Steve Vickers, DCW Publisher
publisher@drumcorpsworld.com
With the January 2007 edition of Drum Corps World coming up in 10 days (mailed to subscribers on December 14), now’s your chance to get an introductory price on a subscription and start the new year right with the drum and bugle corps activity’s only publication that covers division I, II, III, senior, all-age, alumni, parade and standstill groups worldwide!
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by Brian Tolzmann, DCW staff
jtolzman@ties2.net
Last year, Drum Corps World Publisher Steve Vickers asked me if it would be possible to do some sort of all-age/senior/alumni corps census, to go along with the junior census I have done since the early 1990s. At that time, I didn’t think I would be able to get an accurate count on those corps.
This year I thought I’d give a stab at it to try and find out just how many of these corps were active in North America during the year. What I...
Bands of America and the Music for All Foundation have announced a merger of the two groups to create Music for All, Inc., one of the largest and most influential national music education organizations in support of active music-making. The merger became effective September 14.
Recognized leaders in their fields, Bands of America (BOA) and its Orchestra America division have a 31-year heritage in providing educational experiences for instrumental music programs and students. The Music for All Foundation (MFA), one of the nation’s leading...
by Fred H. Olin, M.D., DCW staff
On October 19 and 20 at Auburn University in Alabama, a conference titled “Marching, Music, Medicine and Science” was convened to discuss the health evaluation and health maintenance of marching musicians.
Co-sponsors were the Auburn University College of Education, Department of Health and Human Performance, the College of Liberal Arts, Department of Bands, and the Cavalier Medical Group. Participants included drum corps medical personnel, marching band directors and teachers, and academics in the...
by Brian Tolzmann, DCW staff
The summer of 2006 found a total of 65 active North American junior drum and bugle corps. Of this number, 55 were on-field competition corps, with the other 10 being parade, concert or field exhibition units. The competition corps are familiar to those who follow drum corps, but the others are not as well-known.
Here’s a rundown on those non-competition junior corps that were active in 2006:
• Atlantic Guardian, Maine
• Blue Jay, New York
• Chippewa Valley Brigade, Wisconsin
