Drum Corps International is pleased to expand its offering of Video Performance Downloads (VPD) — high-quality video downloads which is the newest way to own classic drum corps performances. Just added to the collection, which debuted in July of 2007 with the 35 World Championship winning performances from 1974-2005, are the top three performances of […]
The Vanguard Cadets celebrated their 2007 season with the annual awards banquet on Sunday, October 7th at Fiorillo’s restaurant in Santa Clara. At the banquet, Vanguard Cadets corps director Robert Ripley was pleased to announce that the Cadets awards had been renamed in honor of several individuals whose contributions over the years positively shaped the […]
Spirit from JSU is pleased to announce Spirit founder and Director Emeritus, Freddy Martin as accepted a position as Brass Advisor and Music Consultant for the 2008 season. Martin, a 2006 inductee into the DCI Hall of Fame, founded Spirit in 1976 and served as the corps’ Director from 1976 until 1993. “We are thrilled […]
Carolina Crown Preview Guest Artist "Denver and the Mile High Orchestra" is one of 12 finalist on Fox TV’s reality show called "The Next Great American Band". DMHO was chosen as one of the 12 finalist for Fox’s latest reality show. The show airs Fridays at 8pm Eastern, 7pm Central. The Next Great American Band […]
VK Youth Arts Organization, and the Velvet Knights Drum & Bugle Corps are pleased to announce the addition of Thom Willett as the Upper Brass Tech, and Steve Teubner Jr. as our Corps Athletic Trainer, to our staff for the 2008 season. Thom Willett comes to us with an extensive background and teaching experience. With […]
Troopers Corps Director Fred Morris is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Dean Westman to the Troopers 2008 staff as the brass arranger. Dean has been an active instructor and arranger in the drum corps activity for 16 years. Westman served as Brass Caption Head for the nine-time Drum Corps International World Champion Cadets […]
Troopers Corps Director Fred Morris is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Gordon Henderson to the Troopers 2008 Educational staff. Gordon is a veteran music educator and adjudicator. He is the Associate Director of Bands and Department of Music Vice Chair at UCLA. Professor Henderson directs the 250-member Bruin Marching Band, and the Varsity […]
Spirit from JSU is honored to announce master brass arranger Scott Boerma has joined Spirit as arranger for the 2008 season. Before joining Spirit, Boerma served as the music arranger and head brass instructor for the Madison Scouts from 1989-2006. He currently is the Associate Director of Bands, Director of the Michigan Marching Band and […]
The sounds of a different type of Broadway musical will take drum corps audiences by storm this season as Capital Sound brings, “The Neverland” to the field for the 2008 season. Epic in nature and grand in scope, overwrought and unapologetically bombastic, Jim Steinman’s rock opera based on “Peter Pan” has been called a “song […]
How many times have we heard…“if only a corps would studio record the week of finals”…well Carolina Crown has done just that with a little twist? The twist is a secluded rehearsal field (our true Drum Corps Studio) somewhere in sunny California, early in the morning with the corps standing in the “Arc” just three […]
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