The world’s best drum and bugle corps battled it out late into Sunday evening as Williamsport’s first Drum Corps Association World Championship finished with a bombastic end note. Beginning the championship at 5 p.m. was the Open Class. Ten corps marched onto Williamsport High School’s football field filling the stadium with music as the players […]
First the faint sound of brass instruments could be heard, then the rattling beat of the drums while white wooden rifles twirled high in the air and flags of every color imaginable could be seen waving in the breeze. It was the second day of Williamsport hosting its first Drum Corps Association World Championship. Saturday […]
When a championship title is at stake, Every minute Of practice counts. Now Cadence Drum Corps of England is hoping to win at this years Drum Corps Associates World Championships this weekend. The competition draws drum and bugle corps from different parts of the country, Canada and the United Kingdom. For the first time in […]
With Little Leaguers and their fans rolling out of town following Sunday’s LLWS championship game, area residents won’t have to wait long for the next worldwide event to come to the city. In fact, they can expect to see teams for the next major championship to be held in Williamsport start rolling in today. Teams […]
Three Preston Scout House units are tuning up for performances during the Culture Days festival in Cambridge, one of the highlights of a busy month of community involvement. Scout House Band, Scout House Cadets drum and bugle corps and Silver Leaves brass will each perform a standstill concert in Mill Race Park on the banks […]
A former priest named in the grand jury report investigating child sex abuse in the Catholic Church who also worked with the Allentown-based Cadets drum corps has been fired, the organization’s chairman said. Donald Cramer, who had been a priest in the Harrisburg Diocese until he voluntarily left the priesthood in 2014, was let go […]
March 28 ‘Leaving Home’ concert and farewell ceremony at Knights of Columbus building, including performances by all groups and presentation of gifts to friends of the Band – Tony Costa and Wilf Rettinger. April Colouring pictures featuring Scout House image distributed to young people in the community through the four Cambridge library branches. Read the […]
The 2018 Preliminaries Schedule has been released: Performance Schedule (PDF) PRELIMS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 4:00pm Columbus Saints Class A 4:17pm Highland Regiment Class A 4:34pm Cincinnati Tradition Open Class 4:51pm Erie Thunderbirds Class A 5:08pm Cadence Class A 5:25pm Chops Open Class Read the rest of the article here.
Gord Cupskey, the director of the Silver Leaves Brass Ensemble reports that the group is excited that it has been asked to perform in Batavia, NY on September 22nd; part of Musical Memories #10. Should you call for information, you will need to know that the area code for Batavia is 585. Read the rest […]
The turnout that these reunion event generates in Ontario’s “up country” towns is always impressive. This summer’s Kincardine Reunion on the Civic Holiday long weekend was no exception. The Kincardine “Old boy and girls” were back on Queen Street in large numbers for the Saturday morning Reunion Parade. in some spots along the street the […]
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