Sunday, July 27th was a perfect night for drum corps: Clear skies, 7000+ fans, and eight sizzling drum corps! Charlotte’s Memorial Stadium played host to the 21st edition of NightBEAT, the renowned home show for Carolina Crown. The show had the largest audience in its history. Giving the festivities that extra "something" was the emcee, […]
As Drum Corps International’s World Championships draw drum corps from all over the world to compete in Bloomington this week, members of the community can proudly gaze back in time at the short, unsurpassed history of one of the league’s greatest drum and bugle corps, Bloomington-based Star of Indiana. In the realm of drum and […]
The Santa Clara Vanguard Alumni were out in full force, supporting the opening ceremonies at the Cal State Open Class show that was held at Gilroy High School, July 19th. The presentation of colors and the national anthem were performed by Alum ranging in marching years from 1971 through 1990. The Vanguard Alumni want to […]
Storms over Orchard Park Saturday were muffled by the thunderous music booming out of Ralph Wilson Stadium. The roar of trumpets echoed off the stadium’s scoreboard and seats, and the in-sync beat of bass drums seemed to signal an ensuing battle on the field. Snare drum players shuffled their feet in unison and feverishly banged […]
They met last summer at "band camp" – as young lovers do. He gave her a T-shirt with her name on it. They traded instant messages on-line. They smooched behind the bleachers. Yet these were no starry-eyed teenagers: Ray Sanchez is 48; Margi Johnson is 45. And this is no ordinary drum and bugle corps. […]
An estimated 2,500 visitors will begin arriving in Michigan City on Sunday night from all over the United States and four other countries for the biggest drum corps event the city has ever seen. They will be here for the Open Class Quarterfinals of the 2008 Drum Corps International World Championships on Tuesday, said Mike […]
The rain was pouring and lightning flickered across the sky on Sunday (July 27) but it was no match for the Holy Family Defenders, who battled the storm to play their bugles at Rockland’s Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Defenders bugle and drum corps has a long tradition, which dates back to 1958. The group, then […]
On the heels of the recent announcement that the Cadets will appear on the field in 2009 as the Holy Name Cadets, Director George Hopkins announced the corps’ program base for the coming summer during a meeting with members and staff prior to their Allentown, Pa., rehearsals. The “working title” for the 2009 Holy Name […]
A La Crosse, Wis., drum corps took home the gold at the 19th annual Music Under the Stars Thursday night. Blue Stars, one of three World Class corps competing at the show, scored 86.65 points out of 100 for the victory. The corps was one of six that came to the Hornell area between Wednesday […]
The mission of The Academy is Building Great People Through Great Performances. This year, there are 150 members of The Academy Drum & Bugle Corps, each with a dream of a lifetime…a dream to experience how if feels to be a part of something very special… to know they’ve achieved something greater than themselves. Each […]
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