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As the final step of a year-long restructuring effort, Santa Clara Vanguard, a non-profit youth performing arts organization, has appointed Jeff Fiedler as its first chief executive officer. |
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By Michael Reed - Independent World
With a program that pushed the boundaries for visual creativity in the activity that earned caption awards for Effect and Visual, Rhythm X (OH) (Gold Medal- 96.9) took their first WGI PIW Championship with “Gone”. |
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By Michael Boo - Scholastic A Class
Winning all captions, South Hills HS (1st- 97.2) won honors for the top Scholastic Class A percussion line at the 2008 WGI World Championships, besting 45 other lines that competed in the class prelims. |
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Percussion Scholastic Concert World
Capturing their first WGI Title with a pristine display of musicianship,Claremont (CA) (Gold Medal- 96.05) brought the contemporary sounds of Japanese composers Akira Nishimura and Minoru Miki to town with “Kala”. |
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Onstage and in the audience of the Stranahan Theater, everyone was in the mood for a gala last night at the Toledo Symphony's 65th Anniversary Celebration. |
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The World Class Finals performances took UD Arena by storm. The power and skill of these groups is truly amazing. The audience watched in astonishment, and were worked into a frenzy. By Philip Mayard |
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The Open Class Finals performances completely entertained the audience. Performances from this show will be talked about for years to come. By Michael Reed |
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The A Class Finals performances filled the arena with anticipation and excitement. - By Michael Reed |
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Memorial Stadium in Bloomington will play host to Marching Music’s Major League™ as it showcases the world’s finest marching music ensembles. |
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WGI has teamed up with Drum Corps International to bring you Championship action LIVE on your desktop from the University of Dayton Arena. |
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The results are in! Thousands of drum corps fans have cast ballots to select their six favorite corps performances from 2005-2007 to be shown on the big screen for Drum Corps International’s spring cinema event. |
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We are pleased to announce the program for this year's Northwest tour: selections from the legendary progressive rock band RUSH! |
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Through the eyes of a wide-eyed child, experience the sights and sounds of a carnival like none you have ever seen. From the arrival of the troupe, to the allure of being a part of this unique traveling show; you will be thrilled by the excitement of each moment, awed by the performers, amazed by the oddities, and drawn into the mysterious world of the traveling menagerie. |
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Apart from the Virtual Individuals & Ensembles, registration for the 'real' CGN Individuals & Ensembles has started. On October 18, 2008 this competition will be held in Eemnes, The Netherlands. |
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Today, Color Guard Netherland started a new web service, named Virtual Individuals & Ensembles. The website looks like YouTube and provides visitors the possibility to upload a video file of their own performance. Other visitors are able to rank the performance. It's that simple. |
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The Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps is proud to present their 2008 program entitled “Le Tour: Every Second Counts.” Since its’ inception in 1903, the Tour de France has tested the limits of the human heart and to this day remains one of the most physically and mentally challenging events in the world. |
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By Alex Mendoza - With the season now reaching its middle point, the 29 units gathered at Los Osos High School for the WGI Rancho Cucamonga Regional would have to face many challenges. Aside from the general concerns of performing a competitive program, surprise patches of rain – coupled with the aftermath of cold, damp weather – proved to be another obstacle. |
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By Scott Markham - Rancho Bernardo High School played host to the “San Diego Regional”. This impressive two-day regional played host to some very memorable and exciting performances. |
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By Michael Reed - While the Midwest has seen it’s share of cold and snow this winter, the WGI Indianapolis Percussion Regional brought warm, spring-like temperatures and a large gathering of some of the finest drumlines in the country to Franklin Central High School in central Indiana for the largest percussion regional so far this season. A full day of preliminary competition on Saturday set the field for the 31 ensembles who would perform in Sunday’s finals competition. |
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Winter Guard International, Sport of the Arts, is proud to announce the election of Dave Marvin and Jay Webb to the WGI Hall of Fame. They join 28 distinguished fellow honorees and will be inducted in a ceremony to take place Wednesday, April 16 just prior to the WGI World Percussion Championships in Dayton, Ohio. |
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Founded in late fall, 1957, the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps rapidly grew from a local band of Casper teenagers to a national powerhouse competitive drum corps that set the activity ablaze. |
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It has been another incredibly successful year for The Blue Devils entertainment company, BDEntertainment. NOW to cap off a impressive 2007, BDE has been invited to be a headline entertainment group for the NFL Pro Bowl in Hawaii on Feb 7-10. |
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It is going to be a "SUPER" weekend in more ways than one! The WGI regional season starts tomorrow. The competition kicks off with color guard regionals in Austin, Pittsburgh, and Richmond. Check out the new Fan Info Packet on each of the Regional information pages to print out the schedule, prices, directions, and other helpful information. Good Luck to all participants and make sure to keep your eyes on wgi.org for scores, reviews, and video coverage next week! |
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Marching in a band with a big drum is hard enough. Add fancy stickwork and a few dance moves to the routine, and you've got the Highland Springs High School Heavy Hitters. |
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At high school reunions, most people just reconnect with friends, talk about the good old days and reminisce. They rarely get to go back and actually recreate moments from their past, especially in front of 15,000 spectators. |
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