Yesterday’s schedule was definitely a “Cadet free day,” but the corps did get some quality time off. The Cadets rehearsed from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. in marching and sectionals, then took showers and packed up their lives. While the buses took the hornline, color guard and front ensemble to laundromats, the drumline stayed back […]
More than 300 performers from 14 corps participated in the 2011 DCI World Class Individual & Ensemble Competition (I&E) held at San Antonio’s historic Sunset Station complex on Sunday, July 24. The venue, just down the block from the Alamodome, was a festive affair with a total of seven indoor and outdoor performance areas, enhanced […]
Three corps broke 90 points for the first time this season as the Drum Corps International Tour took a breather from temperatures breaking 90 and 100-degrees across the country inside the air conditioned Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Texas’ three Open Class corps served as the opening act to the annual DCI Southwestern Championship on […]
The Cadets’ second day at The Berry Center in Houston, Tex. was both successful and educational. The corps maintained a normal rehearsal schedule, while building in some time to let local high school students experience drum corps from the inside. Eric Kitchenman, the director of YEA!’s Urban Arts Center in Allentown, headed up the clinic […]
Charlotte based Jazz Ensenble “Compass” will provide pre-event entertainment at this year’s NightBEAT Tour of Champions VIP Reception. Just like the device after which it is named, Compass can steer audiences homeward with its progressive yet familiar sound. Compass specializes in original material and challenging choice covers from the last three decades of jazz. Smooth […]
The corps will have its last practice Wednesday, July 27th at Lawrence Stadium from 5:30PM to 10PM. On Thursday, July 28th we will all meet at the Boys Club at 6PM, load the busses and trucks and be on the road to Paw Paw MI by 7PM. Please do not leave cars at the Boys […]
The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps is one of the oldest of the elite American groups attached to Drum Corps International. Founded in 1934 in New Jersey and currently based in Allentown, Pa., the Cadets have been traveling the country the entire summer, performing the same show in different cities every night, save for a […]
For the past 33 years, the city of Allentown has become the center of the drum corps universe as the Drum Corps International “carnival” of DCI Eastern championships rolls into the Lehigh Valley. The championships have all the can’t-miss carnival elements: Funnel cakes, French fries, drum corps rehearsing in the park and then performing before […]
Racine Scouts will be Hosting a show on Aug. 5, at 7pm. Location: Greendale High School 6801 Southway, Greendale, WI. Tickets: Ticket prices are $12 per adult; $10 for children 12 and younger; children 5 and younger may attend free with a parent or adult. Read the rest of the article here.
Gold Drum and Bugle Corps of Oceanside, CA, has posted a video of the final performance of their 2011 production, Reel 2 Real. This video was recorded on Sunday, July 17, 2011 at the So Cal Classic Open Class Finals held in Bellflower, California. Read the rest of the article here.
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