World Drum Corps Hall of Fame member Vince Macciocchi, who served as music director and brass instructor for many of Ontario’s top drum bugle corps for more than three decades, passed away peacefully at home on Christmas Day at age 88. He had been a Hall of Fame member since 2003. Visitation took place at […]
The Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps was started in 1957 by a general contractor with $4,000 of borrowed cash. The group was mostly high school kids who performed for the first time publicly in 1958 in Riverton — it was a repertoire of “Riders in the Sky, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Cool Water and […]
Watchmen are pleased to announce the Guard Staff team for the 2018 season. Maritza Ramirez Color Guard Caption Head Maritza Ramirez comes to us from Southern California where she has been a part of the color guard community since 2005 having 12 years of performance experience. She has performed at the middle school, high school, […]
Start thinking your happy thoughts and join us as we take you on an adventure to the second star on the right, and straight on ’til morning. In Incognito Drum & Bugle Corps’s 2018 production, you will learn how to fly, meet the Lost Boys, battle Pirates, and become enchanted with the heavenly Neverland. Read […]
When he was in fifth grade, Jackson Bush joined band, the earliest it was available in Hutchinson. The first instrument he learned to play was the baritone horn. In sixth grade, he switched over to tuba and it’s been his instrument of choice ever since. “They wouldn’t let fifth-graders play tuba because it’s pretty big,” […]
What year(s) did you march in the Blue Knights? Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps (Front Ensemble): 1994 Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble (Tenors): 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1998 Where did you attend high school? Arvada High School Read the rest of the article here.
On the day Paris Cameron turns 18 next summer, she won’t be in Owensboro with family and friends. She’ll be making her dreams come true performing with the Music City Drum and Bugle Corps in Hoschton, Georgia. Read the rest of the article here.
Watchmen winter percussion is proud to announce our 2018 program – ” Umbra Hominis: Shadow of Man “. Underneath every conscious mind lies its opposite: the human subconscious. A chaotic and disorganized dimension of our own humanity, the unconscious rules our behaviors and thoughts without us even realizing it. Through the work of the distinguished […]
The December rehearsal and audition for the 2018 Colts will be held December 29 – 31, at the Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa. Click here for a Google map to the facility. The address is 405 Main St, Dubuque, IA 52001. This camp is for all students in percussion and brass who are contracted, […]
Watchmen are pleased to announce the Brass Staff team for the 2018 season. Paul Rendon Brass Arranger Paul Rendon was born in San Diego, California in 1973. He studied Music Composition at The University of Toronto (Ontario, Canada) and Music Education at San Diego State University. While at San Diego State University he was admitted […]
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