GNODCA
Welcome to The Greater New Orleans Drum Corps Association Web site. The purpose of GNODCA is to preserve and build on the great tradition of the drum and bugle corps activity; to appropriately represent the greater New Orleans area as well as Louisiana, the United States and the drum and bugle corps activity worldwide; and to stimulate interest in the study and teaching of music and the arts.
Echoes of New Orleans
Carnival Parade Schedule
Echoes of New Orleans will once again be appearing in two Parades on the Veterans Blvd. route in Metairie.
We will perform in the Krewe of Caesar parade on Saturday, February 11, and the Krewe of Isis parade on Saturday, February 18. We will line up in the Clearview Mall parking lot on the east side of Sears. Line up time is 4:00pm.
The uniform is the same as last year. Details can be found on our web site, here.
We have one final rehearsal to prepare. The practice will be held on Sunday, January 29, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm, at John Curtis Christian School, 10125 Jefferson Hwy in River Ridge. For map and directions, click here.
To request music, or for additional information about this or other GNODCA programs, please contact Corps Director John Weidman, at echoes@gnodca.org, or call 866-734-5264
2012 Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
The Greater New Orleans Drum Corps Association is happy to announce that the GNODCA Tuition Assistance Program has been renewed for the upcoming 2012 drum corps season, with one exciting change to the program. Applications are now open to all students marching in any competitive junior drum corps. The TAP committee realized that offering awards to one member in each of the Guard, Brass, and Percussion sections, as in previous years, denied the opportunity to offer tuition assistance to any drum majors. Elimination of the previous divisions allows us to award assistance to all members. For the 2012 season, awards in the amount of $500 each will be given to three members of any competitive junior drum and bugle corps.
We are now ready to begin receiving applications. Application deadline is January 31, 2012.
Click here to download the 2012 application.