

Drum Corps Associates wishes the best to all performing corps and friends in Plymouth this weekend. Enjoy!

A great event for an extraordinary person and family!

Can I march- just once more time with the Troopers? :-) I'll only be 39 this summer! Hmmmm.. maybe I can work something out with Acheson. There are so many memories from my days with the Troopers! HLD! Dave --

Check out DCA's 2012 Blu-ray/DVD/CD Products. Order your Class A Prelims, Open Class Prelims, Finals, Alumni Spectacular, Mini Corps, and the Championship Combo package now! Orders are expected to be shipped by Thanksgiving. Would be a great holiday gift! Individual Corps videos will be released in January and will have a high camera offering. GO TO THE DCA Website AND CLICK ON THE "SHOP DCA" TAB TO VIEW AND PURCHASE.

Patches will be available at the DCA store very soon. DCA has streamlined the process and all "souvie" items being sold directly through the store now. Contact prdirector@dcacorps.org with any questions. Go to DCA website and click on the "DCA Shop" to order items!

Click here to find all events and links listed below. See you in Annapolis! DCA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DETAILS Events Most contests feature additional performances by non-competing units (alumni corps, etc). Check with the show sponsor for information. DCA At The Dock August 30, 2012 - 5:00 PM Susan Campbell Park 1 Dock St Annapolis, MD Free performances at the City Dock by several corps and ensembles: 5:00 – Annapolis Drum & Bugle Corps 5:10 – Sacramento Freelancers Alumni 5:30 – Kidsgrove Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps 6:00 – Ghost Riders Mini Corps 6:30 – Minne-Brass Mini Corps 6:50 – Minnesota Brass Inc. Drum & Bugle Corps 2012 I&E / Mini Corps Competition August 31, 2012 - 4:00 PM Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 550 Taylor Ave Annapolis,MD Free admission! Download the schedule here. PDF Format Can’t make it to Annapolis? Watch the mini corps competition LIVE on your computer on the DCA Fan Network! 2012 World Championship Preliminaries September 1, 2012 - 2:00 PM Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 550 Taylor Ave Annapolis,MD Class A and Open Class Preliminaries. Class A: 2:00 Excelsior 2:17 Shenandoah Sound 2:34 Cincinnati Tradition 2:51 Sunrisers 3:08 White Sabers 3:25 Windsor Regiment 3:42 Carolina Gold 3:59 Govenaires Open Class: 4:41 Renegades 4:58 Bushwackers 5:15 Kilties 5:32 Atlanta CV 5:49 Fusion Core 6:06 Empire Statesmen 6:23 Kidsgrove Scouts Break 7:05 Cadets2 7:22 Hurricanes 7:39 Minnesota Brass 7:56 Caballeros 8:13 Buccaneers Call (855) 632-8090 for tickets (9-5 Eastern, Mon-Fri) or click here to order online Can’t make it to Annapolis? Watch prelims LIVE on your computer on the DCA Fan Network! 2012 Alumni Spectacular September 2, 2012 - 10:00 AM Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 550 Taylor Ave Annapolis,MD Performing Corps in order of appearance: 10:00 Lancers Alumni from Hanover 10:18 Freelancers Alumni 10:36 Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights 10:54 Toronto Optimists Alumni 11:12 Yankee Rebels Alumni 11:30 Mighty St. Joe’s Alumni 11:48 Preston Scout House Alumni Band 12:06 Reilly Raiders 12:24 Park City Pride 12:42 New York Skyliners Alumni 1:00 Bayonne Bridgemen Alumni 1:18 Hawthorne Caballeros Alumni Call (855) 632-8090 for tickets (9-5 Eastern, Mon-Fri) or click here to order online Can’t make it to Annapolis? Watch the Alumni Spectacular LIVE on your computer on the DCA Fan Network 2012 World Championship Finals September 2, 2012 - 5:00 PM Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 550 Taylor Ave Annapolis,MD Class A and Open Class World Championship Finals Call (855) 632-8090 for tickets (9-5 Eastern, Mon-Fri) or click here to order online

Go to DCA's website for the I&E and Mini-Corps schedule. You can download a PDF from the site! I&E Schedule Get your tickets for Prelims, Alumni Spectacular, and Finals DCA TICKETS Cant make it to Annapolis? DCA will be streaming Mini-Corps, Alumni Spectacular, and Prelims LIVE! Click here to subscribe! DCA FAN NETWORK Place orders for DVD's and CD's DCA STORE Keep your eyes on DCA's Website for official details through the week. DCA WEBSITE See you in Annapolis!

Join DCA this weekend at one or more of our events! Go to: www.dcacorps.org for additional information! Sounds of Minnesota August 17, 2012 - 7:30 PM Ettinger Field, S St Paul HS 700 2nd St N South St. Paul MN 55075-2062 CORPS TENTATIVELY ASSIGNED Kilties Govenaires Minnesota Brass (Host) TICKETS: www.soundsofminnesota.com Parade of Champions - - 50th year anniversary! August 18, 2012 - 7:00 PM Scranton HS Stadium 63 Mike Munchak Drive Scranton PA 18508 CORPS TENTATIVELY ASSIGNED: Cadets 2 Fusion Core Caballeros Buccaneers Empire Statesmen Hurricanes PLUS Exhibition groups Get your tickets at the gate Southern Showdown August 18, 2012 - 7:30 PM Alexander High School 6500 Alexander Pkwy Douglasville GA 30135 CORPS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO APPEAR: Cincinnati Tradition Shenandoah Sound Tampa Bay Thunder Atlanta CV (Host) TICKETS: 678-414-0369 or www.atlantacv.org or Crown Tickets Drum Corps Expo August 18, 2012 - 6:00 PM Hollingsworth Field, Gustavus Adolphus College 800 College Ave St. Peter, MN 56082 CORPS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO APPEAR: Kilties Govenaires (Host) Minnesota Brass TICKETS: www.govenaires.org 4th Annual Kiwanis Open August 19, 2012 - 2:00 PM Kane Stadium Windsor Dr & Dorigo Ln Secaucus NJ 07094 CORPS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO APPEAR: Sunrisers Windsor Regiment Bushwackers Fusion Core Hurricanes Caballeros (Host) TICKETS 973-615-7598