The Academy’s 11th Annual Benefit Event on Friday, March 23, in Tempe, Ariz., will feature entertainment including the debut performance of the corps’ 2012 brass section and the Bad Cactus Brass Band. Online RSVPs are requested by March 12.
Blue Devils will be back in action with the corps’ March rehearsal camp the ninth through the 11th in Concord, Calif. Check out the schedule for the weekend on the corps’ website.
Check out a series of photos from the Cavaliers’ February rehearsal camp on the corps’ Facebook page.
The Colts will hold their next rehearsal March 23-25. The corps is still seeking a limited number of brass, front ensemble percussion and color guard members to fill open positions.
If you’re looking to update your St. Patty’s Day wardrobe, look no further than the Crossmen’s new “Kiss Me I’m Crossmen” T-shirt and button combo. Proceeds from the sale of these products will support the corps’ scholarship fund.
Jersey Surf announced a partnership with the Philadelphia Soul arena football team to host the first annual Philly Throw Down Drum Line Competition. Twenty-five percussion groups are set to perform at this April 1 event that will be held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Pacific Crest’s very first “Behind the Crest” podcast features interviews with corps program designers Mark Gunderson, Jeff Lee and Ralph Pace.
Phantom Regiment is the recipient of a $5,000 grant through the CITGO Fueling Good campaign.
Racine Scout will host a rehearsal camp on March 10 and 11 at Nativity of the Lord Catholic School in Cudahy, Wis. The camp begins at 9 a.m. CT on Saturday.
The late Santa Clara Vanguard Director Gale Royer has been honored as the first inductee into the corps’ newly established Hall of Fame.
Spirit of Atlanta has postponed its previously scheduled leadership clinic for students. The corps will be rehearsing March 9-11 at Ola High School in McDonough, Ga.
All are welcome at the Spirit of New Jersey’s upcoming all-day rehearsal on March 17 at the Rutgers University YES Center in Newark. Tour fees to participate as a member of the 2012 corps are $500.
The Troopers will head to Indianapolis this spring to march in the Festival 500 Parade on Saturday, May 26. Following the event, the corps will host its spring training rehearsals in Lebanon, Ind., before its first competitive event on June 20 in Battle Creek, Mich. “The Troopers are very excited to be representing the DCI fraternity at this major national event,” Director Fred Morris said.
