Fran Haring, DCW staff

May 15, 2004 — Baltimore, MD . . . Warm weather; the Preakness horse race; colorful azaleas blooming — all of these are signs that spring has arrived in Baltimore. And since the early 1990s, the “Dixie Stinger” stage concert, sponsored by the Yankee Rebels senior/alumni corps, has become another springtime tradition south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Winter is over, so bring on the drum corps!

As they have for several years, the Audubon Bon-Bons Alumni Chorus got things started with a nice...

The second and third June issues are going to be produced one week later than originally announced. They will be dated June 18 and June 25 and mailed to subscribers on June 17 and June 24. The schedule initially had a one-week gap at the end of June, but we have eliminated that in order to produce seven issues in seven weeks leading up to the DCI Championships in...

by Tom Peashey, DCW staff, and Norm Schaefer

April 24 saw Mighty St. Joe’s Alumni present their 11th Annual “Classic” indoor exhibition. Held in past years in the spacious Kodak Theatre on the Ridge, 2004 saw the show moved to Greece Olympia High School. This fine auditorium — although not the theatre — was more than adequate for the evening’s performances. There were very few empty seats and enthusiasm abounded.

This is a wonderful chance for old friends to gather. There was much drum corps chatter...

by Andrew Wheeler, DCW staff

I’ve never really attended many pre-season drum corps events before, but this year seems to be providing a variety of them. Last week, it was the Cavaliers’ annual get-together at Gameworks (why do I always type that as “Frameworks” and then have to go back and correct it?) in Schaumburg, IL. This week, it was Pioneer’s Spring Concert, the 2004 “Shamrock Festival of Music,” spring edition.

I donned my Southwind polo shirt, climbed in the car, put in my “Phantom...

The seven men to be inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame on September 4 have made outstanding contributions to the international drum and bugle corps movement right across the continent, from Quebec south to Louisiana, west to California and even as far away as South Africa.

The inductions will take place at the mid-day banquet and awards ceremony in Scranton, PA, during the Drum Corps Associates Labor Day weekend championships. They were selected by the Hall of Fame screening committee.

Michel Boulanger, of Ste. Foy, QUE...