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 /Recap | DCI Eastern Classic | Allentown, PA
07:05 pm | Still fired up from an unforgettable night in Allentown ? Ready bring the passion and power of Carolina Crown to Lucas Oil tomorrow night.…
SCORES: 2025 DCI Open Class World Championship Finals
07:02 pm | Listen through the announcement of scores at the 2025 DCI Open and International Class World Championship Finals, Tuesday, August 5, at Indiana Wesleyan University’s Wildcat Stadium.…
2025 Boston Crusaders Battery Lot | Allentown
07:01 pm | As a wise man once said, “DCI is Allentown.” Replay the loudest lot of the season from the heart of Allentown, PA. And yes, our center snare is okay! He is healthy and back on the…
BD360: Championship Report 3 – Arriving in Indy!
06:59 pm | Indy — we’ve arrived! ? We’re pumped to kick off the final days of the 2025 season. Catch all the day one energy in the third Championship Report from the heart of Lucas Oil City.…
The Blue Devils 2025 Hornline In the Lot – Allentown
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Aged Out Podcast 131 || DCI 2025 Finals Predictions
06:56 pm | Hosts of The Aged Out Podcast, Michael Fantini and Evan Worrell, discuss their finals predictions for the DCI 2025 competitive season.…
REACTION: Spartans win gold, three-peat in 2025
06:53 pm | Get on the field and feel the excitement as the Spartans were announced as 2025 Open Class World Champions.…
Mandarins 2025: DCI Lake Erie Recap
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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…
Spartans Mourn the Passing of Long Time Volunteer Richie Stover
04:58 pm | It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of a Spartan Legend, Richard Stover (Elizabeth) was a long time Bus and Truck driver for the Spartans. Known for a gruff demeanor but also…
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
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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!…
Preston Scout House Band receives Fisher family annual grant
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Preston Scout House Band Inc. is receiving a $1,700 grant from the William and Vera Fisher Family Fund, received through the Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF), to help support ongoing operations. The $1,700 grant matches last…
Four winners get $500 PSHB Inc. funding
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Three individuals and one high school band are sharing $500 in prize money offered to participants in this year’s Kitchener-Waterloo Kiwanis Music Festival (KWKMF) by Preston Scout House Band Inc.. The prize money is awarded in…
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…
Flying The British Flag at DCI 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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…
The Pop Collective is looking for a guitarist!
04:09 pm | In addition to a standard band line (drums, bass, guitar, keys, percussion and vocals) we also have 16 horns to create a great sound. The repertoire includes songs by Bruno Mars, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Gloria Gaynor, Ronnie…
DCUK DrumLine Battle – 16th September 2023. Beeches v Revolution
06:44 pm | A DrumLine Battle event was held on Saturday 17th September 2023 at Butts Park Arena, Coventry as part of the British Drum Corps Championships and featured: Beeches Performance Ensemble & Revolution – Queensbury Youth Band DrumLine…
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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