Michael Tanzos of Nazareth will never forget the moment: Dressed head to toe in a white uniform, the trumpet player was moving quickly in an intricately choreographed performance as an “angel” in a battle between good and evil. He and the 149 other members of the Cadets of Allentown were on the field performing “Between […]
The Vanguard is excited to welcome George Wozniak as the corps’ new Brass Caption Manager. Wozniak had recently served as the Brass Co-Caption Head for the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps. He has been instructing brass with the Bluecoats since 2003 and as Co-Caption Head from 2006-2011. He has more than 20 years of experience […]
The corps would like to welcome to our 2012 staff, brass arranger Jeff Bolduc. Jeff brings to the Spartans years of experience in teaching and arranging. Jeff was a member of the drum corps staff back in the late 80’s and early 90’s and returns with a high level of excitement. With the addition of […]
Pioneer has posted a recruitment video for their 2012 season on the corps website. View the video here.
The Bluecoats are proud to announce the addition of Daniel Wiles and Dean Westman to the corps’ design team. Wiles will serve as the Bluecoats’ Visual Coordinator and Designer and Westman will serve as the Music Coordinator. Daniel Wiles has been instructing and designing for marching bands, color guards, and drum corps for over 20 […]
All Blue Knights’ Merchandise is now home from Tour! You’ll find some great deals in season-end reductions including the Tour shirt commemorating the highly popular “An English Folk Song Suite” show and the ’11 Drums Along the Rockies tee. Consider the great “English” companion shirt of the retro design featuring the knight’s helmet with a […]
Dr. Dean Musson, former director of the Crossmen and brass caption head for several corps, passed away Thursday, Sept. 1 of an apparent heart attack. He was 49. Musson began his association with drum corps as a member of the Florida Wave in 1984. He taught Wave’s brass line from 1985 through 1989. After serving […]
Your favorite corps performances from the 2011 Drum Corps International World Championships are now available as Audio Performance Downloads (APD) from the DCI Fan Network! Rock out to the sweet sounds of the summer on your computer, iPod or other portable audio device with these MP3 files recorded live at the Open Class Finals on […]
When 36,000 people packed into Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis last month, it wasn’t to see the Indianapolis Colts play, but it might as well have been. The pressure was on, and there was a championship on the line. However, instead of football, the fans in attendance were there to witness the championship competition for […]
From several organizations including Drum Corps International, more than $14,000 in scholarships were awarded to corps members during the 2011 DCI World Championships in Indianapolis. The Jim Jones Leadership award, named after the late longtime corps director of the Troopers, is given out annually to World and Open Class drum majors who exhibit unparalleled leadership […]
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