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 […]
If you’ve seen the Blue Knights this year, chances are you’ve seen Alberto Viñado, a Blue Knights marimba player from Dallas, TX. He’s been playing marimba for 11 years–since he was in 6th grade–and recently took some time off from school to work as a pit tech in the Dallas area. The Blue Knights front […]
Sunday, August 2 – Rehearsal – Columbus, OH (Housing TBA) Monday, August 3 – Show: Centerville, OH Tuesday, August 4 – Rehearsal – St. Mary of the Woods College, St. Mary of the Woods, IN Wednesday, August 5 -DCI Performers Showcase presented by System Blue Thursday, August 6 – DCI World Championships Prelims Read the […]
Rising Tides summarizes the past week of tour with in-depth reviews and interviews of Pacific Crest staff and members. We are grateful to alumnus John Riley for writing these stories! July 19, 2015 – San Antonio, Texas With three weeks left of tour, they begin to make their way out of Texas and Oklahoma for […]
Discipline, hard work and dedication is what several area residents got to witness Thursday evening when The Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps held a run-through at the Silver Bowl, where they stopped overnight at the high school before a performance today in Allentown. This is the second year in a row the high […]
This weekend, Carolina Crown performs in Allentown, PA at legendary J. Birney Crum Stadium for the DCI Eastern Classic. This is the last regional show of the season prior to Championships week in Indianapolis, IN. Crown will rehearse Friday and Saturday at nearby Nazareth High School and perform on Saturday at 9:47pm. This has been […]
Paul Rennick, Vanguard Percussion Arranger/Composer and a leading voice in the marching percussion community, gives an educational marching percussion clinic on Sunday, September 13 from 10AM-3PM at the SCV Corps Hall. Presented by the Santa Clara Vanguard and Vanguard Winter Percussion (VWP), the clinic is open to ALL AGES. The day will include instruction, insights, […]
Seth Hastings, who graduated from Milford High School in 2013, recently began touring with the Carolina Crown, a World Class competitive drum corps that competes throughout the country. In one week, during what was called Tour of Champions, the Milford graduate visited five states and seven cities, playing bass with four other percussionists. “I get […]
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 […]
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