Troopers News & Updates

Troopers Alumni - SUMMER IS HERE!

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 19:37:55 -0400

Hello, Troopers Alumni

We are very excited to announce the following Casper activities during our historic 50th Anniversary summer! If you are still in Casper, or would like to come back to see us and all your old friends, we'd love to see you and trade stories. The celebration is real, but the stories only have to be as real as any of us can recall!

June 6 - Catch the Troopers Drum Line at the Wyoming Cavalry professional indoor football game. For information about the Cavalry or to order game tickets, go to http://www.wyomingcavalry.com/.

June 8 - Be among the first to see the full 2008 field show when the corps holds it's open dress rehearsal in Douglas, WY, at Douglas Middle School. The show begins at 7 p.m. According to the postal service this isn't technically going to be in Casper, but in Wyoming terms it might was well be! It'll be worth the gas, we promise.

June 12 - The Troopers and the Casper Community Band keep our long tradition of Washington Park performances with a joint concert at Washington Park. This will be sure to bring back memories, since this is one of the longest standing series of performances for the Troopers.

June 13 - Our Second Annual Night with the Stars fund-raiser will feature performances by our own Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps at the corps hall, 1801 East E St. Come out and have fun supporting the Troopers, beginning at 7 p.m. The night features dinner, auctions and special bingo games called by our celebrity guests. Last year was a smash, and it will only get better this summer! You can sponsor the event or purchase tickets in advance by calling the corps at 307 235 6236. Tickets can also be purchased at the door.

June 14 - The big weekend continues with the world premier of America's Core, a full-length documentary produced by former Drum Major Mike Gough. It's an exciting and emotional insider account of our beloved Troopers' return to the field in 2007. The show is at 7 p.m. in Dunham Hall at Casper College. You can get goose bumps by watching the trailers and learn all about the movie at http://www.americascoremovie.com/.

June 15 - We reach the climax of our June celebrations on June 15, at 7 p.m. when the Troopers present their 2008 Thank You Casper performance at Natrona County High School. Send the Troopers off on their summer tour in style. They'll be sure to make you jump out of your seat with their full field show.

July 8 - The Troopers will be back in town in July to perform in one of their old favorite places! First, catch them as they march in our footsteps, in the parade where so many of us have marched before: the Central Wyoming Fair and Rodeo Parade. The parade starts at 10 a.m. Then we return to the scene of the iconic Trooper postcard photos, with a 3 p.m. performance at Natrona County Fairgrounds during the afternoon rodeo. There are tentative plans to hold an alumni barbecue get-together before the rodeo performance. Please stay tuned to http://alumni.troopersdrumcorps.org/taa_news.htm for the latest updates.

You've already heard about our July 11th alumni performance and barbecue in Cheyenne, and the July 12th Denver Drums Along the Rockies Troop Whoop in Denver, haven't you? Go to http://alumni.troopersdrumcorps.org/taa_news.htm to get all the details!

You can see the entire summer competition and performance schedule at www.troopersdrumcorps.org. And while you're there, order a copy of the 50th Anniversary History Book (http://troopersdrumcorps.org/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=58).

We look forward to catching up with all of you this summer! Drop us a note some time.

Joel Williams
President, Troopers Alumni Association Committee

Troopers Add Pre-season Performances to Schedule

Sun, 18 May 2008 10:52:22 -0400

The Troopers have added several pre-season concert and other performances to their 2008 summer calendar. They include:

June 6 Casper, WY Wyoming Calvary Arena Football Game Casper Events Center - 7pm

June 8 Douglas, WY Dress Rehearsal / Performance Douglas Middle School - 7pm

June 12 Casper, WY Community Band Concert Washington Park - 7pm

June 13 Casper, WY Night With the Stars Performance Troopers Center- 7pm

June 14 Casper, WY Downtown Association Interstate Bank Park - 12 noon
America's Core Movie Premier Casper College - Dunham Hall - 7pm

To view the Troopers complete performance schedule for the summer of '08, visit the corps website.

The Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps set to release 50th Anniversary Documentary

