March 2006

March 26, 2006

• Participants in the Boston, Massachusetts, Columbus Day parade, including Director Peter LaFlamme of the Spartans drum corps describe the difficulties rising fuel prices are causing with their organizations.(boston.com)

March 23, 2006

• The Southwest Union and DIO drum corps enter the Drum Corps Europe Championships. (Drum Corps Europe)

March 19, 2006

• Crossmen brass instructor Al Chez, has been selected to become a member of the Buglers Hall of Fame for the 2006 class. (yea.org)

March 16, 2006

• The Toledo Symphony Orchestra will present "1812 Overture -The Glassmen Return!" featuring the Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps in Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. (toledoblade.com)

• The annual drum corps contest in DeKalb, Illinois, formerly run by Drum Corps Midwest as their championship, will not occur in 2006. (Daily Chronicle on-line)(drumcorpsplanet.com)

March 15, 2006

• The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will sponsor Jazz at Lincoln Center's first ever South African cultural exchange program with the Field Band Foundation to produce performances and educational events throughout in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. (DrumCorpsPlanet.com)

March 13, 2006

• Drum Corps Associates, Inc., announced today it has entered into a sponsorship agreement with DCP Partners, LLC, owner of DrumCorpsPlanet.com (DrumCorpsPlanet.com)

March 11, 2006

• The Bandettes previously an all-girl drum corps "will operate as a co-ed corps" beginning in 2006. (Bandettes online)(drumcorpsplanet.com)

March 8, 2006

• Alfred “Corky” Fabrizio and Don Porter are elected to the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame. (dci.org)

March 6, 2006

• Board of Directors of The Pride of the Lions Drum and Bugle Corps have made the decision to not field a corps for the 2006 season. (Pride of the Lions web site)(dci.org)

• Dr. Sal Leone, executive director of the Seattle Cascades, submits his resignation. (www.seattlecascades.org)