IN THIS EDITION:
- Music City recognized by Metro Nashville Arts Commission
- Peek inside Carolina Crown's latest audition camp
- Carol of the Bluecoats
- DCI All-Age & SoundSport roundups
- And more!
The Academy
With opportunities still available to join the corps for its 2024 season, check out these snapshots from The Academy’s most recent audition camp.
The Battalion
Throw it back to the last seven seasons of The Battalion in just 10 seconds.
Blue Devils B
Blue Devils B’s audition weekend for brass, percussion and drum majors is less than a month away.
Blue Devils C
Blue Devils C is taking part in a Krispy Kreme fundraiser, aiming to sell 150 dozen donuts by the end of January.
Blue Knights
It’s not too late to make a year-end donation to the Blue Knights.
Blue Stars
Round one of Blue Stars auditions are complete but there are still opportunities to join the corps for its 2024 season.
Bluecoats
Brass players attending the Bluecoats’ December callback audition camp helped ring in the holidays with a special arrangement of “Carol of the Bells.”
Boston Crusaders
Members of the Boston Crusaders family far and wide sent holiday greetings out to the drum corps community.
Carolina Crown
Take a look inside Carolina Crown’s December audition camp in this reel of highlights.
The Cavaliers
The Cavaliers introduced the instructors who will make up the corps’ 2024 color guard staff.
Colts
Make your plans today to attend the Colts’ three-day January audition camp in Dubuque, Iowa.
Columbians
Led by caption head Tyler Jones, meet the members of the Columbians’ visual instructional staff.
Crossmen
Check out these scenes from Crossmen’s recent Austin-based audition camp.
Genesis
Genesis alums helped put breakfast tacos on the menu at the corps’ December audition camp in Caldwell, Texas.
Gold
Drum major auditions for Gold will take place January 13-14 in Eastvale, California.
Guardians
Registration is now open for Guardians’ January 26-28 rehearsal camp in Warda, Texas.
Impulse
Impulse will host its second audition camp of 2024 on January 15 in Cerritos, California.
Jersey Surf
After a series of successful winter audition camps, there’s still opportunity to get involved with the 2024 edition of the Jersey Surf.
Madison Scouts
It was a very merry December audition camp for the Madison Scouts.
Mandarins
The Mandarins’ “wonder dogs” model the latest in K9 fashion from the corps’ online store.
Music City
Music City received a $50,000 grant from the Metro Nashville Arts Commission. “This grant is not just a financial boost; it is a vote of confidence in our vision and a recognition of the positive impact that the arts can have on our community,” the corps said in a news release.
Pacific Crest
See the members of Pacific Crest hard at work during the corps’ December audition camp in Diamond Bar, California in this video of highlights.
Phantom Regiment
Phantom Regiment reports that they have seen a 55% increase in students auditioning for the corps from 2023 to 2024.
Raiders
The Raiders are aiming to hit a $10,000 fundraising goal by the end of the year.
River City Rhythm
River City Rhythm is now accepting virtual auditions for brass, percussion and color guard performers.
Santa Clara Vanguard
Santa Clara Vanguard director Gio Bastante gives an update on the current off-season progress of the corps. “I’ve never felt more prepared and hungry and ready to go for a season than I do for 2024,” Bastante said.
Seattle Cascades
For every $1,000 in donations to the corps’ Shine-a-Light scholarship fund, the Cascades will reveal the musical repertoire of the five movements of the corps’ 2024 production, “Sky Above
Spartans
The Spartans have an open call out for guitar, bass guitar and drum set players to join the corps for its 2024 season.
Spirit of Atlanta
Spirit of Atlanta tells prospective members to “brace yourselves for an unforgettable start to 2024,” as part of the corps’ upcoming January audition camp in Douglasville, Georgia.
Vessel
“Embark on the journey of a lifetime” with Vessel at the corps’ January 15 audition camp in San Dimas, California.
DCI All-Age Updates
Bushwackers
Meet the members of the Bushwackers’ 2024 color guard instructional staff.
Cincinnati Tradition
Cincinnati Tradition named the members of the corps’ 2024 percussion staff.
Columbus Saints
The Columbus Saints explain the different options available to prospective members after an initial audition with the corps.
Fusion Core
Fusion Core’s next rehearsal camp will take place January 6-7 in Oak Ridge, New Jersey.
Govenaires
Govenaires battery percussion audition packets are now available for download.
Hawthorne Caballeros
The Caballeros’ next audition camp will take place January 6-7 in Ramsey, New Jersey.
Hurricanes
The Hurricanes are in search of two visual performers to play “main characters” in the corps’ 2024 competitive production.
Sunrisers
The Sunrisers’ next rehearsal camp will take place January 20-21 in Kings Park, New York.
SoundSport Updates
Eclipse Drum & Bugle Corps – Indianapolis, IN
Eclipse brass, battery percussion and color guard auditions will take place January 13 in Greenfield, Indiana.
Northern Lights Drum & Bugle Corps – Muskegon, MI
Northern Lights executive director Misty Olmstead shared a holiday message looking back at the year that was and the year ahead for the Michigan corps.
Spirit of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale, CA
Don’t miss this throwback video to Spirit of Sunnyvale in the 1985 Hollywood Christmas Parade.
