At the DCI Annual Meeting last weekend in Indianapolis, Open Class corps directors elected committee officers, discussed best practices for their organizations, planned their Championships in Michigan City and Indianapolis, and adopted a strategic plan to guide them through the next five years. Advisory Committee Elections Colt Cadets Director Vicki Schaffer was re-elected chair of […]
After a decade of use, the current equipment trailer is too small for the corps. "We’ve simply outgrown it," explains Executive Director Stuart Pompel. Background In 2000, we purchased a 20-year-old 45-foot trailer. The trailer was originally designed to hold five mallet instruments, timpani, 60 brass instruments, a set of drums, and color guard equipment. […]
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The Madison Scouts are saddened to learn of the passing of Linda Hilton this past fall at the age of 68. Linda was a life-long drum corps fan, activist, and worker. Among her accomplishments in drum corps, Linda served as the Publicity Director and Chairman of the Board for the Madison Scouts. Linda first worked […]
The friends and memories made in 2009 during The Cadets 75th Anniversary season will be cherished by the family of Maroon and Gold for a lifetime. As we close out a year to remember and head into 2010, there is still time to order that keepsake that commemorates a remarkable milestone – 75-years of existence! […]
Auditions and interviews for the 2010 Sacramento Mandarins drum major positions were recently conducted during the corps’ January camp. Leadership and conducting sessions were included as part of this process. Saturday evening had all the candidates conducting the brass line during ensemble rehearsal; Sunday morning consisted of interviews with the caption heads and corps management. […]
Teal Sound has been granted access to the World Class schedule by the Drum Corps International voting membership at its annual meeting this weekend in Indianapolis. Corps director Randy W. Blackburn said, "Teal Sound has made great strides in the past few months in the development of its operational processes to comply with the suggestions […]
Saturday evening, the voting membership of Drum Corps International gathered to pass final judgment on each of the 2010 rules proposals that were forwarded from the earlier instructors caucus session. The voting membership agreed the proposal to allow a sound engineer in the press box is a procedural change and did not need to be […]
Mrs. Connie Kardash, “Mrs. K,” former Quarter Mistress (1953-61) of The Cadets, passed away Jan. 21st following a brief illness. She was approaching her 98th birthday and, until today, held the distinction of “Oldest Surviving Member of the Cadet Family.” She is the mother of Cadet soprano bugler Bill Kardash who marched with the Holy […]
As the Chase Community Giving campaign comes to a close, we’d like to give thanks to the drum corps community, for uniting in support of the efforts of Carolina Crown, the Cavaliers, the Colts and Phantom Regiment. Though it doesn’t look like a drum corps will break into the top 6 prize-winning charities, the efforts […]
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