Summer drum corps is cranking up in Johnstown, Pa., as the Cadets spend their final days at Spring Training working the show, expressing thanks to the community, recording a CD and putting the final stitches on each uniform that includes the sentimental Holy Name patch dating to 1934. The Cadets depart Johnstown on Monday, June […]
Garrett Fuerst marches to the beat of his own drum. The 16-year-old rising junior at Gibbs High School is part of the Jacksonville, Florida-based Teal Sound Drum & Bugle Corps. The elite touring group is comprised of 125 top music students aged 15-21 from across the southeast and Japan. This summer Teal Sound will travel […]
It wasn’t an easy decision, but the annual Brass Spectacular held at Pittsburg State has been canceled this year.The Brass Spectacular was part of the Drum Corps International Summer Music Games tour that concludes with the World Championships in Indianapolis. Blame it on funding or the economy, but either way, organizer Doug Whitten said he […]
Memphis Sound is proud to announce the newest partnership in the relocation efforts to the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. Executive Coach (www.usacoach.net) will provide Memphis Sound a new level of charter buses for the 2009 Tour and beyond. With Memphis Sound relocating to Texas, the organization has found it important to seek out local […]
The exciting drum corps season is on its way and the best seats for each of the Cadets home shows are selling fast. Now the Cadets are giving you an extra special incentive to order your tickets today. With every order, you’ll receive a FREE copy of the 2009 Preseason Recording of the Cadets Conflict […]
As a long-time sports fan, I have always regarded "the game" almost as an art form. The technique, the hours of intense practice, honing the skills required to perform at a maximum: characteristics shared between athletes and artists. Yet it seems too often that both fans and performers alike cannot draw the connections between their […]
Alumni needing help in voting for the 2009 Class of the Cadets Hall of Fame can receive hands on assistance at the Garfield, N.J., Veterans of Foreign Wars on June 25th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Hall of Fame Committee Chairman Eric Santo announced he and other members of the committee will set up […]
Marking the first installment of ALL Access for this season, we will kick off the season with a LIVE Access broadcast from Richland High School in Johnstown, Penn. Using the break-through technology of our friends at Marching Band TV, the ALL Access crew will start the season off with a bang as we broadcast the […]
PASADENA’S 4th of July celebration in the Rose Bowl has kept local residents’ Star Spangled spirit flying for 83 years. This year, Americafest presented by XBOX 360, combines a safe and entertaining family activity and a most patriotic tribute to our American heritage with the biggest and best fireworks show in Southern California. The parking […]
It is with great sadness that we report a serious accident involving Pacific Crest alumnus Marine Sgt. Joel Peters, who played euphonium with Pacific Crest from 2002-2003. Peters sustained severe head trauma due to an on-duty vehicular accident in Djibouti, Africa. He is recovering in the Intensive Care Unit at the National Naval Medical Center […]
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