On Saturday August 13th, the Bushwackers and the Toms River East High School Band will present the 2011 Jersey Shore Invitational at Toms River East High School Stadium located at 1225 Raider Way, Toms River NJ 08753. The contest begins at 7:15 pm and includes the following corps in competition. The Defending DCA Champion Reading […]
You’d be surprised at the physical demands it takes to be a part of a drum and bugle corps. Musical athlete Jackie Bechtold explains how she keeps fit by performing with the Minnesota Brass. After playing trumpet in marching bands in high school and college, Jackie Bechtold knew she didn’t want to give it up. […]
From Memorial Day to Veterans Day, the Pine Hill Bugle and Drum Corps can be seen in various parades and events throughout Western New York. The Pine Hill Bugle and Drum Corps is part of a vanishing breed and a long history of active drum corps in Western New York and New York State. When […]
Almost 60 years after introducing French horns to the horn line in the mid-1950s, Preston Scout House Alumni Band will introduce mellophones to its brass section in 2012. The mellophones will add a new voice to the upper register, which will still include first and second French horn parts in music scores. Many drum and […]
Marie Louise of West Orange spends most of her year cataloging books and answering questions in the hushed environ of a school library. Once the summer hits, however, she rocks out on football fields, performing with one of New Jersey’s loudest bands. Louise doesn’t play heavy metal or pop-punk. She tosses sabres, spins flags and […]
Preston Scout House Alumni Band will make its ninth appearance since 2002 in the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) Alumni Spectacular field show in Rochester, New York on Labor Day weekend, part of a 10-corps lineup that represents the entire span of modern drum and bugle corps activity from the 1930s to today. The Alumni Spectacular […]
Spectators at the 8th annual Vince Bruni Preview of Champions contest in Rochester, New York will have a rare opportunity to see two drum and bugle corps from different eras on the same field, carrying on the legacy of their original directors, who aimed above all to entertain the audience.
On the heels of our performance at DCI West, Freelancers Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps is proud to announce the Freelancers Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps website. Come by and have a look at http://www.freelancers-alumni.org.
Attention all Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware Drum Corps fans!! Fusion Core, 2010 Class A Champions, will be coming to a town near you for the 2012 season. Fusion, based in Morris County NJ, has begun discussions with several music educators and community leaders within the Kennett Square PA, Newark and Wilmington DE, and Towson and […]
Shenandoah Sound Drum and Bugle Corps members are looking forward to showing off their skills at their “home show” next Saturday at Brentsville District High School before moving on to competitions across the country. The Corps will play five songs from composer George Gershwin’s musical Crazy For You: “I’ve Got Rhythm,” “And They Can’t Take […]
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