Drum Corps World

26/11/2024

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Happy Holidays to everyone in the literal “world” from everyone on the worldwide staff of Drum Corps World!

The conclusion to 2024 marks my 50-year ownership of Drum Corps World, a publication I first became involved with in the first issue, October 1971, distributed at the American Legion Uniformed Groups Congress in Indianapolis, the same meeting DCI became an organization!

At this point there thankfully are no reports of corps having difficulties and hopefully every one will have a big membership on the starting line when the summer competitions get underway in about seven months. We’ll see some new DCI Open Class, All-age and SoundSport groups, too!

DCI’s annual “Janual” meeting of the board of directors, show sponsors and drum majors bill be taking place. We’ll have a report on details that will affect the corps and fans during the 2025 tour in the February issue.

The DCI 2025 tour schedule is included in this issue so fans can make tentative plans for shows.

In the meantime, enjoy the holidays and look forward to a great 2025 season!

Steve Vickers

26/11/2024

Photo of the Day - Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Cincinnati Tradition, Cincinnati, OH
Drum Corps World photo by Chris Maher

26/11/2024

Did you know? Pass the syrup . . . In the mid-1970s, the Village Inn Pancake House in Glenwood Springs, CO, ran a promotion in conjunction with the DCI-sanctioned “Drums Along the Rockies” contest there. The restaurant called it “Drums Along the Pancakes.”

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25/11/2024

Photo of the Day - Monday, November 25, 2024
Blue Devils, Concord, CA
Drum Corps World photo by Ron Wyatt

25/11/2024

Did you know? Twang . . . The Rochester, NY, Empire Statesmen were assessed two points in penalties for using an electric guitar at the 1985 Drum Corps Associates Championships.

25/11/2024

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22/11/2024

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Dear readers:

This issue includes reports on the Drum Corps United Kingdom, British Youth Band and European Championships, held during the final weekends of September and early October. The European event was live-streamed. I hope many were able to view it live or sometime later.

The worldwide activity began spreading across the Atlantic in 1974 and, over the years, there have been literally dozens of corps start-up in Scotland, Ireland, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Belgium and France. Unfortunately, the majority of the organizations are no longer in existence, some because of unsuccessful mergers, making trips to the U.S. and, more recently, the COVID pandemic that severely affected many organizations. So the European events were represented by a considerably smaller number of active groups.

Thankfully, the activity is still quite active in Japan and Indonesia as well as here in the United States and Canada. I hope to have reports on those country’s championships in the January issue.
In the meantime, the movement keeps progressing in North America!

Steve Vickers

22/11/2024

Meet our Brass Coordinator, Amy!

Amy marched mellophone with the 1997 Cadets of Bergen County, 1998 Blue Devils, and the DCI World Champion 1999 Blue Devils ( #10), having won the Jim Ott Brass Award with BD in both 98 and 99, aging out as an upper lead. She was the third generation of her family to march in drum corps!

She is currently an assistant to the Grand Haven Bands, as a Brass Specialist and wind band clinician. She works daily at Lakeshore Middle School with the 7th and 8th grade bands. Amy is also currently an active freelance horn in the west Michigan region, frequently with Muskegon Civic Theatre, Boardwalk Brass of Grand Haven, and various HS musical productions throughout west Michigan.

22/11/2024

Presenting our 2025 Program Title

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22/11/2024

Introducing our 2025 Percussion Caption Head, Mark Monaghan!

Mark is a NJ based musician and educator currently holding the middle school band director position at Eisenhower Middle School in Roxbury NJ as well as percussion specialist for the district. As a graduate of Rutgers University, he holds degrees in both music education (percussion focus) and psychology. Having worked with various scholastic percussion ensembles in New Jersey, Mark has also worked with various independent musical organizations such as The Santa Clara Vanguard (battery technician) and The Hawthorne Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps (percussion/music coordinator). He has also worked with his alma mater, the Rutgers University Marching Scarlet Knights, since 2016. Mark would like to thank his teachers for their immeasurable impact on his musical career as well as for their selflessness and energy: Joseph Tompkins, Kyle Zerna, Mike Truesdell, Javier Diaz, Todd Nichols, Paul/Sandi Rennick and Kevin Chaffinch.

Join our Percussion at Open House - Register now! https://hawthornecaballeros.org/open-house/

22/11/2024

The Troopers are pleased to announce the 2025 Color Guard Instructional Team under the leadership of Caption Head Dr. Chelsea Toner and Assistant Caption Head Casey McCoy.We look forward to building upon the incredible success of last year's color guard program as we head into 2025."We're so excited...

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