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:58:30 -0400

The Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps and former Drum Major Michael D. Gough proudly present 'America’s Core' a non-profit documentary that followed the rebirth of one of the worlds most popular Drum and Bugle Corps. Wyoming’s own...Troopers.
The film produced by Idaho country music legend, Pinto Bennett and Troopers Alumni Michael D. Gough has been in editing since August of 2007. Earlier this month Gough traveled to San Diego to have the film professionally mixed at Sony Computer Entertainment America: San Diego by sound engineers Chris Canning and Craig Zarkos whose credits include the voice recording of Jeff Bridges, Pamela Anderson and the legendary Marlon Brando for commercial use. Chris’s credits also include the sound design of countless video games for the Sony Playstation.
This film features young people, ages fourteen to twenty-one from all over the nation and Japan as they proudly showcase their competitive program entitled, 'Awakening'. The tour took these teens and the Idaho based filmmakers to over twenty one states performing in front of nearly five hundred thousand loyal fans. A large amount of the film was shot on location in Casper and Cheyenne.
Narration services have been provided by Allen Scofield whose credits include hundreds of Hollywood film trailers including the more recent James Bond movies.
Two popular and very talented northwestern bands will also be attached to this film featuring Illusion 33 and solo artist Jason Webley.
The film premieres June 14th at Casper College starting at 7:00pm. A Q&A will follow. The film will then travel to Utah, Texas, Kansas, Cheyenne, Pennsylvania and Idaho.

Troopers Launch Fan Network with DCI

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:46:01 -0400

Introducing the NEW Troopers Fan Network
DCI World Class corps team up to bring the largest collection of online drum corps media ever assembled direct to fans

Drum Corps International and the Troopers are incredibly pleased to announce one of the most ambitious Web-based undertakings since DCI's founding some 36 years ago. The Troopers, with the other DCI World Class corps have come together to take the wraps off of the totally redesigned and wildly expanded Fan Network which now gives fans of drum corps across the world the chance to enjoy a spectacular, dizzying array of media options unlike anything ever offered before. Featuring unlimited and exclusive access to ALL of the action from the Troopers and ALL of the World Class corps on the 2008 DCI Summer Tour, incredible new features will help you catch every note of the excitement. But that's just the beginning!

Giving You Ultimate Access to the Troopers and the other World Class corps of DCI at your fingertips 24 Hours a Day

The new Fan Network represents an unprecedented cooperative effort between the Troopers and all World Class DCI corps, who have combined all of their digital assets into one tremendous network interface. Not only can fans access the new Fan Network directly from DCI.org, they can subscribe to, enter and live on the site directly from within TroopersDrumCorps.org. Fans can now have access to the world’s greatest collection of drum corps media, with exclusive content you won’t find anywhere else.

More of everything you want, when you want it

Organized into several different content sections, the new Troopers Fan Network is set up for easy viewing and direct access to all available digital assets from the Troopers and the other participating corps.

Spotlight
-Daily features, with up-to-the-minute exclusive drum corps news and entertaining glimpses from the 2008 DCI Summer Tour
-Exclusive backstage features posted from embedded corps video crews crisscrossing the country as they take to the road with the Troopers and other corps

On the Field
-Live streaming video from select 2008 DCI Summer Tour events tentatively scheduled for Madison, WI; Stanford, CA; Denver, CO; San Antonio, TX; Atlanta, GA and Bloomington, IN
-Post-show replay available for on-demand viewing of corps performances from select events, tentatively scheduled to include: Madison, WI; Stanford, CA; Kalamazoo, MI; Denver, CO; San Antonio, TX; Atlanta, GA; and Bloomington, IN.
-Unlimited access to the entire Drum Corps International audio/video vault - with some performances and complete programs available for the first time ever -- including all of the Top 12 World Championship performances since 1974
-Audio and Video downloads of your all-time favorite performances from the classics to the current day

Off the Field
-Watch exclusive multimedia content combining the historical audio/visual vault of the Troopers and all of DCI's World Class corps, many pieces digitized for the first time ever to deliver through this exciting platform

Podcasts
-Watch and listen to a unique variety of drum corps-related podcast subscriptions, bringing even more enhanced content to your inbox or personal mobile device
-Experience a variety of programs produced by the Troopers and other top DCI corps, featuring outstanding instructional media from DCI's most respected music education professionals
-Exclusive in-depth interviews, exciting features, and more

Now available for only $69/year!

With a new low subscription price of $69, the new Troopers Fan Network gives you complete access to this impressive display of media content for 365 days a year. Can't get enough drum corps action? Well, NOW is the time to join the all-new Troopers Fan Network.

Subscribe NOW through TroopersDrumCorps.org.

Troopers Celebrate 50 with Alumni Performance

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:44:26 -0400

The Troopers are coming! and all Troopers alumni are invited to join us for a fun weekend of drum corps in the Rocky Mountains! Make plans today to join the Trooper Alumni Association July 11th and 12th for official 50th Anniversary celebrations in Cheyenne, WY and Denver CO.

Friday the 11th of July the Troopers are in Cheyenne, WY for a special "Thank you, Wyoming" performance and alumni are gathering from across this great land to join together for a great time reliving their Trooper experience.

We will have a BBQ in the early afternoon and then get ready for a performance with the A Corps! We will be playing bell-tone Battle Hymn (1981) and Ghost Riders in the Sky!

