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he readership of the magazine continues to expand, dramatically increased on both desktop and responsive (mobile) editions. Below are statistics following October's released through a few days following December's release...Read More
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heck out what Drum Corps International is planning for its 2026 tour...Read MoreStyle Plus Band Shoes
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D Performing Arts is proud to announce the Blue Devils International Corps 2026European Tour, bringing a cast of 95 elite performers to two of the world’s most celebrated international music events: the World Music Contest (WMC) in Kerkrade, The Netherlands, and the renowned Basel Tattoo in Basel, Switzerland.
Hand-selected from experienced members of the Blue Devils and top performers across the drum corps community, this ensemble will represent the excellence, artistry and innovation for which BDPA is known -- showcasing American marching arts on a global stage...Read More
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his article provides details about our new DCW responsive and accessible version—perfect for desktop and mobile devices—including options for device and browser settings to enhance your reading experience. While you need not do anything to enjoy this edition of DCW, there are optional settings for Text Size, Light/Dark Mode, Read Aloud (your device will read articles to you), and Language Translation...Read MoreSky Ryders
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elcome to the turning point of the drum corps season. The audition process is winding down. The strands of new music will soon fill corps halls and other rehearsal sites. In less than six months, fans donned in favorite drum corps colors will crowd stadiums for early competition. It’s like watching the birth of a beautiful flower—the early signs are there, but not quite ready to bloom.....Read MoreGADC2026.com
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ovember 22, 2025 — Plymouth, MA. A beloved event partnered with the America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Parade in Plymouth is the evening concert by thea lumni drum corps, most ohaving marched in the parade earlier in the day. On Saturday even alumni groups associated with drum corps as well the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band performed in a concert at Plymouth’s historic Memorial Hall which entertained all in attendance, reuniting longtime friends, some of whom at one time may have been former rivals...Read More
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ovember 22, 2025 — Plymouth, MA. Meteorologist Mike Wankum is a reliable weather forecaster for Boston’s WCVB Channel 5, the station considered by many viewers to be the most accurate source for all things weather related in the Boston area. WCVB Channel 5 is also happens to be the media sponsor of Plymouth, MA’s America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Parade...Read MoreFruhauf Uniforms, Inc.
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f you’ve been around the activity long enough, you know the story: a kid joins a neighborhood drum corps, is handed a bugle, drum sticks, or flag, and discovers a whole new world of family, performance, discipline, and esprit de corps. Years later, the rest of the world meets that individual on recordings, movie screens, concert stages, and television, having no idea it all started in a neighborhood church basement, a parking lot, in a parade, and on a football field...Read MoreChopSaver
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ohannesburg, South Africa — The streets of Springs, Birchleigh, Soweto and Mandini came alive this month as hundreds of young musicians and dancers from the Field Band Foundation (FBF) marched in joyful celebration of their victories at the 2025 Field Band Foundation National Championships. Following the much-anticipated National Championships held earlier this month at the DP World Wanderers Stadium, the Victory Parades gave the winning Field Bands a chance to celebrate their achievements with the communities that have supported them every step of the way....Read MoreBand Shoppe
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ohannesburg, South Africa—December 8, 2025. The Field Band Foundation (FBF) is honoured to announce its induction into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame (WDCHoF), one of the most respected institutions in the global marching arts landscape. Based in the United States, the WDCHoF recognises individuals and organisations whose work has significantly advanced performance excellence, leadership, community development and international cultural exchange.....Read More
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arlier this year I did an interview with Randy Ferrie about a project he and others were organizing. I’ve known him for over 40 years, since he came to Madison to march with the Madison Scouts.Two of the other organizers -- Chris Killian and Kevin McDermott -- recently e-mailed me about plans that have or are being finalized for the occasion. They are seeking participation from current and alumni drum corps members.
I asked Kevin if I could include an update interview for the January issue as details of the July 4 event come into a more organized plan to stage the world’s largest drum and bugle corps in Philadelphia as part of the country’s 250 birthday....Read More
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few months apart didn’t slow down Santa Clara Vanguard’s 2025 percussion section. In fact, their November reunion came together with the same clarity and confidence they carried all summer. On Saturday, November 15, inside the Indiana Convention Center, Vanguard’s 2025 battery and front ensemble percussionists returned to Indianapolis, the site of this past summer’s DCI bronze medal-winning performance, for the 50th-anniversary edition of the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC)....Read MoreFred J. Miller, Inc.
