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(drumcorpsplanet.com)
The Rochester Crusaders Board of Directors, with much pain, has voted to not field a competitive corps for the 2010 season. The board along with a newly formed steering committee made up of membership from the 60’s 70’s, 80’s and 90’s is working diligently to keep the organization active in some capacity. If you are interested in helping on this committee to keep the 63 year old organization alive please contact Dave Hillistead DavidH7916@aol.com for more information.
According to Time:
- Spirit of Atlanta: 1980
- Madison Scouts, ‘A Drum-Corps Fan’s Dream’: 1995
- Cavaliers, ‘Niagara Falls’: 2000
- Holy Name Cadets, ‘We Are the Future’: 2000
- Santa Clara Vanguard, ‘Scheherazade’: 2004
- Carolina Crown, ‘Triple Crown’: 2007
- Bluecoats, ‘Criminal’: 2007
- Phantom Regiment, ‘On Air’: 2007
- Blue Devils, ‘Winged Victory’: 2007
- Phantom Regiment, ‘Spartacus’: 2008
Bah! Only one show from the 80’s, none from the 70’s or the 60’s. Some of the shows on Time’s list were actually pretty forgettable…
(dcacorps.org)
Here’s an early list of some of the events we’re planning for 2010. You’ll see this and more in the coming weeks …
June 19: Location to be announced
June 26: Bridgeport, CT
July 3: Rochester, NY
July 10: Houston, TX; Wayne, NJ; Hornell, NY; Marietta GA; San Francisco, CA
July 17: Lewisburg, PA
July 24: Jamestown, NY; Lawrence, MA
August 7: Kingston, NY; Racine, WI; Antioch, TN
August 8: Kenosha, WI
August 14: North Cicero, NY; Toms River, NJ
August 21: St. Peter, MN; Scranton, PA; Coweta, GA
August 22: S. St. Paul, MN; Secaucus, NJ
August 28: Reading, PA; Bridgeport, CT
September 3: Rochester, NY (I&E/Mini Corps Competition)
September 4: Rochester, NY (Championship Preliminaries)
September 5: Rochester, NY (Alumni Spectacular, Championship Finals)
To book hotel reservations for the championship events, click here.
(dci.org)
RETURNING FOR ’10!
Louisville, KY
Tuesday, June 22
Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, University of Louisville Normal, IL
Friday, June 25
Hancock Stadium, Illinois State University NEW FOR ‘10!
Washington, D.C.
Saturday, June 26
Venue TBA Stanford, CA
Saturday, June 26
Stanford University Stadium Tentative: Pasadena, CA
Saturday, July 4
Rose Bowl Stadium RETURNING FOR ’10!
Kalamazoo, MI
Saturday, July 10
Waldo Field, Western Michigan University Denver, CO
Saturday, July 10
Invesco Field at Mile High NEW FOR ‘10!
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday, July 17
TCF Bank Stadium, University of Minnesota Dallas – Houston – San Antonio, TX
DCI Southwestern Series
Thursday, July 22 – Saturday, July 24
Lake Highlands HS – Berry Athletic Complex – The Alamodome NEW FOR ‘10!
San Antonio, TX
World Class Individual & Ensemble Competition
Sunday, July 25
Venue TBA Hattiesburg, MS – Gadsden, AL – Murfreesboro, TN – Atlanta, GA
DCI Southern Series
Wednesday, July 28 – Saturday, July 31
Univ. of Southern Miss. – Gadsden City High School – Middle Tenn. State Univ. –The Georgia Dome Allentown, PA
Friday, Aug. 6 – Saturday, Aug. 7
J. Birney Crum Stadium World Championship Open Class Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Aug. 10
Michigan City, IN
Ames Field NEW FOR ‘10!
Open Class Individual & Ensemble Competition
Wednesday, Aug. 11
Michigan City, IN
Venue TBA World Championship World Class Quarterfinals
Thursday, Aug. 12
Indianapolis, IN
Lucas Oil Stadium World Championship Open Class Semifinals/ World Class Semifinals
Friday, August 13
Indianapolis, IN
Lucas Oil Stadium World Championship Open Class Finals/World Class Finals
Saturday, August 14
Indianapolis, IN
Lucas Oil Stadium
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(scvanguard.org)
The Santa Clara Vanguard is pleased to announce their musical repertoire for the 2010 Drum Corps International summer tour. The corps will present “BARTÓK” and will perform selections from twentieth century Hungarian composer Béla Bartók’s “Concerto for Orchestra” and “Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta”
(dci.org)
By Michael Boo | boomike@dci.org
Monday, November 9, 2009 – 3:34 PM
Since the beginning of the decade, nonprofit organization Bugles Across America (BAA) has filled a critical role in providing one last “thank you” to veterans of the armed forces.
On Veterans Day, this Wednesday, Nov. 11, Bugles Across America will be involved with “Echo Taps from the Heart,” an event that will bring together enough buglers to stretch across five miles of road in Elkhart, Ind. to play taps.
