(www.projo.com) BRISTOL — So you think putting together a show of drum and bugle corps from across the country gets easier after you’ve been doing it for a while? Anthony Mederos says it isn’t so, especially finding a place to sleep for the bands. Mederos, the veteran cochairman of the Bristol Fourth of July Band [...]
Archive of entries posted on June 2005
Drum competition set for July 12
(desmoinesregister.com) Celebration in Brass, a Drum Corps International drum and bugle corps competition, will return to Ankeny on July 12. The event will be held at the Ankeny High School stadium, 1302 N. Ankeny Boulevard. Gates will open at 6 p.m., with the program beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eight drum and bugle corps from around [...]
Drum, bugle event to raise band funds
(www.baltimoresun.com) Youth Education in the Arts (YEA!) and the Westminster High School marching band are sponsoring a drum and bugle corps competition Thursday that will feature seven groups: the Cadets, the Crossmen, Boston Crusaders, Carolina Crown, Jersey Surf, Magic of Orlando and Spirit from Jacksonville State University in Alabama. … Students will watch the corps [...]
Drum corps season blasts off
(www.charlotte.com) Hosting FirstBEAT Wednesday night, Carolina Crown kicked off its 2005 season with a “home opener” at Fort Mill High School. A power-packed lineup competed in this early season show — all seven drum and bugle corps finished in the top 13 in the world last season, including the returning Drum Corps International champions, the [...]
2005 Hershey Spectacular CANCELED
(www.fivestarbrass.com) It is with deep sadness that we announce the cancellation of the 2005 Hershey Spectacular. Last month the Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Co (HERCO), who are the owners of Hersheypark Stadium, decided to produce a pop-concert (Destiny’s Child) on the evening of August 7th. Hersheypark Management took this action with full knowledge that the [...]
Nationally recognized drum and bugle corps marches into town
(www.eastvalleynews.com) All-day rehearsal camp for the Seattle Cascades Drum & Bugle Corps has returned to Mount Angel and is making noise in the community. For the second consecutive summer the national touring corps is marching on the John F. Kennedy fields and taking refuge in the school’s cafeteria in preparation for a 60-day Summer Music [...]
The Bluecoats are coming..
(www.indeonline.com) Earlier this week, the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps debuted its 2005 program, “Caravan,” which features the essence of Ellington’s big band standard by the same name. The group will be returning to Paul Brown Tiger Stadium on July 31 in conjunction with the Pro Football Hall of Fame festivities. “The Bluecoats is as [...]
Judge to rule on reservation dispute at Hershey stadium
(www.pennlive.com) CARLISLE – A Cumberland County judge is expected to decide today whether a drum and bugle corps competition or the pop group Destiny’s Child has dibs on an Aug. 7 date in Hersheypark Stadium. Judge Edward E. Guido finished hearing testimony yesterday on a plea from Carlisle-based Five Star Brass Productions Inc., which is [...]
