The Jersey Surf World Class Drum Corps, a Camden County, NJ-based not-for-profit corporation dedicated to creating opportunities for students in the performing arts, is pleased to announce its return to competitive Drum Corps International (DCI) Summer Tour for 2022, after a one-year absence from participation caused by significant operational challenges brought about by the COVID-19 … Read more →

The Jersey Surf World Class Drum Corps is pleased to join Vivace Productions, Peak Group Travel and other outstanding companies and organizations as an official sponsor of the 2021 Collegiate Marching Band Festival, taking place this Sunday, October 3, at the venerable J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, PA. The event, which has been staged … Read more →

After two years off of the DCI competitive tour, the Jersey Surf is preparing to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its first competitive season – and the 50th Anniversary of DCI – when it roars back onto the scene in 2022. Today, the organization announced its schedule of single-day “Experience Events,” each of which will … Read more →

Calling All Fans of Marching Music: We need your opinion! As businesses, governmental agencies, theaters, restaurants, schools and organizations come back to life after a year-long “forced hiatus” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, abundant opportunities have been created for a “recalibration” of strategic plans to ensure a smooth transition and successful future. As the board … Read more →

  “A Day of Drumming” Comes to West Deptford High School on Saturday, May 22 Two of the country’s premiere “Marching Arts” performance ensembles have come together to create an unprecedented one-day educational experience for everyone interested in the world of marching percussion. The Southern New Jersey-based Jersey Surf World Class Drum Corps and United … Read more →

With profound sadness, the Jersey Surf organization joins with our friends from the Black Watch Independent Color Guard in announcing the passing of Surf Board Member, volunteer, supporter and our friend, Gary Wolfrom. Born in Palmyra, New Jersey and raised in nearby Mount Laurel, Gary was the son of the late John and Claudette Wolfrom … Read more →

  With stringent COVID-19 protocols in our state and the neighboring states in which the preponderance of our members, staff and volunteers reside, the Jersey Surf Board of Directors will focus all 2021 programming on local activities exclusively. As such, the organization will not produce a traditional touring World Class Drum Corps for the 2021 … Read more →

In the drum corps activity, every person contributes to a larger whole; such that it is impossible to say “I” – only “WE.” We know that once our performers trade their uniforms and equipment for their street clothes, some face the added burden of racial injustice. Some of our members go from pursuing and achieving … Read more →

  With the nation on lockdown and the DCI season effectively canceled for 2020, the Jersey Surf wants to rally our community of performers and drum corps fans for the Don’t Stop The Music Virtual Run/Walk. While dues and show fees go to keeping performers and staff housed, fed, and on the road, each corps … Read more →