Yamato Drum and Bugle Corps is proud to announce its 2008 musical program titled "MYTHOS." Inspired by myths and legends from Greek and Roman Mythology, "MYTHOS" expresses the musical, percussive and visual "colors" of Zeus, the King of Mt. Olympius and all the Gods; Poseidon, the lord of all the oceans and Hades, the ruler […]
Do you move well, with confidence and energy? Do you have great time and rhythmic sense? Most importantly, do you love the spotlight? Pacific Crest looking for a soloist and featured performer for our 2008 production Primality. If you can see yourself center stage at the 2008 DCI World Class Championships in Indianapolis, we have […]
Over the weekend, more than 200 brass players, percussionists, and colorguard performers from around the world attended the Crossmen December Audition camp at Ronald Reagan High School. The weekend marked the third round of auditions for the Crossmen, after holding two successful experience camps in November. Many veteran members of the Crossmen also returned to […]
Jarrett Lipman left his New Jersey home to follow the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps to San Antonio because he believes so much in its mission. "Crossmen shaped my ideas on responsibility and discipline," Lipman said. "It teaches you leadership, organization." The 22-year-old Rutgers University student is now finishing his student teaching at Reagan High […]
Brian Tinkel, the Director of Percussion Studies at Mars Hill College in North Carolina, will join The Cavaliers percussion staff in 2008 to work in collaboration with percussion caption head Jim Ancona and percussion designers/arrangers Jim Casella and Erik Johnson. Tinkel enjoys a career that draws on his background in teaching, as well as performance […]
Vanguard & Vanguard Cadets successfully kicked off the 2008 season over the Thanksgiving weekend with the first of two audition camps. Once again, Santa Clara’s Mission College hosted prospective members for the brass, percussion and color guard sections. The workshop started with the introduction of the 2008 Instructional Staffs and this year’s 400+ potential members […]
Yamato Drum and Bugle Corps is pleased to announce its brass instructional staff for the 2008 season. Mr. Honglac Hathuc, a graduate of U.C.L.A. will head the brass program at Yamato. Mr. Honglac earned his bachelor’s degree at U.C.L.A. before attending the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where hs earned his Master’s degree in performance. […]
DAISY JOHNSON JUST WANTS TO keep busy. That’s why the retired grandmother spends a lot of time helping the 7th Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps of New London organize practices, schedule parades and competitions, write grants, maintain attendance records, collect fees, balance books, call other volunteers, bake cookies, fill out paperwork and wait for packages […]
The 2007 Santa Clara Vanguard Tour DVD brings you inside the 40th anniversary season of the 6-time World Champion Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps as they perform their show "Eureka". Featuring: Santa Clara Vanguard DCI Division I Finals Performance Vanguard Cadets DCI Division II Finals Performance Combined SCV/BD Anniversary Corps Performance Read the rest of […]
Yamato will be hosting a series of Workshops/Clinics for the color guard starting on January 27th and continue hosting the workshop/clinics on a montly basis in preparation for our season. Though color guard auditions have been announced as April 26-27, it is very likely the selection process will be made during these workshop/clinics. * Sunday, […]
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