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Jersey Surf Withdraws from 2025 DCI Summer Tour to Focus on Accessible Programming and Fundraising Ahead of 35th Anniversary

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CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — [November 4, 2024] — Jersey Surf Inc., the organization behind the popular Jersey Surf World Class Drum Corps, has announced its withdrawal from the 2025 Drum Corps International (DCI) Summer Tour. This decision reflects the organization’s dedication to enhancing and expanding lower-cost, accessible programming while strengthening its general operating fund to … Read more →

First-Ever “Drum Jawn!” Event Brings Together Community of Music-Makers

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Jersey Surf partners with area educators to “Share the Love” of percussion & drumming WEST BERLIN, NJ – April 17, 2023 – Drummers and would-be drummers of all ages and experience levels are invited to take part in a free event designed to promote the positive attributes of music-making at the first-ever “Drum Jawn!” event, … Read more →

Jersey Surf Unveils “Mobile Music Lab” Project

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WEST BERLIN, NJ – After more than three decades of providing music education and leadership development programming to thousands of high school and college-aged students, Jersey Surf, Inc., parent organization of the Jersey Surf World Class Drum Corps, is expanding its reach beyond the competitive marching music performance field with its latest innovative program offering: … Read more →

Jersey Surf Announces Revised Plan for 2023 DCI Summer Tour

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WEST BERLIN, NJ – March 14, 2023 – The Board of Directors of Jersey Surf, Inc., the not-for-profit parent organization of The Jersey Surf World Class Drum Corps, announced today that the scope of the program’s operations for the 2023 Summer Tour will shift from a 10-week competitive drum corps program to a slimmed-down, regionally-focused … Read more →

Jersey Surf Members Launch Sneaker Drive Fundraiser to Assist with 2023 Tour Fees

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WEST BERLIN, NJ – The performers of the Jersey Surf World Class Drum Corps (www.jerseysurf.org) are holding an athletic shoe drive fundraiser from February 1 through June 15, 2023 to raise money to offset costs of participation in the 2023 Drum Corps International Summer Tour. Jersey Surf members will earn funds based on the total … Read more →

Jersey Surf Members Earn Scholarships

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Seven Jersey Surf Members earned scholarships for the 2022 season, illustrating the essence of “Paying it Forward” within the local drum corps community.  Seven members of the 2022 Jersey Surf Drum Corps have received financial stipends from generous donors to help offset participation expenses as a part of the organization’s scholarship program. Longtime friends and … Read more →

Jersey Surf 2022: The Season So Far

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After two seasons away from the competitive field due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jersey Surf returned to DCI competition on July 2 in Quincy, MA. Corps members were excited to take the field for the first time and share their show, “Meet Me in Atlantic City,” with the enthusiastic and seasoned New England drum … Read more →

Surf organization responds to membership challenges by lowering 2022 drum corps participation expenses by $1000

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Like many youth-focused arts and sports organizations, the Jersey Surf World Class Drum Corps has been working through the challenges of returning to full operation after two long seasons away from the performance and competition field, with limited ability to share our love of what we do with each-other… and the world.  With an understanding … Read more →

Jersey Surf presents: “MarimbaPad™” Practice Instrument

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An old proverb reminds us that “Necessity is the mother of invention.” When the COVID-19 virus began to take hold during the winter of 2020, members of the Jersey Surf instructional team quickly discovered a real need for mallet percussionists to have a meaningful way to practice at home during a period of great uncertainty. … Read more →