The Drum Corps Associates World Championships will be held in Rochester over Labor Day weekend at the new PAETEC Park in both 2006 and 2007. It is estimated that in each of the two years, the event will bring 20,000 people into our community and generate $11 million for the local economy. The Empire Statesmen […]
Ron “Rocky” Ghetti was a Drum Corps icon in the Troy, NY area; active with the Interstatesmen and countless junior corps in this area. He was an inspiration to an unknowable number of young people whom he taught throughout the years. The Van Schaick Island Neighborhood Watch (of which Ron was the President) will dedicate […]
Life begins after “death camp”, and the Kilties are alive and well. This year’s version of “death camp” once again left our skin a little burnt, our bodies a little sore, and our chops a bit worn, but we survived the intense rehearsals nicely. And then, as if to laugh in the face of our […]
A celebration of drum corps in Malden. Everyone with a history in Malden Drum Corps is invited. The Ambassadors, father of them all. The Diplomats, the "Wild Bunch". The Emerald Marquis, playboys of the western world. The Guardsmen, orphaned at an early age. The East Coast Jazz, the reigning Drum Corps International Division II champs […]
The Chicago metropolitan area has over many decades been the home to countless drum corps and winter color guards. Corps of another era come alive when we look back at the history books and some of the best came from the Chicago area. Did you know that five of the 12 finalist corps at the […]
Looking for a challenge? The Kingston Grenadiers are looking for you. We need highly motivated people who understand passion and commitment. If you have a desire to perform under stadium lights for hundreds of people, If you’re willing to work hard, rain or shine, to achieve your goals, If you really, really want to play […]
It’s an Old Time Family Fun Festival, so Rochester’s Empire Statesmen are taking the kids with them to Geneva, NY this weekend, with both groups scheduled to perform on Saturday, June 3. The Empire Cadets, the youth marching band operated by the Empire Statesmen as a community outreach program, will perform at 4:30, and the […]
Four well-known members of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame have been appointed to serve as members at large on the organization’s executive committee. The four have been active over seven separate decades, beginning in the late 1940s. The four men are: Rip Bernert, of Blackwood, New Jersey; Roman Blenski, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Riggie […]
Bushwackers going Ivy League? That’s right! On Saturday June 3rd The Bushwackers will perform at the prestigeous Princeton University commencement ceremony. The corps will lead the Princeton class of 1971 during the famous Princeton "P"rade. The "P"rade honors each graduating class as they march through the campus on their way to the commencement ceremony of […]
Bob Boze Bell, editor of True West Magazine, cited the 7th Cavalry Drum & Bugle Corps as one of the major factors influencing his magazine’s decision to name Sheridan the No. 1 Western Town in the United States. Today, the 44-member organization will perform for the nation as a unit of the National Memorial Day […]
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