Fusion Core Launches 2011 Season
?As the Core continues to feed off the excitement and accomplishments of 2010 we look forward to bringing another entertaining show to the drum corps community in 2011,? said Holly Marino, Director. As we plan for 2011 Fusion is very excited and pleased to welcome Joe Itkor back as Program Coordinator for the 2011 season as well as Ed Bopp, Staff Coordinator. Joe?s diverse background and long history in the drum corps activity brings an additional layer of knowledge and experience to the world class instruction provided for and embraced by the membership. Having performed with and instructed some of the country?s most elite marching units, his credits over the past 25 years include the Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps, Threshold Winter Guard and The Bushwackers Drum & Bugle Corps. Joe is a graduate of West Chester University and holds a Master?s Degree in School Administration from Montclair State University.
Please join the Core in welcoming back Joe.
DRUM CORPS/PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY
|
ORGANIZATION |
POSITION |
TERM |
| Drum Corps/Winter Guard Experience | ||
| Pioneer Scouts ( Lebanon, PA) | Tenors |
1981 & 1982 |
| Reading Buccaneers | Mallets |
1986 |
| Threshold Winter Guard | Flag |
1986 |
| Madison Scouts | Flag |
1987 |
| Westshoremen | Mellophone |
1988 |
| Bushwackers | Tenors |
1989 ? 1992 |
| DCA (I & E) | Marimba Champion |
1990 |
| Bushwackers | Baritone/Mallets/Timpani |
?93, 94,02,03,04 & 05 |
| Hurricanes | Mallets |
2000 |
| Drum Corps Instructional Experience | ||
| Pride of Bristol (Bristol, England) | Wrote Battery Percussion Book/Instructed Battery |
1991 & 1992 |
| Hurricanes | Front Ensemble Instructor |
2000 |
| Bushwackers | Front Ensemble Instructor |
2001, 2004 ? 2007 |
| Wrote Front Ensemble book |
2005-2007 |
|
| Fusion Core | Program Coordinator |
2010 |
| Band/Drum Corps Judging Experience | ||
| TOB | Judge ? All music captions, percussion & color guard |
1986 – 2008 |
| DCA | Judge ? Percussion captions as well as GE music |
2008 – 2009 |
