Due to the unfortunate accident of our volunteer bus, the GLASSMEN are now accepting donations towards our 2009 Summer Tour Fund. These funds will be used to help create a transportation solution for the corps’ volunteers, and to assist in getting the corps down on the road. To donate to the GLASSMEN, please visit the […]
“Singing (playing) in the rain.” Remember Gene Kelly sloshing about in the puddles, singing his heart out? Well, it’s great in the movies … not so great on the football field when a drum corps is marching and playing at full-tilt. Drums Along the Red Cedar volunteers and university staff worked at getting the show […]
As I sit here in a school cafeteria in Stanford, Illinois I find myself reflecting on the events of the last 24 hours, and dealing with a flurry of emotions. Although I am still a little overwhelmed, I am truly thankful that everyone in the GLASSMEN Family is safe and okay. Yesterday morning our volunteer […]
The Academy Drum & Bugle Corps still needs to raise another $15,000 to reach its 2009 National Tour Raffle goal of $20,000. Your purchase of one raffle ticket will go a long way towards meeting that goal. All proceeds from the raffle will be used to help with the cost of this year’s 10,000 mile, […]
Wherever they go, they’re watched. They’re critiqued on the way they hold their instruments, their footwork, their poise. If they march too fast or too slow, someone notices. And if they lose their focus — even for an instant — someone is sure to tell them. But as members of the Cascades Drum & Bugle […]
Carolina Crown emerged victorious at Friday’s DCI Central Illinois event, earning a higher score than The Cavaliers for the first time in the corps’ 20-year history. With a score of 77.50, Carolina Crown surpassed the Cavaliers’ 77.10 by a few tenths of a point. Carolina Crown Program Coordinator Jim Coates said he was surprised with […]
On July 12, 2009, the day after the DCI Orlando Regional, Teal Sound will be hosting a gathering for ALL Florida Drum Corps Alumni to come out and meet each other, eat and party with Teal Sound—Florida’s Only DCI Touring Drum and Bugle Corps. The event will be held at Central Florida Fairgrounds in Orlando, […]
The members have been hard at work, taking only 3 days to finish drill for the Ballad and Closer! They have been working day and night to finish this production and be ready for first DCI Competition performance of the season. We now have the full musical production and all but 16 drill sets on […]
The Mandarins will be featured in "Rob on the Road", a series by Rob Stewart of Public Television KVIE, in Sacramento. Rob was at rehearsal this week to capture some footage of the corps, and to interview Jim Tabuchi, brass instructor and head of the Mandarins Brass Academy. Read the rest of the information here.
Thank you to all our fans for coming out to Naperville on Saturday to support the corps and waiting to see if the weather would cooperate. With safety our number one priority for both the corps and fans, the remaining part of the Cavalcade of Brass was canceled due to the lightning and rain. Our […]
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