With great sadness for all Cavaliers and the entire Cavalier family, we share news that Bruce Tietgen passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2012, after battling a long illness. Bruce’s history with The Cavaliers began as a tenor drummer in 1954 and after marching snare for 1955 & 1956 he became drum major in 1957 […]
Fans of visual programs rejoice! In an agreement with MetLife Stadium, we are pleased to announce that for the first time ever, seating will be available in the upper deck of MetLife Stadium for the Tour of Champions Grand Finale to be held Sunday, Aug. 5 in E. Rutherford, N.J. beginning at 7 p.m. A […]
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More than 600 people gathered at the Trabuco Hills High School football stadium Saturday, but the crowd wasn’t there for football. Instead, it cheered 10 drum & bugle corps competing in “A Different Kind of Show.” The all-California competition included two groups based in Orange County – Impulse from Buena Park and SoCal Dream from […]
Over the past two days, The Cadets have been back in the familiar show-day routine. The Lisle, IL show on Friday night provided the corps a good chance to get back into uniform after four days of rehearsal (it’s easy to get used to performing the show without the extra weight and constraint of the […]
Results from the July 14 DCI Minnesota Premier Event in Minneapolis determine the performance order for the DCI Southwestern Championship in San Antonio. For corps that did not compete in Minnesota, scores were taken from their most recent event: Jersey Surf (July 7, Jackson, NJ), Mandarins (July 8, Pleasant Hill, CA), Pacific Crest (July 14, […]
Colorful flags twirled and white rifles were tossed in the air to the beat of Igor Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite” on Morris Community High School’s football field as a Denver-based drum and bugle corps ensemble practiced for a Friday night performance. The group, the Blue Knights, used the field Friday as a place to prepare for […]
Racine Scouts leadership recently made the decision to put an early end to their corps’ season as part of the 2012 Drum Corps International Tour. Based in Racine, Wis., the Scouts competed in several events in the Open Class earlier this June. When it appeared that meeting the minimum number of performers to compete could […]
This weekend marks a couple milestones on the road to the Drum Corps International World Championships: Virtually all of the top World Class corps go head-to-head for the first time this Saturday at DCI Minnesota and the Tour of Champions series begins! It’s also when the corps start to unveil their mid-season show changes. Dan […]
Eight of the world’s best marching music ensembles will be performing at MetLife Stadium in E. Rutherford, N.J. on Sunday, Aug. 5 at the Tour of Champions Grand Finale. Music & Arts, YEA! and The Cadets have combined to provide one lucky fan and seven of their friends with exclusive access to a VIP experience […]
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