Drum Corps International is pleased to announce the addition of CampusDoor as an official student finance partner. CampusDoor, a leader in private student lending, offers college planning resources, informative articles and information to help students understand their financial aid options. The company also provides supplemental funding when scholarships, grants and federal loans are not enough […]
Top Drum Corps International units will return to Allentown, Pa. the first week of August, 2008 to perform as part of the annual DCI Eastern Classic. Single night tickets for this Friday/Saturday DCI Summer Tour event will go on sale Thursday, Jan. 17 at 9 a.m. Central. Ticket prices range from $20 to $30 and […]
Derek Weidenthal ‘wanted to be part of the tradition’ Derek Weidenthal is enthusiastic about sleeping on gym floors, working 13-hour days primarily in summer heat and eating peanut butter and jelly for lunch. Derek feels honored because he has been accepted into the Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps of Madison, Wis., one of the […]
The Madison Scouts announce that the following individuals have been named to the percussion staff for the 2008 season: * Battery Caption Head/Battery Arranger – Roger Carter * Front Ensemble Caption Head – Andy Bliss * Music Arranger/Percussion Consultant – Vince Oliver * Percussion Consultant – Jim Yakas Read the rest of the article here.
Yamato Drum and Bugle Corps will be hosting its Open Brass Auditions on Saturday, January 26th, Sunday, January 27th and Sunday, February 10th at Valley View High School in Moreno Valley. We are looking for brass players to fill its last remaining spots for the 2008 summer drum corps season. We have openings for trumpet, […]
Green Thunder Percussion, presented by The Cavaliers, will sponsor a Midwest Color Guard Circuit Contest on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at James B. Conant High School, 700 East Cougar Trail, Hoffman Estates, IL. The winter guard contest begins at 5 pm. As of January 14 there are 20 color guards registered to perform, as well […]
Aero Products International, Inc., an innovator and leader in the temporary bedding industry and maker of the original AeroBed®, today announced a new partnership with Drum Corps International (DCI), the sanctioning body for the world’s most elite and exclusive marching music ensembles for students. The joint effort between DCI and AeroBed will help further the […]
In a departure from the past, we have taken a course of action that most DCI World Class drum corps do these days. With the advancement of the quality of training in the indoor guard programs, we have encouraged guard members to participate in the scholastic and independent classes in Winter Guard International (WGI and […]
Brianna Houle, Carley Watt, Chelsea Chaput and Ian Shaule are busy preparing for a year of parading about town and beyond. The four youngsters are members of the Steel Town Brass horn line. And proud of it. Read the rest of the article here.
This is the year the Chippewa Valley Drum and Bugle Corps Association is going to start making some noise. Already the non-profit association has hired an executive director. Linda Knutson, an Eau Claire business owner, is working out of an office at 345 Frenette Drive in Chippewa Falls. She began her new job on Monday. […]
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