Eight of the nation’s top drum and bugle corps will bring more than 1,000 musicians to Fairfield High School’s Stadium July 12 for the 2010 Summer Music Games. It is the 25th year Fairfield High School’s marching band has hosted the event – which sold out last year – and the 11th year it’s been […]
Cavaliers’ Program Coordinator Scott Koter has posted a video on YouTube explaining their 2010 program"Mad World," where the design comes from, what to look for, and what to take away from it. Each member of the design team explains the concept of the show from their caption’s perspective and how the musical and visual design […]
National Public Radio Correspondent and Cadet Alumnus John Ogle recently completed an in-depth news story on The Cadets during their stay in the Chesapeake, Va. The story aired on WCVE Public Radio in Richmond, Va., and features interviews with Brass Caption Supervisor Gino Cipriani and Cadets Assistant Director Justin Heimbecker. The Cadets are two weeks […]
The Madison Scouts are out to re-establish their brand this summer and they’ve brought on former Star of Indiana and “Blast!” director James Mason to help them. As we hear from Dan Potter in today’s Field Pass presented by Zildjian, that means fans are enjoying a resurrection of the Scouts’ power and masculinity, traits which […]
They call her Small Fry. That 4-foot, 11-inch drum major, standing tall for the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps Wednesday night during Music on the March, was Michelle Wolfe, a 17-year-old from Dickeyville, Wis. She is in her first year as a Colt, but her seventh with the organization. But first the Racine (Wis.) Scouts […]
Citizens of Indianapolis got a lunchtime treat Wednesday, June 23, as the Glassmen set up on the steps of the iconic Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument and showed fans and passerbys a glimpse of what’s in store when corps head to the Circle City this August for the DCI World Championships. It was more than just […]
New for Summer 2010: The DCI iPhone app! In today’s Field Pass presented by Zildjian, Dan Potter talks with IT Director Ricky Fritzsching and app designer Daniel Ferland about the newest way to follow Marching Music’s Major League anytime, anywhere. Have a Field Pass question, comment or request? Leave a message for Dan Potter by […]
How about a warm-up for Show of Shows? The annual Show of Shows is Sunday, July 18 at Boylan High School Stadium, but the night before, we’ll be celebrating all things Phantom Regiment with friends family at Players Pizza Pub. It’s just a few blocks north of the stadium. $5 admission/donation at the door to […]
“Iowa’s Ambassadors of Music,” the Colts from Dubuque, will join the seven-time Drum Corps International (DCI) world champion Cavaliers from Rosemont, Ill. and five more of the nation’s top drum and bugle corps in competition when the “Summer Showdown” returns to West Des Moines Valley High School Stadium on Sunday, July 18 at 7 p.m. […]
World-class drum and bugle corps color guard is not made up of young people who want to sleep on buses, spend money instead of make money in the summer, and can’t blow a horn or bang a drum. Color guard is an integral third of the corps, along with brass and percussion. Color guard adds […]
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