Much has gone on at BCB since we concluded our 2025 competition season in TCGC Indoor Winds! 2026 is our 35th Anniversary year of entertaining audiences throughout the Houston and Southeast Texas, and the administrative/instructional staff has been working hard behind the scenes and meeting on Zoom to prepare the launch of our anniversary season.

It doesn’t seem that long ago when a group of hardcore “Drum Corps Nuts” got together and decided to form what was then called the first “Senior” drum & bugle corps in Houston, Texas.  With a lot of hard work and determination, we became a regular favorite at the Houston DCI show and our All-Star Drum & Bugle Corps appearances at the Galveston Mardi Gras attracted our drum corps friends from across the U.S. and Canada. Moving into the 21st century with Gulf Coast Sound as an offshoot of BCB to compete in regional DCA South and National DCA competitions, then back to BCB in 2016 to the present, where we have entertained at both DCI SoundSport and TCGC Indoor Winds events.  Through it all, we have maintained the spirit that drum corps is first and foremost FUN! Fun for the members and fun for the audience.

On June 13, 2025, BCB opened up our 35th year with the first rehearsal, held at our long-time rehearsal site at Spring Baptist Church in Spring, TX.  Our show this year, titled “Time Flies” features the music of “Birdland” and “Freebird” which offers challenges and excitement to our members.  Attendance numbers added to the excitement of the evening with 19 horns, set drummer and 4 guard gathering to kick things off and we knowingly had many absences due to work and family commitments that evening.  Recruiting efforts are still underway to make this year our best yet!

Spots are still open in ALL sections as we kick of this exciting 35th Anniversary year! All age groups, all talent levels are welcome, and we encourage families to join together. We have and many families participate together over the years, and that tradition continues today. For information on becoming a member of BCB, please see the "Join BCB” tab on the webpage

BCB has reached the end of a successful first season back on the competition floor at Texas Color Guard Circuit (TCGC) with a “First Place” finish in our division.  We rounded off our season with our annual “Friends & Family” performance on April 12 at Spring Baptist Church, where we showcased our TCGC show “Uno Mas…” for a final time along with a standstill performance of our Mardi Gras music.  Following the performance, the Corps and guests were treated to a BBQ lunch where year-end awards were handed out for the exceptional members of the Corps, as well as a few humorous awards.

No sooner had we concluded our 2025 year when on Sunday, April 13 (the next day), many members of the Corps participated on a Zoom call with Corps Manager Chris Parmeter and members of the administrative and instructional staff to begin developing the structure of the 2026/35th Anniversary Season for BCB. Among the topics discussed were development of the administrative and instructional structure for the coming year, progress on show development, rehearsal scheduling for the coming year, and recruiting and marketing of BCB over the next several months. 

We hope to provide a tentative rehearsal schedule in this space in the very near future, as well as new information on the webpage on membership, auditions and inviting our incredible veteran performers from years past to join us for our historic 35th Year!  Stay tuned to this page for details in the coming weeks, as well as on our Social Media platforms; Facebook, Instagram and X.

Likewise, if you do not wish to perform, but are passionate about the drum corps/Marching Arts activity and would like to contribute your time and talents to help BCB move into the future, please contact us at Director @ BayouCityBlues . com for more information.