The youth members of Memphis Sound Drum & Bugle Corps have developed an online auction on eBay to support the corps’ summer tour. 100% of the bid price on each item will go to Memphis Sound. The auction ends on May 29. View all auction items!
The Cadets have increased the population of Buckhannon, WV by about 275 – members, staff and volunteers. The weather at Pittsburgh International Airport was a grey & damp 54 degrees where most of the members (and ALL of their luggage) greeted the bus. After a 3 hour ride through some beautiful mountainous views of southwestern […]
The week’s podcast we give belated Mothers’ Day wishes to our moms. A former B corps to A corps and now Age-out staff member gives advice to her aspiring color guard members, and we answer a viewer email with a couple drummers who really had some great advice! To subscribe to the Podcast: Launch iTunes […]
The Kiwanis Kavaliers regretfully announce a decision to withdraw from the 2006 Drum Corps International summer tour. At our most recent quarterly evaluation of the organization, it was agreed that the challenges surrounding the upcoming summer tour outweighed the corps beliefs, goals and values. Read the rest of the article here.
Carol Shearer has ground beef up to her elbows. She gently pats and molds a mixture of beef, breadcrumbs, eggs and seasonings into a loaf and places it next to the others. Dozens of them. Eighty pounds of meat lined up symmetrically on several industrial sized baking sheets. Enough meatloaf to feed 180 people on […]
Dark Knights explores of the music of Samuel Barber, embracing the rich romantic melodies, aggressive rhythmic textures and dark harmonies embodied in his “Piano Concerto Op. 38.” Derived from the original’s three movements, “Dark Knights” is presented in 6 movements. The show is without storyline, purely about music, movement and emotion.
Registration letters have been sent to directors for corps members to begin signing up for the Individual and Ensemble competition scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006 at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wis. Opened in 2004, the Overture Center for the Arts is Madison’s new performing arts venue. Designed around some of […]
With Texas heat on the rise, many find comfort being indoors. Last weekend marked record highs, but it didn’t keep Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps from stepping up to the challenge in preparation for the long tour ahead. The successful camp was held at Canyon High School in New Braunfels, Texas. Many goals were accomplished […]
At Pacific Crest’s May Camp, two members were given video cameras and told to capture their experience. The following is their footage. To subscribe to the PC Podcast: In iTunes, click on the Advanced menu and then Subscribe to Podcast… Enter the URL http://www.pacific-crest.org/PCrss.xml and click OK. Download the podcast here.
From May 15th through June 15th, General Admission tickets for DRUMS ALONG THE RED CEDAR (DARC), Sunday, June 18th in Menomonie Wisconsin are available at numerous locations throughout Western Wisconsin. At ticket outlets, fans can save $2 – $3 off gate prices. These outlets include: WESTconsin Credit Union offices in: Menomonie, Amery, Baldwin, Barron, *Hudson, […]
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