text and photos by Chris Maher, Drum Corps World staff (chris@corpsreps.com) For the past few months my social media feed included news about a new drum corps forming in Central New Jersey. The hype became reality for me on January 28 when I attended the second audition day of Encorps. I arrived as […]
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I saw the chilling article in the Web-exclusive edition of Halftime Magazine — “Broken Arrow Band Student Dies at Football Game” and, like many, I felt shock, sorrow and deep sympathy, both for his family, his friends and for everyone who knew this young man. I was also left bewildered, wondering why such a young […]
After winding up 2017 with a lively Christmas banquet and long service award ceremony, Preston Scout House Alumni Band will be celebrating the 80th anniversary of its founding in 1938 with community-oriented performances and special events scheduled throughout 2018. The band, originally the bugle band of the 1st Preston Scout Troop, begins twice-monthly rehearsals in […]
It started with a simple message on their Facebook page, “The parade is on. No matter how cold, RHR will be there to entertain.” This was posted on January 2, calling all members to gear up and perform at a unique parade being held on a very frigid Saturday afternoon, January 6, in Cleveland, OH. […]
The New York Warriors Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps held its cornerstone fund-raising event November 5. It was a rainy fall day that coincided with the New York City Marathon only a block away, but the dismal weather and the traffic did not affect the beautiful gala held at the Lt. J. P. Kennedy Center […]
Almost every day every one of us has problems to solve, projects to finish on time or obstacles to conquer or tear down. Imagine in our activity of drum corps that you are a member of a front percussion ensemble and you are aware that someday you will become totally deaf. Meet Sidney Mautte of […]
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