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Cadets Home Show VIP Ticket Special Offer

Great corps will be on the way this summer to all four of the Cadets home shows, and for a limited time only we are making our VIP seats even more special with VIP parking, free program guide and a gift bag of extra treats to help you enjoy each one of the shows to […]

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2008 Cavaliers April Camp Report

The Cavaliers brass and percussion sections held their last solo camp of the season April 4-6 in Rosemont. The weather was nice, which was a welcomed change from the frigid temperatures earlier this year, and the corps was able to hold many of their sectionals outside. The weekend was full of hard work for the […]

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2008 Madison Scouts April Camp Report

After a long cold winter, sunny skies returned to the Madison area as a high in the mid-sixties was reached over the April camp weekend. With Winter Guard International (WGI) in full swing for many color guard and percussion members and staff, the brass and front ensemble sections combined to work on music. Picking up […]

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Spirit Brass Caption Head To Present Clinic

Spirit Brass Caption Head, Dr. Ray Vasquez will present a clinic at the upcoming Alabama Bandmasters Association All-State Band Clinic titled, "The Outdoor Activity: A Look at the Drum Corps Activity From a Horn Players Standpoint. An Explanation of Techniques, Methods, and Current Practices". The clinic will detail the various practices of the drum corps […]

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Rebroadcast Of Cadets’ Webcast Set For April 14th

If you missed the Cadets LIVE Access Webcast during last Sunday’s ensemble rehearsal, you still have three opportunities to hear the power and beauty of “…and the pursuit of happiness.” Youth Education in the Arts will rebroadcast the LIVE Access Webcast at three different times on Monday, April 14th To allow fans across the country […]

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Spokane Thunder Trumpet Tech. Makes Finals At NTC

Kristofer Hammond, age 26 and a junior at Florida State University, recently made it to the final round of the National Trumpet Competition [NTC] in the Graduate Division (ages 25 – 28) and subsequently, 5th place overall with a $500 prize. “I was just happy to have made it to finals and in the company […]

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Blue Stars Announce Bloomington Housing Site

Prior to Drum Corps International’s announcement that Lucas Oil Stadium will not be complete in time for the 2008 DCI World Championships (read more here), the Blue Stars management team was working feverishly to find the best housing site available for the drum corps, through both the efforts of the great operations team at DCI […]

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In The News: Student Chosen For World-Class Marching Group

Doug Schaffer said he sometimes wishes he chose an instrument lighter than the tuba to play in marching band. "Especially during ‘everydays,’" said Doug, a junior at Wright City High School. Doug was selected to play in the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps, a group made up of high school and college students who compete […]

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Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association On 2008 DCI Relocation

To everyone involved with Drum Corps International: All of us in Indianapolis were disappointed to learn that the 2008 Drum Corps International World Championships were relocating to Bloomington, Ind. Our goal in Indianapolis has always been for the World Championships to be the very first event in the new Lucas Oil Stadium, the future home […]

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2008 Blue Stars Guard Audition Information

The 2008 Blue Stars Colorguard will be having an open audition for anyone interested in performing in the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps color guard this summer. We will also allow those students interested in seeing what a DCI World Drum Corps rehearsal and audition process is like. Feel free to come and learn […]

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