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 /Clinics with Crown | Summer 2026
04:59 pm | Throughout the summer, we caught up with campers and counselors at the Crown Leadership & Drum Major Clinics, Bands of America Summer Camp and Western Carolina University Summer Symposium to hear about their experiences learning alongside…
Punk Rock Irving on Leaving Color Guard, Becoming a Dad & Coming Back to the Activity | OAWB With Irving Lopez
04:30 pm | Punk Rock Irving Lopez is back on On A Water Break. Jackie Brown and Scott Ruiz sit down with Irving for a conversation about leaving color guard, finding himself outside of the activity, becoming a dad,…
Academy receives grant from Arizona Commission on the Arts!
04:28 pm | Arizona Academy of the Performing Arts (AAPA) has been awarded a $12,000 grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona. The grant was one of 409 grants awarded this…
Blue Devils 2026 Horn Line In The Lot: DCI Finals Week
08:37 pm | Show Title: “ZEI” Activity: Drum Corps International Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebluedevils/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heybluedevils X: https://x.com/thebluedevils Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebluedevils Website: https://bluedevils.org/…
Pacific Crest Rises To New Heights At 2026 DCI World Champs #dci2026 #soundon
08:36 pm | Watch marching live and on demand on FloMarching—plus thousands of events across every sport in the FloSports network, all included in one subscription: ? ? SIGN UP TO WATCH: https://flosports.link/4gigBv1…
Rating EVERY 2026 DCI Uniform
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Blue Devils 2026 Front Ensemble – DCI Prelims!
08:34 pm | Show Title: “ZEI” Activity: Drum Corps International Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebluedevils/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heybluedevils X: https://x.com/thebluedevils Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebluedevils Website: https://bluedevils.org/…
OTBH Ep 120- #DCI2026 DCI Awards!
05:07 pm | As we wrap up the 2026 season, join us as we give our opinions on the season by giving out our favorites! Let us know what yours are as well!!…
BLUE DEVILS B 2026 | Funliner Reacts
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Graceful under pressure: Columbians’ young members rise to the challenge
04:50 pm | Pasco, Washington’s Columbians are taking the field in 2026 with a young, dynamic roster that is hungry to learn, grow and make its mark on every show day. Read more: https://www.dci.org/news/unstoppable-growth-how-the-columbians-young-roster-is-building-a-culture-of-leadership…
The Trilogy | DESIGNER’S CORNER: Jaasiel Wilson
07:56 pm | DESIGNER’S CORNER: Lead Visual Designer Jaasiel Wilson shares how our 2026 production fits into a trilogy.…
The heartbeat of our 2026 production | Designer’s Corner: Mitchell Barnard
07:58 pm | DESIGNER’S CORNER: Percussion Arranger Mitchell Barnard dives into the unique way “On the Waterfront” serves as the heartbeat of our 2026 production.…
Fusion Winter Guard Pauses After WGI Championship, Texas Marching Band Heat Rules & Boise Gems | OAWB S4EP29
07:56 pm | Marching band heat safety, Fusion Winter Guard’s pause after winning the 2026 WGI Independent World Championship, and the future of regional DCI Open Class drum corps lead this week’s On A Water Break. Joey Montes III…
The Battalion 2026 — Percussion Show Music — Mid-Season
03:28 pm | The Battalion Percussion Section playing through their show music on July 18, 2026.…
The ConneXion shines in its first year of Soundsport
08:02 pm | Drawn by the accessibility of the SoundSport format, the Wisconsin-based ensemble is quickly growing and energized for the future.…
Inside the Golden Empire Color Guard’s Breakout Season
05:49 pm | Golden Empire’s color guard made serious noise on the 2026 DCI Tour, capturing 1st-place caption wins against some of the toughest Open Class competition in Southern California. Performers and staff reflect on what made this year…
New Wave Drum Corps @ North Star 50th Anniversary Show
05:06 pm | New Wave Drum Corps in exhibition at the North Star 50th Anniversary Show in Melrose MA. Captured 8/22/26.…
The Bridgemen Brass @ North Star 50th Anniversary Show
05:06 pm | The Bridgemen Brass in exhibition at the North Star 50th Anniversary Show in Melrose MA. Captured 8/22/26.…
The CMCC Warriors Mini-Corps @ North Star 50th Anniversary Show
05:05 pm | The CMCC Warriors Mini-Corps in exhibition at the North Star 50th Anniversary Show in Melrose MA. Captured 8/22/26.…
The New York Skyliners @ North Star 50th Anniversary Show
05:04 pm | The New York Skyliners in exhibition at the North Star 50th Anniversary Show in Melrose MA. Captured 8/22/26.…
Crusaders of Boston Senior Corps @ North Star 50th Anniversary Show
05:03 pm | The Crusaders Senior Corps in exhibition at the 50th Anniversary Show in Melrose MA. Captured 8/22/26.…
North Star Alumni All Age Corps @ North Star 50th Anniversary Show
05:02 pm | The North Star in exhibition at their 50th Anniversary Show in Melrose MA. Captured 8/22/26.…
SwankBar Full Shot: A Minneapolis Collaboration
04:31 pm | Catch the vibe with our most recent Vibes Backstage production, bringing together Minneapolis marching arts and local community leaders. Featuring Deondre Carter, founder of All City Music, and artist Charles Caldwell, MBI Vibes proudly worked with…
SCORES: 2026 All-Age World Championship Finals
06:32 pm | A look through the scores given out at the DCI All-Age World Championship Finals on August 8, 2026.…
Flying The British Flag at DCI 2026
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As the Drum Corps International (DCI) 2026 Summer Tour reaches its spectacular conclusion, the world’s finest drum corps performers are preparing to take centre stage at the prestigious DCI World Championships. Featuring more than 90 events…
BYBA Announces Free Membership, Registration Open Now
03:30 pm | The British Youth Band Association, now under the leadership of returning Chairman Neil Wright, has announced a change to the pricing of band membership. Bands will be able to become members of the Association for the…
British Youth Band Association – Election of Chair
06:20 pm | The British Youth Band Association is pleased to announce that, at Sunday’s EGM, Neil Wright was unanimously elected as Association Chair. At the meeting Neil briefly outlined his vision for the Association moving forward, further details…
British Youth Band Association – Notification of Extraordinary General Meeting
06:52 pm | Following the resignation of Paul Morgan as Chair of the Association, the Association’s constitution requires an extraordinary general meeting to be convened for the purpose of electing a new Chair. The meeting will take place on…
BYBA Midlands Show – Sunday 7 June 2026 Details are in!
08:26 pm | ? Date: Sunday, 7 June 2026 ? Time: First Performance at 2:00 PM ? Venue: Sport in Desford, Peckleton Lane, Leicester LE9 9JU BYBA’s next event of the season is just around the corner as we…
BYBA is Coming to the Derbyshire County Show — and It’s Going to Be Big
08:10 pm | Youth marching bands from across the UK are heading to Elvaston this June. Something special is happening at the 143rd Derbyshire County Show, and if you haven’t heard about it yet — you’re going to want…
BYBA Chairman Paul Morgan to standing down effective immediately.
07:54 pm | Due to personal reasons in relation to health, Paul Morgan will be standing down as BYBA chairman effective immediately. We all know Paul’s commitment to the activity across the spectrum as well as his love for…
BYBA’s first event of 2026 – BYBA North details
04:06 pm | ? Date: Sunday, 10 May 2026 ? Time: First Performance at 2:00 PM ? Venue: Bluecoat Beechdale Academy, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 3GP BYBA’s first event of 2026 – BYBA North details…
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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