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(www.journalnow.com)
Saturday, July 30
There are those among us who march to the beat of a different drummer. And then there are the people who actually play those drums, loudly and with a passion. When schooled marching-band drummers perform en masse, and in tempo, with flair, it’s impressive. The unenlightened should check out the Drum Corps Associates Preview of Champions competition at 7 p.m. at Groves Stadium. Seven of the best drumlines in the country will compete – and this isn’t just a musical competition. It’s akin to a well-choreographed gang fight in which colorfully clad participants bust a few moves and some heads (drumheads, that is). Admission is $17.
(pressconnects.com)
The 16th annual Sounds on the Susquehanna drum and bugle corps competition will begin at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Union-Endicott High School stadium, E. Main Street, Endicott. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. Competing will be the top two units in Drum Corps Associates — the Syracuse Brigadiers and the defending champion Empire Statesmen from Rochester — as well as the Rochester Crusaders, the New York Skyliners from New York City and the Kingston Grenadiers from Ontario, Canada.
Drum and bugle corps are field marching units that perform music to complex, choreographed formations. A panel of nine judges evaluates every performance.
All seats for the event are reserved. Tickets at $15 are available in advance at Frame to Please, 118 Washington Ave., Endicott; or can be purchased at the gate. For details or to order tickets, call 754-0351.
(www.wqow.com)
Chippewa Falls
Jul 25, 2005
The Chippewa Valley had a Drum and Bugle Corps called the The Sundowners until the mid-1980’s. Now, organizers want to bring the corps back, even though it will take a lot of work. “It takes dedication and a lot of money,” says Ron Keefer with the Chippewa Valley Drum and Bugle Corps Association. “We have to buy horns for the kids, we have to buy drums, flagpoles, pay for the music, pay for the drill.”
The Association needs about $140,000 to start up the corps. On Tuesday night, Chi-Hi will host the Drum and Bugle Corps Show starting at 7 p.m.
(www.rrstar.com)
SAN ANTONIO — In the first summer meeting of all of the Division I drum and bugle corps, the Phantom Regiment of Rockford finished fifth Saturday in the DCI Southwestern Championships.
The Cavaliers of Rosemont narrowly defeated the Cadets of Allentown, Pa., 91.775 to 91.150, to win the competition. The Blue Devils of Concord, Calif., were third at 89.775 and the Madison Scouts fourth at 88.550. Then came the Phantom Regiment, 87.800; the Bluecoats of North Canton, Ohio, 87.350; the Carolina Crown of Fort Mill, S.C., 84.500; the Boston Crusades, 83.550; the Santa Clara (Calif.) Vanguard, 82.475; the Blue Knights of Denver, 82.025; the Glassmen of Toledo, Ohio, 80.575; and the Spirit of Jacksonville, Ala., 80.000.
The Phantom Regiment returns to competition Tuesday in Broken Arrow, Okla.
(www.jaxnews.com)
The pavement was hot and the air was muggy, but it was the music that really sizzled Monday night at the Spirit of America Drum and Bugle Corps Competition at Oxford Stadium. Eight corps from throughout the nation joined host corps Spirit from JSU for the battle waged with brass and percussion.
Relocated this year due to renovations at JSU’s Paul Snow Stadium, the Spirit of America show is only one stop on the road to the Drum Corps International World Championship, Aug. 9-13. Each corps is made up of high school and college students who began practicing in May for the exhausting six week schedule that takes them by bus to cities nationwide. During the tour the students get their meals from a chuck wagon and their rest upon school gymnasium floors.
Amidst Monday’s colorful display of flags and heart-pounding percussion, the sacrifice paid off for the Madison Scouts of Madison, Wisc., who took home first place honors in the senior division. Other winners in the senior division were: second place, Bluecoats, Canton, Ohio; third place, Boston Crusaders, Boston, Mass.; fourth place, Spirit from JSU; fifth place, Southwind, Lexington, Ky.; sixth place, The Magic of Orlando, Fla. In the junior division, first place went to Teal Sound, Jacksonville, Fla. Second place was awarded to Memphis Sound, Memphis, Tenn.; and CorpsVets of Atlanta rounded out the lineup.
After Monday’s show, Spirit from JSU boarded the bus for Pascagoula, Miss., where the corps was scheduled to compete in Tuesday’s Blast on the Beach/ Mississippi Gulf Coast Music Games.
(www.kansas.com)
Emma Roberts lay on an air mattress in the corner of a Derby High School classroom.
Her right elbow was fractured.
A couple of bottles of prescription pills were nearby.
The few hours of sleep she had were spotty at best.
