Cadets Percussion Throws Down At PASIC

On the afternoon of November 11, 2010, the percussion line of the Cadets wowed an audience of more than 700 fellow percussionists at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Indianapolis. The standing room-only crowd was treated to a demonstration of how the line works out, warms up and develops its competitive program, utilizing excerpts from the corps? 2010 production ?Toy Souldier.?

The presentation blurred the line between the academic and entertainment, despite the scholarly title, A Front Ensemble ?Nexus?: Links between ?Etudes? and ?Excerpts? in the 21st Century Front Ensemble. The event was sponsored by Vic Firth, Inc., Avedis Zildjian Company, Remo, Inc. and Yamaha Corporation of America.

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