CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Tournament of Drums, which traces its history back to 1950, was held Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at a new location. The annual competition, featuring seven drum & bugle corps from across the United States and Canada, moved to the Prairie High School stadium for the first time. Known as the Hawkeye […]
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Time-honored music tradition plans retur...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Tournament of Drums is set to return to Kingston Stadium on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. The competition, featuring seven Open Class drum & bugle corps from throughout the United States and Canada, begins at 7 p.m. Related: History project coincides with Tournament […]
History project coincides with Tournamen...
By Cindy Hadish In 1934, a bugle was thrust into 10-year-old Bob Steuber’s hands after his mother brought him to try-outs for the Musketeers Drum & Bugle Corps at a second-floor ballroom in downtown Cedar Rapids. “I couldn’t blow it. I was in tears,” Steuber, now 95, recalled of his first efforts at playing the […]