Marking Time: A History of Drum & Bugle Corps in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

The music and pageantry of drum & bugle corps is rooted in post-World War I American veterans' groups, but it was a French immigrant who launched and popularized "junior" drum corps in Iowa. "Marking Time" explores the nearly century-old tradition of this unique art form and the corps that existed during that time in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Based on interviews with more than 50 drum corps alumni, former staff, directors, drum majors, and volunteers, the book traces the earliest Cedar Rapids corps, beginning in 1928, through the latest in 2001. Extensive research on the times and personalities behind the activity, along with nearly 200 photos, paints a picture of the city's drum corps history and its continuation with the annual Tournament of Drums show.