The weather and the schedule finally caught up with the corps Sunday, as the cloud covered skies in France emitted a wet misty drizzle for the majority of the day – but it couldn’t stop the GLASSMEN from taking Europe by storm! The corps was to leave for Calais, France for a parade first thing […]
The auditorium of Campbell County High School holds pure chaos. Teens and twentysomethings are draped around their temporary living quarters, pounding on drum pads, shimmying into skintight tangerine unitards, polishing black dress shoes, stuffing hair into buns, searching for lost white gloves, rolling trampled sleeping bags, tripping on gigantic duffel bags and shoving hunks of […]
Under pressure and bright lights and in front of a cheering crowd, the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps performed their 10 and a half minute routine on Faurot Field on Saturday night. The Scouts pit, percussion and brass crew, clad in spotless white and dark green uniforms and joined by the color guard in […]
Jet lag was not an option for the GLASSMEN as they began today at 6:00am CEST en route to their first European performance at the Paris Country Festival. This unique event is held each year in Le Grand Dôme, just south of Paris, and is filled with the sights and sounds of all things American […]
Alumni, are you planning to spend your summer following the corps around the country? Or perhaps you are just meeting up with them for one spectacular show? With drum corps season here, have you been thinking, “Man, I wish I still marched!” Then get ready for some good times and fond memories as you join […]
The Bluecoats are proud to announce the newest feature to bluecoats.com – BlueBlog! BlueBlog is a way for you – Bluecoats fans and supporters – to get a “behind the scenes” look into the incredible impact the Bluecoats experience has on the lives of the people that teach, learn, travel and perform with Bluecoats Drum […]
The Empire Cadets, the youth marching band operated through the community outreach program of Rochester’s Empire Statesmen, will be adding a touch of entertainment in 3-D to two major events on the July 4 holiday weekend. The instruction program offered to the Empire Cadets helps the young members develop three important qualities: dedication, discipline and […]
BlueView 8.5 titled “MiniView” is now available on the Blue Devils’ web site. This short program is an in-between answer to those who want more BlueView episodes. Its primary focus is to show the behind the scenes activity while the corps is on the road. Watch for more episodes coming soon. Ollie MacFadden, trumpet, takes […]
The traveling is complete! After almost a full 24 hours of travel between the U.S. and France, the corps is finally running full steam ahead out of their housing location in France. "Although the trip was long," says Brian Hickman, director of the GLASSMEN, "the travel was really a breeze, aside from one passport glitch, […]
As a result of a small membership, Les Stentors of Sherbrooke, Canada, will not field a corps for the 2006 Summer Music Games Tour. “We deeply hope to join all of you next year on the competition field all across Canada and the United States. To all those who see this message, I wish you […]
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