The Penncrest High School Roaring Lions Marching Band Parents and the world-renowned Archer-Epler Musketeers will host the 20th annual Brass Reunion Saturday. Beginning at noon with gates opening at 11 a.m., this event will take place at Penncrest High School, located on Barren Road. By the end of the afternoon, the audience will have witnessed […]
The long road to mini corps 2009 is beginning today for the Roselle Park Conquistadors. We are kicking off a donation drive by selling 2009 Supporter apparel. The corps makes between $2 and $5 on any given piece of merchandise sold on our online store.We are setting an initial goal of $500 to be reached […]
Following a successful performance at the DCA Alumni Spectacular in Rochester on Labor Day weekend, The New York Skyliners’ Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps is proud to announce the upcoming 2009 Program and Instructional Staff. Led by returning Show Coordinator and World Drum Corps Hall of Fame / NJHoF Carl Ruocco, the instructional staff remains […]
The Chicago Royal Airs are pleased to announce their open house dates and location for the upcoming season. The dates and times are Saturday Nov. 22, 9am until 7pm, and Sunday Nov. 23, 10am until 5pm. The location will be at Friendship Junior High School, 550 Elizabeth Lane, Des Plaines, IL.
The Kilties didn’t win the 2008 DCA Championship. We didn’t even make finals, but you already knew that, and we’re OK with that. What was accomplished this season has very little to do with judges and numbers and almost everything to do with growth and transformation, both as individuals and as an organization. That’s a […]
From DCA President, Gil Silva, in the 2008 DCA Yearbook: “As we move toward our 45th championship in 2009, I would like to take this opportunity to debut our new logo. Our familiar world globe logo has served us well for over 44 years and as we complete the first decade of the 21st century, […]
The Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps announced today that the corps’ design and instructional nucleus will return to lead the corps for the 2009 season. Returning as Staff Coordinator will be Carl Ruocco. Rich Hammond will reprise his roles as Program Coordinator and Percussion Arranger and Caption Head. Jay Bocook’s brass arrangements will be […]
One of Minnesota’s best ambassadors just broke one of their activities true "glass ceilings." The Minnesota Brass Drum Corps made the top two in the annual World Championships. "So what?," you say? This is the marching musical equivalent of the Gophers being voted most popular football team in the NCAA! First of all, non-drum corps […]
A huge thank you must go out to so many people for making the 2008 DCA World Championship a success. To Local Show Chairman, Allen Buell and his staff, you guys make this look so easy and we all know it is so hard. To Matt Ford and Allen Dungy from the Rochester Rhinos, it’s […]
Emotions were running high on and off the field at PAETEC Park on Sunday as the top 10 drum corps from across the country and Canada competed for the world championship title. The showdown was the culmination of the three-day annual Drum Corps Associates World Championship, which drew 3,500 musicians and more than 10,000 spectators. […]
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