Four years ago, Bugles Across America made the Guinness Book of World Records for creating the longest line of horn players ever assembled; 878 players stretching 41 miles from Elmira, N.Y., through Corning and into Bath, N.Y. This line of individuals simultaneously played taps in reverent salute to those deceased veterans who served their country in the armed forces.
After Bugles Across America founder Tom Day sent a number of horns to be re-plated at Anderson Silver Plating in Elkhart, along with a video of the New York feat, he received an inquiry about organizing a similar event in and around Elkhart. The northern Indiana town is significant to the world of professional, amateur and student artists with a large number of music-related companies headquartered in the area including Conn-Selmer, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributer of some 20 brands of musical instruments.
According to Day, “Many of the people involved in making and refurbishing brass instruments will be in attendance, as will members from high school bands, four color guards, and various drum corps alums. The event is being filmed by German television in an effort to show people in Europe how America values its veterans.”
Volunteer horn players can still get involved with the event this Wednesday. Those who are interested should call Terry Vantine of Anderson Silver Plating at 574.262.0083 after 5 p.m. ET.
Bugles Across America now provides buglers, free of charge, for the funerals of 2,500 veterans every month. About 20 national cemeteries call on BAA volunteers for the funerals of veterans at their facilities. The busiest such facility, Riverside National Cemetery in California, utilizes BAA members for about 65 funerals every day. The organization’s volunteers have also started to sub at Arlington National Cemetery when official military buglers are unavailable.
The organization has distributed more than 600 horns, free of charge, to volunteers who wish to be available to play taps at veterans’ funerals, but who don’t have an appropriate instrument of their own. With 7,200 members throughout the United States, Canada, the Solomon Islands, Great Britain and Germany, a worldwide network of Bugles Across America volunteers continues to grow.
(madisonscouts.org)
The Madison Scouts are pleased to announce their 2010 show production featuring George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Richard Rodgers’ Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.
“In selecting these works I wanted music that will enable us to re-establish the Madison Scout brand this first year. We will be building upon that identifiable Madison wall of sound from the past while at the same time exploring new and exciting ways of presenting these wonderful pieces,” stated James Mason, artistic director. “While these compositions have a historical significance to the corps and our audience, James Prime arranging them is a dream come true for me. I also believe that it is a great vehicle to showcase the battery and front ensemble writing of Thom Hannum and Jim Ancona.”
“The combination of rich melodic passages with intricate and complex rhythmic interludes has certainly excited our entire gifted team of arrangers,” continued Mason. “I’m sure that Jon Vanderkolff and Jim Moore, as designers of the visual program, will produce a unique and inspired interpretation of all the sounds on the field as well. I’m really looking forward to seeing it all come together!”
“Rhapsody and Slaughter are iconic pieces,” said Chris Komnick, executive director. “Our members have always been eager to explore the musical legacy of the Madison Scouts and these charts are going to be both exciting and challenging for them to play. They’re recognizable to audiences and will provide numerous opportunities for the corps to connect with and energize the crowd.”
Rhapsody in Blue was written for solo piano and jazz band and combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. It was performed by the Madison Scouts in 1975, 1976 and 1985. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue comes from Rodgers and Hart’s On Your Toes which has been performed as a movie, on Broadway and as a ballet. It was performed by the Scouts in 1974, 1975, 1982 and 1989.
(spiritdrumcorps.org)
Written by Administrator
Monday, 19 October 2009 10:31
Among many of the great plans for Spirit Drum and Bugle Corps’ 2010 season, we are perhaps most excited to share the following news:
The Board of Directors of Friends of Spirit, Inc. and Spirit Drum and Bugle Corps are pleased to announce that Spirit is moving back to the home of its birth, Atlanta, Georgia! Founded in Atlanta in 1976 by Freddy Martin, Spirit is excited to make this historic and heartfelt return to our home.
Atlanta is perhaps the South’s most iconic city and is one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States. More than 75 percent of the Fortune 100 companies have a presence in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Home to the busiest airport in the United States and so many wonderful urban offerings, Atlanta continues to see positive growth including its downtown business and residential revitalization. A large number of colleges and universities lie within a close radius of the city and the support and interest in music and all the arts is extremely high. The many wonderful offerings of the city as well as interest in the corps by many Atlanta-based supporters helps make the timing of this move right for the forward growth of Spirit.
Relations with JSU and the city of Jacksonville remain positive. Spirit Executive Director, Joel Vincent says, “We are excited about the opportunity to return to Atlanta and look forward to the continued growth of the organization. Our relationship with the city of Jacksonville and Jacksonville State University remains a strong part of the corps’ history dating back to the corps’ beginning and will continue to be an integral part of the corps’ plan.” The return to Atlanta is part of a long-range plan for the continued success and development of the corps.
Additional information about the return to Atlanta will be announced in the coming weeks.
The corps begins the 2010 season December 4-6 with an open audition weekend for all potential members.
September 6, 2009
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