But the smiley color guard coach from Miami said the bus accident that smashed her elbow and resulted in minor injuries to five others might be a good thing in the big picture.
It gave more than 135 drum and bugle corps members another day of intense practice and a rare seven hours of sleep — on their backs.
The Cadets, a group of 14-to-22-year-olds from all over the United States and several other countries, filled four buses and several trailers in mid-June.
They’ve been on the road since, counting as many sheep as they can while slumped against the window of a bus traveling from one city to the next.
Their cross-country tour ends Aug. 12 after the Drum Corps International World Championship at Gillette Stadium, where the New England Patriots play.
After winning the Drums Across Kansas competition Monday night, they were getting ready to leave for Texas when a bus carrying the team’s color guard rear-ended a staff bus as it was leaving the parking lot.
Several group members were treated for minor injuries. One bus driver was knocked unconscious and was released from the hospital Tuesday, tour manager Megh Healy said.
(morningsun.net)
The Brass Spectacular Drum and Bugle Corps Show will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Carnie Smith Stadium at Pittsburg State University.
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Drum corps are similar to marching bands in that they march on a football field and play music, but there are also some key differences.
For example, Whitten said a marching band usually provides entertainment at sporting events. In contrast, a drum and bugle corps is the main event.
This distinction allows drum corps to strive for more artistic performances. Instead of performing chants, cheers and traditional marches, a drum corps is more likely to perform classical music or jazz or stage a 10-minute, Broadway-style musical.
One of the biggest differences between a marching band and a drum and bugle corps, Whitten said, is the amount of time a corps invests in perfecting its show. It is not uncommon for a drum corps to rehearse more than 12 hours a day.
Whitten said the drum corps are made up of musicians between the ages of 14 and 22 who come from across the United States, Canada and other countries.
The seven corps competing Tuesday will be the 11-time world champion Blue Devils from Concord, Calif.; the Blue Knights from Denver; the Capital Regiment from Columbus, Ohio; the Colts from Dubuque, Iowa; the Glassmen from Toledo, Ohio; Pioneer from Milwaukee; and the Cavaliers from Rosemont, Ill., the current world champions.
Corps members will rehearse throughout the day, he said. The Blue Devils will rehearse at PSU, while the Capital regiment will rehearse at Pittsburg High School. Pioneer will rehearse at Girard High School.
(www.casperstartribune.net)
Five drum corps from across the country and Canada, including the Casper Troopers, will perform their much-rehearsed routines tonight for Casper fans.
Drums Along the Rockies will begin at 7 p.m. tonight on Cheney Field at Natrona County High School. The ticket booth opens at 2 p.m. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Premium seats are $25, standard seats are $15 and general admission is $12.
Drums Along the Rockies will feature the Casper Troopers; the Kiwanis Kavaliers of Ontario, Canada; the Seattle Cascades of Seattle, Wash., the Blue Knights from Denver, Colo.; and the Phantom Regiment from Rockford, Ill. Each drum corps can have up to 135 members between the ages of 14 and 22, Marie Puryear, chairperson for the show, said.
Each drum corps has 10- to 11-and-a-half minutes to produce a show featuring bugles, drums, brass instruments and a color guard. The corps will be scored on musical performance, marching performance and overall effect. The color guard will receive a score based on their performance.
(www.denverpost.com)
At every competition, a drum corps gets about 11 minutes to strut its stuff.
For Denver’s busy Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, that means it will have competed for just over 308 minutes by the end of the summer. That is not much time in the spotlight for a group that practices 10 to 12 hours almost every day from Memorial Day through mid-August.
(www.zwire.com)
They were two of hundreds of band enthusiasts to hear their namesake, packing Sevier County High School’s Burchfield Stadium Tuesday evening for the 30th Annual Drums Across America Drum and Bugle Corps Competition, sponsored by Drum Corps International (DCI).
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Hosted by the Sevier County High School Band, Drums Across America is the biggest fund-raiser of the year for the band. The proceeds will allow Sevier County High’s band members to go to competitions, halftime football game performances on the road and receive program upgrades.
DCI has developed into a major competition with influence on drum and bugle corps, marching bands and related activities worldwide.
Several world championships in different cities have provided entertainment to more than a half a million people in stadiums all over the world. Upper class high school and college students compile all of the groups.
Six groups participated in the competition, including the Blue Coats of Canton, Ohio; the Boston (Mass.) Crusaders; the Carolina Crown of Fort Mill, S.C.; the Marion Glory Cadets of Marion, Ohio; Southwind of Lexington, Ky.; and the Spirit from Jacksonville (Ala.) State University.
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