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he Cavaliers Arts, Performance & Education, Inc (CAPE) announced the formal launch of “Moved by Music,” a dynamic group drumming experience that comes to your event in the Greater Chicago area. Sessions are designed to transform corporate seminars, conferences, galas and large community gatherings...Read MoreJ
ersey Surf’s Mobile Music Lab is proud to announce that community music-making facilitators Justin Vedovelli and Mike Mercadante have successfully completed the Village Music Circles Global 3-Day Basic Facilitators Training, an intensive professional development program led by internationally respected master trainer John Fitzgerald.....Read MoreFriends of DCI
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rum Corps United Kingdom is pleased to announce the details of the 16 performing groups that have signed up to the forthcoming DCUK 2026 SoundSport season...Read MoreStanbury Uniforms
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y hiatus from my 2025 DCI tour is just about to end. The five-day pause was very refreshing and needed. I am fully restored for the long journey ahead to several more DCI shows. Taking the efficient, affordable Southwest Airlines from San Francisco to San Diego after DCI West was the right decision. Staying with high school buddies who migrated here 50 years ago was the medicine this old man needed...Read MoreWe Scan Files
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The Syracuse Brigadiers senior corps was on the field to compete at the August 21, 1965 “Drums Along the Mohawk” drum corps contest in Utica, NY. As their show progressed, more and more of their members started passing out, until there were 10 that had dropped. An ambulance was called onto the field to tend to the fallen, and the Brigadiers actually had to march around the ambulance for more than half of their time on the field. ....Read MoreMarching Pageantry Arts Museum
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n this issue from February 1967: Sugar 'n' Spice, Travelin' with the Troopers, Ed Rooney's Corps-dially Yours, and Spotlight, plus vintage photos and ads...Read MoreDCX
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intage photos of Belles of St. Mary, Prasidium, Monroe Girls, Socialites, Joanettes, Arbella, Mello Dears, Suburbanettes, Eaglettes, Nee-Hi's, and Lionettes, Les Chatelaines, St. John's Girls, Durham Girls, Bon Bons, Vacationland Sweethearts, and Royaleeers...Read MoreNine Books on Kindle
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heyenne, WY -- The Troopers Legacy Corps (TLC) is proud to announce its plans for the 2026 season, building on the success and momentum of its 2025 year. This past August, TLC traveled to Indianapolis, IN, where members came together from across the U.S. and Canada to perform in the DCI SoundSport International Music & Food Festival. Their powerful “HONOR” program, celebrating the life and legacy of longtime Troopers leader Fred Morris, earned the ensemble a Gold rating and widespread acclaim...Read More
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he origin of the 1966 Seattle Cascades pinback design is not what you’d think. Its roots are from a VFW Post in Wisconsin. Wisconsin itself has been a hotbed of drum corps activity for eons. Here’s an early example of a drum corps contest pinback using a bass drum ...Read More
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ill Dixon documented drum and bugle corps through his amazing photography during the 1980s, featured in many drum corps publicatons. These historical photo archives represent an important part of drum corps' enduring legacy and its future...Read More
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n 2026, Phantom Regiment alumni from every era will reunite for a once-in-a-lifetime performance at the DCI World Championship Semi-finals on Friday, August 7 at Lucas Oil Stadium. This milestone appearance marks the largest alumni gathering in the organization’s history, bringing together more than 600 performers for a powerful celebration of Phantom Regiment’s legacy...Read More
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atch up on the latest corps team annoucements, including staff, caption heads, program coordinators, visual and color guard instructional leaders, design staff, educators, directors / assistant directors, arrangers, administrators, creative teams, and...Read More
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rum Corps World is proud to display vintage artwork by the late Don Daber, who left this world on April 4, 2019. Don had a tremendous impact on drums corps with his artwork that appeared throughout activity publications...Read More
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