Mark Mangus and Evan Berry are not having a typical summer vacation. Since school ended, the two friends have been on tour with Jersey Surf, a 200-member drum and bulge corps. The two boys play in the brass section, Mangus playing tuba and Berry on trumpet. Hailing from southern New Jersey, Jersey Surf is one […]
Blue Devil Euphonium player Joseph Ricard had a deformation of an artery in his brain since birth that suddenly burst while the Blue Devils ‘A’ Corps was in Landisville, Pennsylvania Wednesday night July 30. The pressure from the resulting clot pushing against the bottom of his brain was relieved by surgery. It may be 3 […]
In recognition of the Cadets’ 75th Anniversary next year, George Hopkins, Director of the Cadets and the CEO of Youth Education in the Arts, announces that for the 2009 season, the Cadets Drum Corps will perform as the "Holy Name Cadets." “The Cadets are very much aware of their heritage and of the greatness the […]
This weekend, the 12th annual Drums Along the Waterfront will march it’s way into Ralph Wilson stadium. This year, nine of the best drum and bugle corps from around the world will compete. Victoria Hong was fortunate to strap on a snare and play with the Dutch champs. A good drum and bugle corps, just […]
While many of his friends are spending their summer at camp, or visiting vacation sites or working, Jason Wicks of Morristown High School is spending his summer in 12- to 16-hour per day rehearsals on a football field. The journey began in November; this is when all Drum Corps International corps begin their audition camps. […]
Thousands of competitors will converge in Indiana next week to vie for a world championship. Their event combines good music with a visual spectacle of complex choreography and tight formations. Plus, it’s a great spectator event. The competition is the 2008 World Championships of Drum Corps International, with Michigan City hosting the opening ceremony Monday […]
We’ve not even completed the 2008 drum corps season, yet the Vanguard and Vanguard Cadets are gearing up for 2009. Students seeking information on both corps will receive e-mail and an eventual prospective membership brochure by submitting the inquiry application. The information you receive will explain the expectations, process and philosophy of our organization. The […]
This one time, at band camp … A "major league" drum and bugle corps’ visit to southern Berkeley County on Wednesday afforded area students and band directors an opportunity to see the intensity of practices for elite marching band competition up close. "This is sweet," said Ryan Miller, a member of Musselman High School’s marching […]
Christopher Judd of Mohawk was awestruck when 7th Regiment, a drum corps from New London, Conn., marched onto the turf with its opening song. With color guard flags waving and horns blowing, the crowd at Rome Free Academy Stadium cheered and clapped with each pause in the music as the 30th show of Drums Along […]
The talented Carolina Crown Drum Corps is in the four-state region, and it made a stop in Inwood Wednesday as part of its musical tour. It’s all about precision. That’s what makes the group of young musicians some of the best in the country. Directors for the corps say this is their best season in […]
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