Corps news and announcements

In This Edition ...

• Regiment names new artistic director

• DCI World Champion to produce drum line for NBA Champion

• Upcoming drum corps golf fundraisers

• Plus much more!

7^th Regiment

7^th Regiment announced the resignation of corps director Tim Rall, Open Class Director of the Year in 2014.

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The Academy

After finishing its most successful season, the Academy has announced its dates for brass and color guard auditions.

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Blue Devils

The Blue Devils online store has extended its Labor Day sale through Friday, September 9.

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Blue Knights

The Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble has established a scholarship in memory of alum Keith Nygaard.

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Bluecoats

This year the Bluecoats will produce Q-Stix, a percussion ensemble for the NBA World Champion Cleveland Cavaliers. Open auditions will be held on September 18 in Cleveland.

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Boston Crusaders

The annual Crusaders Golf Classic will take place on September 30 in Attleborough, Massachusetts.

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The Cadets

Youth Education in the Arts’ secondary drum corps, Cadets2, won its very first Drum Corps Associates World Championship title over Labor Day Weekend.

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Carolina Crown

DCI Hall of Fame member Jeff Sacktig is among a number of new hires to Carolina Crown’s design team.

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The Cavaliers

The Cavaliers will host a Top Golf Party fundraiser on Sunday, September 18 in Naperville, Illinois. The event will feature a raffle with a $10,000 grand prize.

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Colts

Colts appointed Jason Schubert to the position of director of operations and media. “Jason’s experiences as a member, drum major, staff member and tour director all provide a great foundation for his new role with the Colts organization," director Vicki MacFarlane said.

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Crossmen

Crossmen appointed Blake Daughtrey as the corps’ visual caption head for 2017, joining new visual designer, Andy Ebert.

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Mandarins

Mandarins named the members of its educational staff for the 2016 Mandarins Academy, a series of educational sessions focused on raising students’ performance level in brass, color guard, percussion, woodwind, and drum major leadership.

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Music City

Music City named the new and returning staff members who will serve as caption heads for the corps’ 2017 season.

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Oregon Crusaders

Tim Snyder has been named the new brass caption head of the Oregon Crusaders.

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Phantom Regiment

Wes Cartright has been named Phantom Regiment’s artistic director, joined by visual designer Mark Moreno.

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Southwind

Southwind has announced its instructional staff for 2017, including a new visual caption head.

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Spartans

Ever dream of owning a drum corps motor coach? The Spartans organization is selling one of its well-traveled vehicles.

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