Phantom Regiment is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Cameron "Chip" Crotts to the brass staff. Dr. Crotts is currently the Director of Jazz Studies and Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the Jacksonville State University in Alabama. For the past few years, he has been the Brass Caption Head at the Spirit of JSU […]
Sunday, Nov. 25, the Citations hosted an audition camp for returning and prospective brass and percussion members in Burlington, Mass. More than 90 percent of the 2007 corps members registered for 2008 and students from more than 10 different school districts were represented. "The most exciting thing is the talent within the corps from day […]
The Thanksgiving Weekend brought the start of the 18th season for The Jersey Surf, with the warm sights and sounds of summer in full bloom inside the walls of the corps rehearsal facility in Berlin, NJ. More than 280 returning and new members packed the Camden County Technical School for the weekend’s events, participating in […]
The post-Thanksgiving journey through the prairie lands of Wisconsin is a yearly ritual for those seeking to be part of the Madison brotherhood. But for some that trip crosses more than just state lines. The Scouts find themselves with a new and rapidly growing fan base in Japan, a hotbed of competitive marching bands and […]
Two different holiday concerts will be presented by the Canton Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the magic of the season. The Holiday Brass concert on Saturday, December 8, 2007 in Umstattd Hall at 8:00 p.m. will feature the Orchestra, the Canton Symphony Chorus, 30 members of the Bluecoats and the McKinley High School Choir. This concert […]
This weekend, auditions were held for this year’s Spirit Drum and Bugle Corps. The auditions were held as an open-house camp, and anyone between the ages of 16 and 21 was welcome to try out. About 300 attended, and they ranged from students here at Jacksonville State University to young adults from all over the […]
The Crossmen are pleased to announce the Drum Majors for the 2008 Season. Kyle Bourdon, entering his sixth year as a member of corps, will stand along side returning Drum Major Garrett Dillon to lead the Crossmen into competition this summer. Kyle was a member of the Crossmen hornline line from 2003-2007, and will enter […]
In addition to the Pacific Crest staff, we are excited and honored to announce a number of individuals teaching specifically for our December 2007 Percussion Workshop Series. They represent a wide variety of drum corps and educational backgrounds and include: *Patrick Headtler (Santa Clara Vanguard ’00-’04) *Eric Shriver (Pacific Crest ’02-’03, Bluecoats ’04-‘06) *Dan Wahl […]
Coming up on T-minus approximately 200 days to the start of the 2008 Drum Corps International Summer Tour, corps program designers are already working out their plans for their respective corps’ new productions, while prospective corps members are in practice rooms working up their skills for a chance to become a member of an elite […]
In 2007 The Blue Devils captured their record setting 12th world Championship as they celebrated 50 years of excellence. NOW you can watch this amazing season unfold on this DVD – Inside The Blue Devils 2007. This is the longest running Drum Corps series on the market. Since 1996, fans around the world have embraced […]
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