Once again, the Vanguard Cadets are proving that they are a force to be reckoned with. After posting record scores for this time of year and placing first in each competition so far on their National tour, members, staff, and fans are hungry for a fourth championship title. Director Steve Barnhill is very excited with […]
North Iowa’s Festival of Brass is 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, in Forest City, with a sneak peak tonight. Les Stentors from Canada will give a special “stand still” performance at 6:15 p.m. tonight at Thursdays on Main in Clear Lake. Read the rest of the article here.
Three young Farmington-area musicians will participate this weekend in the Legends Drum Corps Invitational, a drum and bugle corps competition at Troy Athens High School featuring 1,400 performers from the U.S., Netherlands, and Canada. Performing August 1 with Kalamazoo-based Legends Drum and Bugle Corps will be: Hunter Desjarlais, Tenor, of Farmington Zach Desjarlais, Tenor, Farmington […]
Legends Drum and Bugle Corps, the Kalamazoo-based ensemble comprised of young musicians age 14 to 21, is having its best summer ever, says Ibe Sodawalla, who founded the group in 2006. Legends is currently ranked third among 30 corps from around country touring this summer in the Drum Corps International Open Class — and “we’re […]
Setting the tempo for marching band season, local kids get a taste of the big leagues. With band camp starting soon at Grand Island Northwest, what a way to inspire local high kids, by seeing a nationally touring drum corps. Read the rest of the article here.
It is hard to believe, but tour is here! The corps will be leaving on Wednesday, July 22nd. Our tour and scores can be followed at www.dci.org We also want to thank all of our sponsors and supporters for donating a mile to the corps. Our Donate a Mile Campaign will be in full force […]
Talented drum corps from across the country, as well as Canada and the Netherlands, will descend on Avon Lake during the fourth annual Shoremen Brass Classic Drum Corps International (DCI) competition July 31 at 7 p.m. at Avon Lake Memorial Stadium, 175 Avon Belden Road. The event is open to the public. DCI was formed […]
Odessa’s Western Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps won’t have much time for playing around this weekend. Following a Thursday evening send off and food fundraiser at Floyd Gwin Park, the group was set to leave today for an exhibition in Columbus, Texas, and will participate in the Southwest Regional Competition at the Alamodome in San […]
The Vanguard Cadets have been hard at work in Northern CA with all-day rehearsals and local performances. After about two weeks of “9 to 9? rehearsals as they call them, the Corps debuted their new uniforms in performance at the Monterey 4th of July Parade and later that day at California’s Great America theme park […]
Sometime on the night of Monday, July 13, 2015/early morning of Tuesday, July 14, 2015, our equipment trailer was broken into and several horns and other pieces of equipment were stolen. We’ve launched a crowdfunding campaign using IndieGoGo to help cover the replacement costs. Read the rest of the article here.
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