The Cadets perform a preview of their 2023 show during a clinic for high school band members at Mercyhurst University in June. The drum corps' parent organization has suspended competition for 2024.

The Cadets won't be competing this year, but that doesn't mean fans of drum and bugle need to leave Erie County to see a show. The world-renowned drum corps signed a deal in 2023 to make the Erie ...

During the Lake Erie Fanfare drum and bugle corps competition, a Cadets member performs at PennWest Edinboro's Sox Harrison Stadium in Edinboro on Aug. 7, 2023.

And when The Cadets – a drum corps based in Allentown, Pa. – took home the international title, it was Egg Harbor Township resident Brianna Mazzone, 19, who played the role of quarterback.

The world-renowned drum corps signed a deal in 2023 to make the Erie Sports Center in Summit Township the year-round home of The Cadets. The corps had been expected to take over the popular Lake ...