It was a whirlwind weekend for the Santa Clara Vanguard (SCV) with numerous events involving every facet of the organization. The festivities began Friday March 20, with a Vanguard A-corps rehearsal camp at Yerba Buena High School in San Jose, Calif., a SCV Cadets camp at Kings Academy in Sunnyvale, and rehearsal for the Vanguard […]
One of the most inspired drum corps alumni events anywhere is the annual Madison Scouts “Rockin’ for a Cure,” now in its ninth year. This gathering not only brings together corps alumni and the entire family of Scouts’ fans, volunteers and other supporters for a great time of music and camaraderie, the event is a […]
Drum Corps International’s spring cinema event, “The Countdown,” is coming to movie theaters across America on Wednesday, May 13, and you’ll want to be there! Presented by National Cinemedia’s Fathom Events, this year’s program will be shown at more than 400 theaters in 45 states and Washington, D.C. “This is our 10th theater event, spanning […]
Go to http://www.cadets.org/ and update your email and address information and your name will be put into a daily drawing to win a Cadets’ gift certificate. Starting today, one lucky winner per day will be announced on the Cadets’ Web site as the winner of the Update and Win contest. The incentive is terrific a […]
The Santa Clara Vanguard is pleased to announce their sponsorship of the newest show on the West Coast: "Brass Along the Beach @ UCSB" on Friday evening, July 3. In conjunction with the touring commitment of three additional corps to the West Coast this coming summer, the SCV organization has stepped-up to provide another opportunity […]
Former Santa Clara Vanguard and Vanguard Cadet corps director J.W. Koester has accepted a position with the Vanguard to serve as their main tour director for the coming 2009 summer season. Koester is an alumni of the Vanguard, having marched as a percussionist in the 1970s, rising through the ranks to the position of Vanguard […]
Announcing the 12th Annual Massachusetts Drum Corps and Music Educators Hall of Fame Banquet Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009Place: Freeport Hall (also known as the IBEW Hall) Doors open at 6:30 PMDinner: 7:30 PM Full sit down dinner. Read the rest of the article here.
Second-year member of the contra section, Roger Aguilar, was recently selected to win the Bayha Scholarship. This $500 scholarship was funded by Spencer Bayha, a member of Pacific Crest from 1996 – 2000, and one of the corps’ early drum majors. He currently serves with the California Highway Patrol, and wanted to find a way […]
Carolina Crown will be holding our 9th annual CrownCLUB Weekend on April 25 and 26th. We are pleased to announce that Dan Acheson, Executive Director of Drum Corps International, will be the event’s keynote speaker. This fun-filled educational weekend is FREE and open to everyone… parents, fans, volunteers, alumni, etc. It is a great way […]
Southwind Drum & Bugle Corps will host a reunion for all alumni, family, fans, and friends on July 4th weekend. Southwind invites all that will attend the reunion to participate with the Southwind alumni corps in the Lexington July 4th parade, as the alumni corps will be the one of the featured musical units to […]
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