Inside the Arc – HAPPY NEW YEAR, LILY WOO
In the traditional Chinese Calendar 2025 is the Year of the Snake so it’s appropriate that this story contains…
Jan 31 2025 /Inside the Arc – 3 Wise Men
It’s said “experience counts”, but there’s world of difference between 10 year’s experience and 1 year’s experience 10 times…
Sep 29 2024 /Inside the Arc – Dave Hill: A Beautiful Mind
It seems clear that some are born with abilities and potential a cut above the rest of us mere…
May 5 2023 /Inside the Arc – The Book of Norman
Sometime in the fall of 1971, I was walking down Waverly Place in Greenwich Village with a friend. A…
Sep 4 2022 /Inside the Arc – The Ace of Bugles
As everyone knows, the Greeks had their Mt. Olympus, the Romans their Pantheon, and the Norse their Valhalla, special…
May 26 2021 /Inside the Arc – Three Who Matter
Today he’d be called a “Dreamer”, qualified for the DACA Program, but those terms didn’t exist in 1947 when…
Jul 4 2020 /2025 Boton Crusaders Pit Lot | Prelims
04:24 pm | The 2025 Boston Crusaders Front Ensemble warms up before their prelims performance on August 7th, 2025.…
Mobile Music Lab visit to the 2025 Clifford Brown Jazz Festival
04:21 pm | “The Jersey Surf Mobile Music Lab brought hands-on fun to the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival in Wilmington, Delaware! Festival-goers of all ages joined interactive drum circles, explored instruments in our musical ‘petting zoo,’ and discovered easy…
Crossmen – Mass Brass 2025 – Corps Song
04:16 pm | Crossmen performing their corps song for Spirit of Atlanta at the Allentown Regional.…
On The Back Hash Ep. 104: We Answer Your Questions!!!
04:15 pm | The boys are back and ready to discuss your questions! You all sent us questions, and we respond with our takes about corps, DCI, and other categories. Let us know your answers to some of these…
On A Water Break – Cymbals, Costumes & Color Wheels: Marching Band Design Trends + BOA/DCI News 2025
04:13 pm | Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.This week’s panel brings together Jackie Brown, Grantis Peranda, Trish O’Shea, Emily Nee, and special guest Liam Reynolds (@bucketdip on TikTok | @liam.r.reynolds on IG). From cymbal line culture to…
Music City Drumline 2025 – DCI Nashville Lot
06:33 pm | Music City in the Lot at DCI Nashville 07/25/25 Warmup: 00:00 – 03:48 Opener chunks: 03:50 Movement 2 chunks: 06:20 Closer Chunks: 8:48…
2025 Banquet, Hotel Reservation and Yearbook Ad Details
06:31 pm | Come celebrate the induction of 15 new Hall of Famers on Dec. 6th. Check their bios by clicking on their photos and find Banquet, hotel reservation and Yearbook ad details here: https://www.wdchof.org/induction-ceremony-and-banquet/ Read the rest of…
Inside the Machine: Episode 5
06:30 pm | The final episode of 2025 captures the individual experiences of three Cavaliers over the course of the summer. You’ll hear from Drum Major Max Schaeffer, Color Guard Member Michael Cervantes, and Trumpet Player Marijn Slagmolen as…
Join River City Rhythm in 2026!
08:49 pm | Join a River City Rhythm ensemble in 2026! Visit www.rivercityrhythm.org to learn more.…
Blue Devils B 2025 Multi Cam at DCI Gold Showcase
06:45 pm | Watch Blue Devils B perform at the 2025 Gold Showcase with partial sound on Wednesday, July 9. FloSports is actively pursuing the remaining music licensing necessary to be able to offer the entire performance on-demand.…
High Cam: Gold Drum and Bugle Corps At DCI West 2025
06:08 pm | Watch the full high cam of Gold Drum and Bugle Corps at 2025 DCI West. #dci2025 #soundon…
Spartans announce the 2025 Hall of Fame Recipient: Paul G. LaFlamme Sr.
10:19 pm | It is our honor to announce the newest addition to the Albert LaFlamme Memorial Hall of Fame – Paul G. LaFlamme Sr. Paul G. LaFlamme Sr. has been with the Spartans for all eight decades of…
Spartans announce the 2025 Hall of Fame Recipient: Paul G. LaFlamme Sr.
05:46 pm | It is our honor to announce the newest addition to the Albert LaFlamme Memorial Hall of Fame – Paul G. LaFlamme Sr. Paul G. LaFlamme Sr. has been with the Spartans for all eight decades of…
On the Back Hash Ep. #93- DCI 2025: Open Class and All-Age Show Announcements
06:15 pm | The boys are back and ready to talk all things DCI! After a lengthy break, we’re back along with the start of the 2025 DCI season. This episode, the guys talk about the shows that have…
Official Message from New London City Council President Pro Tempore Akil Peck
07:45 pm | To the residents of our great city of New London, I am proud to extend my heartfelt support for the Seventh Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps—a remarkable organization that brings together talented youth from across Connecticut…
Labor Day Weekend – Back in the Day
05:47 pm |
Labor Day weekend had me feeling nostalgic. As a drum corps kid growing up in upstate New York, it meant something big; really big! The Drum Corps Associates (DCA) Championships. The senior corps! The big guys.…
2025 DCI All-Age World Championships Finals Awards Ceremony
04:23 pm | Through the scores and awards from the 2025 DCI All-Age World Championship Finals, August 10, 2025, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Read more about the results: https://www.dci.org/news/bucs-take-home-gold-at-second-ever-dci-all-age-championship/…
Join us for our 80th Anniversary Celebration!
