by Brooklyn Mario
bklynmario@aol.com
This article was published originally in the May 2009 edition of Drum Corps World (Volume 38, Number 2).
If you don’t know who he is, you most likely haven’t been involved in drum corps very long. Then again, it is probable that he’s passed through several decades of the DCI press sieve without being justifiably recognized as an elemental ingredient in both the process and the product drum corps is today.
According to Bobby “The Kid”...
by Steve Vickers, DCW publisher
publisher@drumcorpsworld.com
This article was published originally in the May 2009 edition of Drum Corps World (Volume 38, Number 2).
I’ve been following the progress of the Field Band Foundation in South Africa for the last decade and what has been accomplished is nothing short of amazing. From the dreams of Johann Zietsman, who discovered the American drum and bugle corps activity by attending a competition in Ithaca, NY, back in 1980, to the...
This article was originally published in the August 2009 edition of Drum Corps World (Volume 38, Number 5). The DVD “Throw it Down” can be ordered on this Web site.
From the director, John E. Maher
What got you interested in drum corps?
“I knew next to nothing about this subject when my long-time friend, Producer John Kelly, came to me with the idea. I honestly did not see the appeal at first, but when we started to dig into the story, I got excited. I felt that If we could tell this story from inside the heads of...
by Jim Centorino, DCW staff
Jim
This article was published originally in the May 2009 issue of Drum Corps World (Volume 38, Number 2).
Recently, the drum corps community lost a friend and follower, whose name may not be familiar to some, but whose presence was undeniable to many.
I met Joe Swanek, of Shelton, CT, sometime in the late ’60, when I was marching with the Boston Crusaders. Although I didn’t know it at the time, he would become a family friend for the rest of his...
by Mike Ferlazzo, DCW staff
mferlazzo@yahoo.com
This feature article was published originally in the May 2009 issue of Drum Corps World (Volume 38, Number 2)
Memphis Sound did a little Texas two-step in an effort to ensure the long-term health of the corps. In March, the Mid-South Youth Performing Arts Association — the umbrella organization for Memphis Sound — officially announced the organization’s move to the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas.
The corps had already...
