The Cadets and Youth Education in the Arts will be adding a full-time staff member to the team come September. The associate director of drum corps operations will work with both The Cadets and Cadets 2. This is an operational position wrapped around the effective and efficient management of both organizations. The successful individual understands […]
Drum major, is your band ready? This question, followed by a sharp turn and a salute, was the formulaic start to each of seven drum corps performances at Sunday’s Legends Drum Corps Preview. Young brass band members and percussionists wowed audiences as their corps performed in the first-time competition held at Harper Creek High School. […]
Drums Along the Mohawk has been a special event for more than 30 years. Making this week’s event even more special is that two out of the four Tour Award winners are from the area. Kayleigh Hind, of New Hartford, and Andrew Fortuna, of Utica, will be presented with their awards after the competition. Joining […]
It requires thousands of hours of practice and perfect timing, but drum and bugle corps musicians such as Conner Heinle perform for the thrill of it. “I have an absolute blast,” said the 20-year-old euphonium player, who performed Saturday at Northern Illinois University’s Huskie Stadium with the Racine Scouts out of Racine, Wis. Read the […]
The Cadets had their best show of the season in Atlanta last night, complete with bashed-in baritone, new guard uniforms, banners and tarps. The dome environment didn’t faze the corps at all; they attacked the show with energy and passion, and a lot of the staff got choked up at some point. The members were […]
Results from the July 30 DCI Southeastern Championship in Atlanta determine the performance order for each night of the DCI Eastern Classic. Once seeded in score order within their respective events, corps were drawn at random in groups of three (First through third, fourth through sixth, etc.) to determine the performance order. Read the rest […]
West Chester University will host Drum Corps: An American Tradition Drum and Bugle Corps Competition at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3. The event features seven elite marching units each comprised of 150 performers proficient in brass instruments, percussion or dance. Read the rest of the article here.
In an interesting turn of events, The Cadets tied the Blue Devils for first place last night in Murfreesboro with a score of 93.15. While the tarps aren’t going into the end of the show until the Atlanta regional tonight, The Cadets incorporated all other color guard changes, as well as some rather spontaneous effects. […]
North Oconee High School alumni and students savored homecoming of a kind this week when a drum and bugle corps band, the Spirit of Atlanta, came to town. The Spirit of Atlanta competes in Drum Corps International’s marching, musical performances — and the local band includes three North Oconee grads and one current NOHS student. […]
It is that time of year again. Drum Corps International is knee-deep in its annual DCI tour and gearing up for its national championship in August in Indianapolis, Ind. After driving 9,000 miles from state to state, and city to city, the Boston Crusaders’ drum and bugle corps made a pit stop in Talladega. Read […]
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