The cost for the event will be $50 per person or $45 each for couples. Since there will be only ONE 50th anniversary season for the Troopers this is a once in a life time chance for to be a part of the festivities. Each participant will enjoy a beautifully catered BBQ meal and receive their embroidered mock tee "uniform" for the evening's performance.

The goal of the Alumni Association is to provide social outlets for Trooper Alumni. Gathering together for this 50th Anniversary Celebration will be a great experience and reconnecting with the Long Blue Line will be priceless.

Register today online at http://alumni.troopersdrumcorps.org/08registration.htm.

Saturday July 12th the focus turns to Denver, CO for Troop Whoop 2008! This event saw nearly 350 attendees last year. You are once again, invited to join us before the Drum Along the Rockies Show for a social time together! The Blue Knights are holding a special ticket block open for Denver DATR, especially for the Trooper family. The seats are in section 106, which is at the top of the bottom level, between the 30 and 40 on side 1. You can order the tickets by calling the DATR ticket line at (888) 306-DRUM, and ask for a seat in the "Trooper Block." You can only get a seat in the block by calling, not by ordering on-line. Orders must be placed by May 15.

Troopers Alumni Launch Scholarship Drive

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:54:08 -0500

The Troopers Alumni Association is pleased to kick-off the 2008 Scholarship Fund Drive! Our goal is to raise $5000 dollars by the end of May, 2008. These funds will be directly dispersed to members in need of financial aide in the form of tuition scholarships in the amount of approximately $500 each.

In 2008, the the Troopers will welcome members from Wyoming, surrounding Rocky Mountain and Plains states and all across our country. In addition, the Troopers are pleased to welcome students from Japan and Armenia in 2008 as well. Every one of these Troopers is dedicated to the corps; has sacrified plenty to proudly wear the crossed-sabers of the 11th Ohio and rely on the generosity of those who marched before them, their families, friends and neighbors to keep the dreams of the Troopers alive. Please pledge your support to the 2008 Troopers Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. Visit the Troopers on line Sheep Wagon to make your contribution today!

Troopers Seek Summer Drivers

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:32:56 -0500

The Troopers are looking for 2 truck drivers for the 2008 summer tour. Class 1 licensing is required. Current licensing and all tests need to be complete and up to date. For more information, contact Fred Morris, corps director at f.morris@troopersdrumcorps.org or call (307) 472-2141

Troopers 2008 Guard Auditions

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:35:54 -0500

The Troopers are pleased to announce two audition locations for the 2008 color guard. Register today to audition for the Troopers 50th anniversary season. Spots will fill quickly.

Camps will be held in Avon, Indiana and Cheyenne, WY. Register today for either camp by completing the CAMP RSVP form on the Troopers web site.

Troopers Release 50th Anniversary Commemorative Book

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 19:05:54 -0500

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. Based in the central plains of Wyoming, the corps, out of necessity, took its new style of marching pageantry to the far west coast, Midwest and eastern shores. They set the standard for corps travel, music and visual composition and audience appeal; they elevated the drum corps idiom to the national audience via broadcast television with regular appearances at collegiate and professional sporting events. The corps stood in concert before US Presidents, Senators, Congressmen, Governors, Mayors and other international dignitaries. They stood side by side, sharing the spotlight with Hollywood celebrities, more often than not, stealing the show. Over the course of fifty years, the Troopers achieved a greatness that is rarely matched and have maintained a special place in the hearts of drum corps fans far and wide. Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps: Celebrating 50 Years of Honor, Loyalty & Dedication is a pictorial history of one of the most beloved drum and bugle corps in the world. One hundred and sixty pages are filled with over 500 color and black & white photographs, news articles, letters and more dating all the way back to the very first breath of the organization in 1957. Complete repertoire listings, awards, accomplishments and honors, listing of drum majors, color guard commanders, timeline of Troopers milestones and personal recollections from former marching members complete this first volume of the Troopers storied past. Foreword by Troopers Executive Director Mike Ottoes and dedication by John Masterson, this book is a must have for every die-hard drum corps and Trooper fan. Hardcover with full color dust cover - Standard Portrait, 8x10 inches (20x25 cm). 160 pages SPECIAL PRE-ORDER DEAL! Visit the Troopers on line Sheep Wagon and place your order for this commemorative book before April 1st and receive a special 50th anniversary poster print with your order. *Anticipated delivery for orders placed prior to March 1st is March 20th. Orders placed after March 1st but before April 1st have an anticipated delivery date of April 20th.

