We completed the 2019 Drum Corps International (DCI) summer tour with our highest score of the season and a remarkable third place finish in the brass caption…and we’re JUST GETTING STARTED. We know you have what it takes to be a Cavalier! Dare to Dream in 2020, sign up for an audition experience today! Show […]
Resident David Vose was inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Aug. 30. Other inductees of the WDCHOF include legendary drummers Steve Gadd and Billy Cobham. Also inducted in this class was George Takei best known for portraying the helmsman of USS Enterprise in the “Star Trek” television series. Read […]
Band geek, band nerd…we’ve heard them all. I say we, because I am one…and I embrace it! When I was asked by boss and former color guard member Megan Jurgemeyer, to turn more In-depth stories, my mind immediately went to what I know: Marching Band. I started my “band career” like most students in the […]
Grace Murphy wasn’t sure she liked marching band when she tried it out at Old Orchard Beach High School in ninth grade, but her decision to keep with it through college has greatly impacted her entire life. Murphy, a Saco resident whose father previously taught at Old Orchard Beach High School, said she was pushed […]
Music City Drum Corps launches its 2020 season with a revitalized design team featuring a new group of award-winning Nashville professionals who will join key returning designers. Shane Gwaltney will lead the team as program coordinator. He is a charter member of Music City Mystique Indoor Percussion, and has since served as an arranger, designer […]
The first session of the 12th year of Mandarins Academy is already here. Check-in is at 12 noon on Sunday, September 8, with instruction from 12:30-4pm, at Sacramento State’s Capistrano Hall. Once again, Mandarins Academy benefits from the partnership between the Sacramento Mandarins and the Sacramento State School of Music. Read the rest of the […]
The Colts are proud to announce their 2020 music team. Returning as program coordinator for his second year will be WGI Hall of Famer and Music City Mystique founder Don Click. Also returning for his fourth season as brass caption head is Chad Miller and stepping into the role of brass arranger will be Michael […]
Following a magical 2019 drum corps season, the Bluecoats organization has begun preparations for another whirlwind summer of drum corps. Fans can expect a lot of the same – another 10,000+ mile tour across the US, about thirty incredible performances, and a production designed and instructed by the same team we’ve come to love so […]
The Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps is excited to announce the outstanding team of designers and educators that will be leading the organization during the 2020 season. “We are incredibly excited to see this group of talented designers collaborate again for the Blue Stars in 2020,” said Executive Director Brad Furlano. “In his thirteenth […]
7R is selling a wide array of items from the past few seasons! To inquire about availability or for more information, please email director [at] 7thregiment [dot] org. Read the rest of the article here.
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