04:16 pm | YOU’RE INVITED! Join us for our 80th Anniversary Celebration – a night of delicious food and drinks paired with 80 years of memories, friendships, and nostalgia! Read the rest of the article here.…
Reading Buccaneers – The Road To Indy
01:28 pm | The trip from our home base to Indianapolis is 600 miles. With our 7-vehicle convoy carrying 128 dedicated members, that’s a total of 4,200 miles we need to cover to get the entire corps to championships.…
New York Skyliners Announces 80th Anniversary BBQ
02:22 pm |
The New York Skyliners Drum & Bugle Corps®™ is pleased to announce and share ticket information for our 80th Anniversary BBQ. The N. Y. Skyliners 80th Anniversary BBQ Saturday, August 23, 2025 1:00 – 5:00 P.M.…
On A Water Break: Water Break Weekly – DCI All-Age Spotlight
07:10 pm | We kick off the inaugural DCI All-Age season with your full panel: news headlines, a 60-Second Tech Block on video-feedback drills, a Water We Doing? rant on online negativity, and Gush & Go highlights.…
The Buccaneers x BEAM App
06:10 pm | The Buccaneers hornline are making use of the Beam App this summer. Hear from Brass Caption Head Mike Tanzos about how Beam has changed how the brass team works.…
Buccaneers x UDB
04:23 pm | The Buccaneers are proud to be in partnership with Ultimate Drill Book for another season. Hear from Visual Caption Head Lydia Beam about how the Buccaneers use UDB. Thanks to UDB!…
DCUK Championships 2005
03:26 pm | Take a trip down Memory Lane to the 2005 British Drum Corps Championships held at Mansfield Town FC and features clips from: CADET CLASS 4th Place – Commodore Cadets 3rd Place – Avenger Cadets 2rd Place…
European Drum Corps Championships – the future
07:14 pm |
Background Since the European Drum Corps Championships (EDCC) were revived after the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been successfully delivered through the leadership of Hans Kloppert, with dedicated support from Alan Thompson, Joe Fitzpatrick, and a broad…
Flying The British Flag at DCI 2025
11:19 am |
Each year performing members from the UK travel across the Atlantic to be part of the Drum Corps International summer competition tour and with the 2025 World Championships events taking place in Marion and Indianapolis, Indiana…
DCUK SoundSport event dates 2026
02:17 pm |
Winter Guard UK (WGUK) has just announced the dates for their 2026 season contests. Venue details will be formally approved, finalised and announced after the WGUK Board Meeting but for now next in the UK winter…
Drum Corps United Kingdom celebrating 45 years
07:13 pm |
In 2025 Drum Corps United Kingdom celebrates 45 years since its formation in 1980. In addition the Winter Guard activity in the UK also started in the same year so it’s a double celebration. All the…
DCUK Yearbook 2025 available on line
07:56 pm |
Drum Corps United Kingdom is pleased to be able to make the 2025 DCUK & Winter Guard UK Yearbook available to view on line:…
Thank You UK SoundSport 25 ~ UK SoundSport 26 – Here We Come!
07:59 pm |
With the winter DCUK SoundSport season now at a close, an on-line “debriefing” meeting was recently held for all the 11 participating units from 2025. This meeting was attended in person by 7 units and input…
SoundSport Success In UK
04:27 pm |
This winter there have been 7 United Kingdom SoundSport contests organised by Drum Corps United Kingdom as part of the 2025 Winter Guard United Kingdom season. 11 units have taken part in this inaugural year and…
Book Review – “Space Music”
08:18 pm | Jack Meehan is a true drum corps renaissance man. From his initial exposure to the activity while growing up in the Burroughs of New York City to his long time association with the Concord Blue Devils,…
2011 DCW On-Line: Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania
09:56 pm |
by Rich Conti, Drum Corps World staff (richburgher [at] yahoo [dot] com) August 4, 2011 – Johnsonburg, PA . . . An absolutely gorgeous evening and a large and ravenous drum corps crowd set the stage…
2011 DCW On-Line: Erie, Pennsylvania – World Class
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by Kevin Gamin, Drum Corps World staff and Drum Corps Planet managing editor August 6, 2011 – Erie, PA . . . It was a weekend of upsets in Erie, PA. On Saturday evening, the Oregon…
2011 DCW On-Line: Allentown, Pennsylvania – Saturday Night
08:56 pm |
by William Aldrich-Thorpe, Drum Corps World staff (aldrichthorpe [at] gmail [dot] com) August, 6 2011 — Allentown, PA . . . On this very wet and threatening evening, the Blue Devils barely edged the Cadets by…
2011 DCW On-Line: West Chester, Pennsylvania
09:31 pm |
by Bob Fields, Drum Corps World staff (rfields25 [at] aol [dot] com) With just two two days to go before the DCI Eastern Regional in Allentown, PA, this show at West Chester University gave a great…
2011 DCW On-Line: Massillon, Ohio
08:34 pm |
by Vic Colaianni, Drum Corps World staff (vjcoly [at] gmail [dot] com) A rain-shortened “Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival” drum corps competition did not dampen the enthusiasm of the over 7,000 in attendance. This year’s…
2011 DCW On-Line: Allentown, Pennsylvania – Friday Night
06:40 pm |
by William Aldrich-Thorpe, Drum Corps World staff (aldrichthorpe [at] gmail [dot] com) The Cavaliers easily outdistanced the Phantom Regiment this evening with their powerful and unusual production titled “XtraordinarY.” The Rosemont, IL, corps led across all…
2011 DCW On-Line: Bealeton, Virginia
07:45 pm |
by William Aldrich-Thorpe, Drum Corps World staff (aldrichthorpe [at] gmail [dot] com) Crown lit up the sky with phenomenal aerial color guard tricks while filling the night air with their outstanding “Rach Star” production. This night…
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