Drum corps combine pageantry and precision
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.
