The Grant Wood All-City Drum and Bugle Corps hopes to learn this week whether or not it will march Barack Obama’s inaugural parade. If it marches, it should be at the head of the parade, according to its band director Slayton Thompson. "Just like we launched Obama" in Iowa’s leadoff precinct caucuses in January 2008, […]
Memphis Sound will be holding its first of several satellite auditions this weekend in the Richmond, Virginia area. On December 6th, Memphis Sound will be please to audition for all sections at the Fuqua School in Farmville, VA. On December 13th, Memphis Sound will hold auditions in the Dallas area. Tentatively scheduled for Coppell High […]
Memphis Sound Drum and Bugle Corps of Memphis, Tennessee and Dallas, Texas is pleased to announce the addition of several key staff members to the 2009 staff. As the corps continues to strengthen its membership, the staff continues to grow in depth and talent. The staff for 2009 shows a great diversity from within the […]
What a positive start for the Blue Knights’ 2009 season! A special "THANK YOU" to everyone who attended our first audition camp from all over the US and from as far away as Canada and Japan. The turn out was fantastic with a full complement of prospective and returning members in attendance. This group of […]
Spartans’ first Camp of the season is this coming weekend – Saturday, December 6th @ 8:30am through Sunday, December 7th @ 3:00pm. Please note that the Registration/Drop-off on Saturday and Ensemble/Pick-up on Sunday are to be at Spartans Hall. The 2009 Spartans Staff is excited and eager to get started! Experience Drum Corps with our […]
The Holy Name Alumni Organization will hold its last meeting of 2008 on Thursday, Dec. 4th at 7 p.m. in Garfield, N.J. The informal holiday get-together will be the last opportunity this year before the group reconvenes in 2009 for its first of the exciting 75th Anniversary season of the Cadets. The meeting will be […]
Follow along as the Crusaders audition weekend happens! Crusaders executive director Tom Spataro will be posting right here live from the weekend in Tampa. Stay on top of events as they unfold! Read the rest of the article here.
The Santa Clara Vanguard Alumni Association has offered to raise funds to purchase a brand new souvenir trailer for the Vanguard. This fundraising project will also assist in retrofitting the current souvenir trailer into a new kitchen trailer (or a "Mini Miss Amana") for the Vanguard Cadets. The purchase of a new, high-profile souvenir trailer […]
Some Shenandoah University students did not join the mass of people traveling for Thanksgiving. Instead, they are staying in Winchester for at least part of their five-day holiday break. Joe Hilling, an 18-year-old sophomore from metropolitan Philadelphia, stayed in town because Winchester is closer to Canton, Ohio, than his home in eastern Pennsylvania. Read the […]
Due to the number of drummers who participate in our Fall Workshops, Percussion Coordinator Matt Altmire has assembled a team of faculty to ensure that all participants get the highest level of instruction and personalized attention. In addition to the Pacific Crest staff, we are excited and honored to announce a number of individuals and […]
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