Exclusive experiences and a chance to win free gear is on tap for Vic Firth educational and performing artists at one of the most talked-about percussion events of the year. Vic Firth, the Cadets and USSBA announce they are teaming up for the “I’m With Vic” Promotion at the DCI Tour of Champions Grand Finale […]
Dan and Deby Kottick have a long history of attending drum corps shows and competitions. More than 25 years worth of it. The two were right at home at Sunday’s Spectacle of Sound drum corps event at Laurentian University. Read the rest of the article here.
After spending weeks out west, Nebraska’s humidity caught everyone completely off guard. Today was one of the hottest 91-degree days anyone at The Cadets has ever experienced. The corps crammed their marching, sectional and ensemble rehearsals into a grand total of four hours during the hottest part of the day, and a few members had […]
Summer Camp Part II is coming to Metamora this week. It probably won’t attract as many fans as does the music extravaganza each Memorial Day weekend in Chillicothe. But the bands will be bigger. Much bigger. Read the rest of the article here.
The Pioneer Drum & Bugle Corps & Color Guard is celebrating its 50th anniversary – and not quietly. Current members of the group showed off their musical and marching talents Saturday during a practice at their Cudahy headquarters. Read the rest of the article here.
The Cadets arrived at Invesco Field with plenty of time last night, and brass, drums and color guard went their separate ways to warm up. Then the clouds started rolling in. Lightning struck, thunder sounded immediately, and the sky opened up. Thankfully, the downpour only lasted about 15 minutes, and the show was delayed by […]
The high school drum majors who attended PC’s Drum Major Camp pose for a group shot with Camp Coordinator Ryan Milliagan (back left), and Pacific Crest Drum Major Mark Kveton (back right). Note: The El Camino High School drum majors are not in the photo because they had to warm up their band for the […]
Mike Quillen isn’t new to McMinnville’s big shebang. A member of the Frank Messina Big Band since 1990, he’s been playing the main stage on Third Street for about 20 years now. This year, though, he found himself in a new Turkey Rama role – leading the Oregon Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps in Friday […]
It’s been a great stay at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school is clean, the stadium is turf, the showers are warm – it’s been ideal. The members are relieved that today is much shorter than the past two. Yesterday the corps endured four hours and 15 minutes of visual rehearsal, […]
Tickets for the Paddock Lake/Salem, Wisconsin show taking place on Wednesday July 13 at 7:30pm are still available online – but only through Phantom Regiment now. Come see 8 drum & bugle corps including the Santa Clara Vanguard and Madison Scouts! Read the rest of the article here.
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