The New York Skyliners proudly welcome Battery Caption Head Lance Piantaggini to the 2008 Skyliners educational staff. Lance’s resume and background are diverse and showcase his many talents. He taught percussion for the DCI Division II Spartans drum corps in 2005 and 2006, and took 2007 off to travel to Greece for undergraduate studies. Lance […]
This season will mark Chris’ first as a member of the Fusion team. He is excited to be on board, and looks forward to using his various skills and experience to help continue to move the program forward. Ed Bopp, staff coordinator said "I’ve watched Chris grow up in this activity and I believe that […]
The New York Skyliners will take the field of competition in 2008 performing “The Awakening,” an original Chris Bernotas brass show. Bernotas’ brass arrangements will be complemented and driven by Keith Warfield battery and ensemble percussion charts, and visually staged by Eric Sabach. The concept and vision behind this original, collaborative work are driven by […]
The first official DCA meeting of the 2008 season will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2007 in Newark, NJ. Corps representatives will meet to discuss scheduling among many other things. Corps with an interest in competing in 2008 should contact DCA Secretary Glen Johnson to attend this meeting. The 2008 competitive season will open […]
The corps finished 9th among 22 corps from across the nation at DCA Championships in Rochester, NY over the Labor Day weekend. And again CorpsVets are the DCA South champions. This makes 5 consecutive years as a DCA finalist corps and also 5 consecutive years as DCA South champions. The CorpsVets chorus also are champions […]
In downtown parades you could hear them coming before you could see them. They had a distinctive sound. They were the all-girl, 75- to 100-member Enid Legionettes Drum and Bugle Corps. Parade watchers would stand and begin cheering even before the group was in sight. I have actually seen mothers and fathers clapping and cheering […]
A few hours after the DCA Championships in Rochester had ended, Bushwackers Corps Director Jay Morlot declared the 2007 season over in his traditional way. He did the job of shutting the door of the corps trailer for the final time of the season, and he closed the lock himself. But, they say that when […]
On the heels of the corps debut competitive performance at the DCA mini-corps competition, in which the EXCELSIOR mini-corps performed the corps 2007 show entitled, "Fairly-Odd", the corps is now ready to announce the continuation of the competitive journey into 2008. The EXCELSIOR Drum and Bugle Corps will field a competitive Class-A corps in 2008! […]
Three new members of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame executive committee, all named Bob, assumed office during the group’s annual meeting and induction ceremony in Rochester, New York on Saturday, September 1. Bob Glovna, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, is the new president, taking over from George Bull, a Baltimore, Maryland resident and one of […]
With the 2007 competitive season coming to a close, plans are underway to ensure the 2008 season is the best to date. This page outlines available opportunities for the 2008 version of Frontier. For positions listing an ‘Initial Letter of Intent’ – an email can be sent to the designated party that should include: name, […]
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