The then 21-year-old made it through to the live finals, where she became the last person to join Cheryl Tweedy, Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts in new girl group Girls Aloud. “You’re going to London,” she was told by record producer Waterman, reacting in excitement at the news. She auditioned in front of Louis Walsh, Pete Waterman and Geri Halliwell and while only a short clip was shown on TV, Harding clearly made a positive impact on the judges. Harding rose to fame in 2002 while appearing on the ITV talent show, in which a boy and girl band were formed to compete for the Christmas number one. The singer, who was best known for her work as a member of girl group Girls Aloud, died on Sunday (5 September) aged 39, one year after revealing that she had been diagnosed with cancer. We look forward to 2022, celebrating DCI’s 50th anniversary.Fans are remembering Sarah Harding’s first audition for Popstars: The Rivals following her death. The Academy postponed operations in 2020 for Covid-19 related reasons, and made its successful return to the big stage in August of 2021. 2016 marked an historic season for the corps with its first appearance in World Class Finals competition, placing 11th overall. In 2009, The Academy was named the official drum and bugle corps of the City of Tempe. 2007 marked their first year competing in Division I, now called World Class, where they continue to compete today. In 2006, the corps had grown to 128 members and competed for the first time in Drum Corps International World Championships in Madison, Wisconsin where they earned the title of Division II World Champion. In 2004, the group added the final element of the color guard, was accepted as a DCI sanctioned unit, made the name change to The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps and began competing for the first time. Over the course of three summers, the young group of 52-60 performed for several local events and had taken the opportunity to perform in exhibition at its home show, the Southwest Corps Connection. In 2001, The Academy Brass & Percussion Ensemble was formed to give some of Arizona’s finest young musicians an introduction to the incredibly unique activity of drum and bugle corps. Special circumstances may allow for membership placement without attending a live event, determined on a case by case basis. If attendance at a LIVE event in November/December is not an option, Video auditions are the next best way to get into the mix in order to be invited to the Callback camp. Staff are not able to place a student in a membership position without an in-person evaluation. Prospective members attending a LIVE event may be offered a membership position or callback to the January camp, when most of the membership placements occur. In addition, we will be offering a video audition opportunity as a way of entry into the process for those unable to attend a live event.
The Callback camp for all sections is scheduled for January 14-16. We will be hosting several one-day remote audition events in November across the country, with a primary move-in audition camp to be held in the greater Phoenix area on December 3-5.
To be the first to know about the 2022 auditions, submit the preliminary interest form and we will contact you as information become available. While details are yet to be announced, plans for a robust summer competition tour are already in the works, and audition opportunities are being planned. The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps is excited to begin planning for the 2022 season, Drum Corps International’s 50th Anniversary.
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