50 for the 50th

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:13:52 -0500

The Troopers are celebrating fifty years of Honor, Loyalty & Dedication in 2008. The first major campaign of this anniversary season is the 50 for 50th fund drive. For your one-time contribution of $50.00, we’ll send you a special commemorative 50th anniversary cloisonné lapel pin. A collectable jewelry quality pin measuring approximately 1" high by ¾" wide. Finished in gold, of course! Wear your Troopers 50th anniversary commemorative pin at DCI Summer Music Games tour events and shows during the 2008 season, stop by our famous souvenir sheep wagon and receive 10% off your entire purchase- it’s our way of saying thanks for your contribution and support of the Troopers!

Troopers Announce 2008 Program

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:16:17 -0500

The Troopers are pleased to announce their 2008 production titled, "THE IRONHORSE EXPRESS" featuring the music of Eric Whitacre, Sean O`Loughlin, John Mackey, Richard Saucedo, and William Gordon.

Troopers Open New Sheep Wagon

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:22:40 -0500

After nearly three months of development, the Troopers have launched their new on line Sheep wagon. Trooper Promotions, founded in 1969, has been on line selling Trooper t-shirts, hats, CD's and more since 1999. This new e-commerce portal represents the first time that the Sheep Wagon has been hosted on the troopersdrumcorps.org web server. Since going on line in 1999, TPI has relied upon a third party vendors to provide store front capabilities. The new store is secured by RapidSSL 128-bit encryption security so visitors can shop with confidence their transactions are safe. The wagon is also open 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week with the newest and most popular Troopers souvenirs. Marching members may utilize the store to make camp and tuition payments; alumni are encouraged to visit and renew memberships or become a member of the Troopers Alumni Association. Future development and enhancements for the Sheep Wagon are to include digital media downloads and an expanded product line. Visit the new Troopers on line Sheep Wagon at http://www.troopersdrumcorps.org/store.

Troopers Percussion Camps

Wed, 2 Jan 2008 21:25:41 -0500

The Troopers percussion line will host all 2008 winter camps at Steven F. Austin HS in Houston Texas.

Camp Dates are:

January 18-20
February 8-10
March 7-9

All Percussion members must RSVP for camps in advance. The complete winter camp schedule can be found on the corps website: http://members.troopersdrumcorps.org/schedule.htm

Troopers Annual Awards Banquet

Sat, 8 Dec 2007 17:57:54 -0500

The Troopers annual awards banquet celebrating the 2007 season will be held the evening of Saturday December 29th, at the Historic Plains Hotel in downtown Cheyenne, WY. 1600 Central Ave. The cost will be $30.00 per person. All are welcome - even new students trying out for the 2008 season. RSVP right away and reserve your seat! See you there!

Remember the Troopers this holiday season

Fri, 7 Dec 2007 15:59:09 -0500

Shop on line this holiday season and contribute to the Troopers at the same time. Friends and fans of the corps are encouraged to shop at the on line mall, iGive.com. Every purchase supports the Troopers! Visit iGive.com for more details.
Shop the Troopers on line sheep wagon this holiday season, too! Troopers hats and t-shirts make great gifts.
Visit the corps home page to see how you can support the Troopers during your holidays!

G Brass Inventory for sale

Sat, 1 Dec 2007 08:35:01 -0500

The Troopers have a limited inventory of G bugles left in storage that must be sold.

Troopers Turn 50

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:09:02 -0500

Exactly fifty years ago today, the very first auditions for a new junior drum and bugle corps in Wyoming took place. The Troopers were born. Watch the official Troopers web site for news and updates about the corps 50th anniversary celebration in 2008!

Troopers Brass Staff Remains Strong for 2008

Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:30:52 -0500

The Troopers are pleased to announce the brass staff for the 2008 season. The brass staff will once again be lead by caption head Scott-Lee Atchison. Returning to the Troopers staff are technician Fuller Lyon, Jayme Taylor, Ashley Waller, Mike Lundquist, Trevor Bailey and Taylor Wright.

Dan Wiles Joins Powerhouse Trooper Staff

Sat, 3 Nov 2007 17:15:48 -0500

Fred Morris is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Dan Wiles to the Troopers 2008 design team.

Troopers Release New Recruiting Video Series (October 2, 2007)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:54:54 -0500

The Troopers are pleased to announce the release of their 2008 recruiting video series. Shot by independent film-maker and Trooper alumnus Michael Gough over a span of two years, the 2008 recruiting video series is being released via the corps web site in a 4-part series.

Troopers Add Gordon Henderson to Staff (October 25, 2007)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:54:55 -0500

Troopers Corps Director Fred Morris is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Gordon Henderson to the Troopers 2008 Educational staff.

Troopers Bring Westman to Casper (October 26, 2007)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:54:56 -0500

Troopers Corps Director Fred Morris is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Dean Westman to the Troopers 2008 staff as the brass arranger.