The Velvet Knights Drum & Bugle Corps would like to officially announce the return of Blair Lezcano as Drum Major of the 2008 Velvet Knights. Blair became drum major of the Velvet Knights last season. Blair is a senior at Canyon High School in Anaheim Hills. His interests include trumpet, piano, composition, and conducting, as […]
Amid temperatures reaching down into the negative single digits and wind chills even farther below the zero mark, The Cavaliers hosted their call-back audition weekend and first official camp of the new year on January 18-20, firing up the beginning of their 60th anniversary season! Despite the arctic blast and a late Friday afternoon snowstorm […]
Please join us for an opportunity to travel the world through one special beer at a time. Admission is $10.00 and includes food, silent auction opportunities, and the very special beers being tasted. For more information and directions, please contact the corps office at 419-698-9775. Read the rest of the article here.
The four young drummers and their adviser stood in the middle of the gymnasium at the Salvation Army building. The rat-a-tat-tat-tat sounds of their drums bounced off the walls and through the hallways as they practiced one skill after another. The group is part of Renaissance Indoor Percussion, a York-based drumming group that is the […]
You’re invited to be a part of the golf action at the FBR Open through the tournament’s Birdies for Charity Program. The program centers around the PGA TOUR professionals making birdies – lots of them – during the 2008 FBR Open (Jan. 31 – Feb. 3 at the TPC Scottsdale). Don’t worry; you don’t need […]
What a weekend, what a camp, what a great time. Congratulations to all the Spartans Corps Members, Instructional Staff and Support Staff – January 18, 19 & 20 were huge! Corps: Great work, great effort, great ethics, great attention to detail. A Drum & Bugle Corps doing everything that it should do. Lots and lots […]
Gilles Ouellette, freelance designer, instructor, and adjudicator joins the GLASSMEN visual staff and design team as the drill designer for the 2008 summer season. "Gilles Ouellette is an outstanding addition to the Glassmen Design Team. His unique and fresh approach to drill and staging concepts will be a wonderful addition to the great talents of […]
In 1972, there were over 500 drum and bugle corps marching. Today, there are less than 50. Fewer and fewer young people are having the opportunity to experience the camaraderie, the artistry, and the discipline that meant so much to us growing up. If you are like us, you remember when Bingo funded the corps […]
The Blue Saints, Sudbury’s premier youth marching ensemble, has been winning competitions for decades. They provide music suitable for many community activities that require marching exhibitions, including open-air concerts, parades recognizing community organizations, and at important civic functions. They also performed at the Calgary Stampede and at the Quebec Winter Carnival. The Blue Saints mandate […]
It almost felt like New England in Florida for much of this weekend’s camp. Mother nature threw the corps some curveballs, but we still managed to get time on the field to learn some drill in between thunderstorms and frigid Florida weather. Designers Jay Kennedy, Brian Murphy and Rich Viano were all on hand to […]
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