Jersey Surf members Lauren Jamieson and Shelby Bonar have been selected as recipients of two different scholarships offered by organizations in cooperation with Drum Corps International. The IN STEP: Women of DCI program began in January of 2018 to support the participation of women in all facets of DCI and marching music performing arts — […]
Who would have thought a summer without a touring drum corps could be so busy? But, that’s exactly what happened. While the challenges of moving nearly 200 people across the country were not part of 2020, there was still plenty happening with Phantom Regiment. In fact, there was a full slate of educational activities run […]
Are you a Seattle Cascades or other Pacific Northwest drum corps alumni (from any era)? This includes our current and former staff, parents and volunteers! If you have participated in any way in keeping this great activity going in the Pacific Northwest, YOU are cordially invited to our first ever Alumni Social on Zoom! This […]
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Concert in the Park is the debut spring concert event featuring the best youth performing groups of New England’s Inspire Arts & Music. Usually held in Downtown Boston in early June, the evening concert usually kicks off the Boston Crusaders national tour with a hometown standstill performance. Due to the coronavirus restrictions, this highly anticipated […]
We are proud to share that Pacific Crest’s own Stuart Pompel has been awarded DCI’s Director of the Year award for the 2020 season! Each year, one corps director from each of the World and Open Class levels is recognized for their “exceptional leadership qualities presented throughout the season,” according to DCI.org. The recipient of […]
On Saturday, August 1st, Crusader Nation joined together from across the country for a celebration like no other! Kicking off with a Zoom reunion, alumni from across the generations logged on for an afternoon of reconnecting, reminiscing, and rejoicing. Later in the evening, the Zoom opened up to a public Facebook Live stream for all […]
DCI Finals week is usually the most exciting part of tour. The emotions are running high for everyone. This week, we’re reminiscing about stories from the past, both as a performer and as a staff member. We also announce the winner of our Best Bluecoats Ballad contest and we answer a few questions that were […]
We are delighted to announce that Michael Gaines has accepted the position of Interim Director of Program Operations for the Vanguard Music and Performing Arts. Michael will be working with our Interim Co-Executive Directors, Jeremy Van Wert, and Michael Kovalich to build and execute operational plans that support the organization’s future. While we would love […]
2020 SUMMER BONUS EPISODE! Each week this summer, we’ll release a past Bluecoats brass judge tape from a show in the same city we would’ve been at if we were on tour. Today is our brass tape from the 2014 DCI Finals in Indianapolis, IN. The brass judge was Jeff Harper. Read the rest of […]
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