At 7 p.m. July 20, drum corps will be banging drums and showing the people of the Permian Basin what they can do as “Thunder in the Desert,” an annual drum corps show, rumbles into Odessa. Drum corps featuring brass instruments, percussion instruments and color guards are similar to marching bands but are made up […]
Join Pacific Crest Alumni for a night of Food, Fun and Fundraising in West Covina. We will be at the El Torito Mexican Grille located at 3133 E. Garvey N., West Covina, CA starting at 6pm. The phone number is (626) 966 7516. The kind people at El Torito have offered to donate back 25% […]
17,500 gallons of milk. 20,000 pounds of peanut butter. 150,000 bowls of cereal. These are just some of the quantities World Class corps collectively devour each summer, amounting to some 1.2 million meals served at a price tag around $850 a day. But what if corps could cut down food costs by 20, 30, or […]
Celebrate the best of the best as Drum Corps International presents its 2010 World Championship Quarterfinals LIVE on the big screen! Presented by DCI and National Cinemedia’s Fathom Events, Big, Loud & Live 7, will be simulcast from Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium into nearly 500 movie theaters nationwide on Thursday, August 12 at 6:30 p.m. […]
This Hopcast, recorded on July 7, comes from Pella, Iowa, where Cadets Director George Hopkins rejoined the corps after a week at the office in Allentown, Pa. Hopkins provides new details on Toy SOULdier… “Yesterday, we had a full 14- hour day, redid the visual presentation for Dance of the Tumblers and added completion to […]
The Greater New Orleans Drum Corps Association is proud to announce the winners of the 2010 Tuition Assistance Program awards. In this, the second year of the program, we received several applications from excellent candidates. Meet our 2010 Tuition Assistance Award Winners. Read more: http://www.gnodca.com/index.php/component/content/article/40-gnodca/121-2010tap
In a 180-degree turn from last year’s fan-favorite "Ballet for Martha," Santa Clara Vanguard is taking lots of risks with its 2010 production "Bartok." As Dan Pottter hears from SCV arranger-composer Key Poulan in today’s Field Pass presented by Zildjian, taking risks is all part of living up to the Vanguard name. Have a Field […]
On July 13, 2010 Chops Percussion and Vic Firth will be sponsoring a Marching Clinic with Tom Aungst and the Blue Stars percussion section. All players welcome: Snare, tenor, bass, keyboard and timpani. Bring drum and stand or carrier if possible. Weather: Clinic will go on rain or shine. Inside facilities will be available as […]
The record breaking temperatures may have kept many on the East Coast indoors Tuesday, but it certainly didn’t stop fans from making the trip to Chambersburg High School in Chambersburg, Pa., to cheer on seven talented drum corps who put on one memorable show! Youth Education in the Arts, in cooperation with Drum Corps International, […]
Thanks to overwhelming demand, Drum Corps International is releasing Championship-week hotel room blocks at three of the most popular Indianapolis hotels. This is to accommodate a surge in interest from drum corps fans preparing to descend upon the Circle City for the "big dance" in August. To make the deal even sweeter, DCI invites you […]
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