Carolina Crown spent this week as Drum Corps in Residence at the Music for All Summer Symposium on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Members and staff held clinics, gave demonstrations, and rehearsed with the campers, who will perform with the corps tonight after the DCI Central Indiana show. Taking time away […]
A torrential downpour of rain on Wednesday night didn’t stop winners of the 10th Annual Colfax Marathon from making the journey to DeVita’s world headquarters in Denver, Colorado for the marathon’s award celebration. Ascend Performing Arts was one of those winners in attendance. 60 winning relay teams were recognized at the event in a crowd […]
2015 is shaping up to be a productive one for the Vanguard Cadets, who spent the last week in Denair, CA working hard on finishing their show after a productive move-in week in San Jose, CA. Countless hours of hard work led the Corps to finishing drill with much time to polish their work before […]
Three local students are coming home to perform in the River City Rhapsody drum and bugle corps performance, 7 p.m. Sunday at Rochester Regional Stadium on the University Center Rochester campus. Jon Huhn, Dominic Dingmann, and Paul Smith, all from Rochester, play with the Colts of Dubuque. Huhn and Dingmann play trumpets and Smith plays […]
The CrownBOOSTER Campaign is BACK for 2015. This year you can fuel the flames that boost Crown members throughout the summer as they perform their show, INFERNO. Whether it’s breakfast, lunch, dinner or a snack, Crown members need 6,000 to 8,000 calories each day to perform at their very best. From breakfast in the morning, […]
Mac Smith is a sound effects editor for Skywalker Sound in northern California, which means he’s had a hand in movies like “How To Train Your Dragon 2” and “Cars 2.” But while those films are full of memorable cinematic sounds, from a dragon’s roar to Lightning McQueen’s revving engine, he may be proudest of […]
In an effort toward helping people in need proceeds from ticket sales and souvenir program sales will be donated to two worthy organizations within the Winston-Salem community: Samaritan Ministry of Forsyth County and the Winston-Salem Forsyth County High School Band Programs. Relative to our CrownCARES recipients, the mission of Samaritan Ministry of Forsyth County is […]
Did you miss the pre-registration period? No worries, you can show up Wednesday morning at 10:30 am to register and pay on site. Send an email to Mark Kveton at mkveton [at] pacific-crest [dot] org to let him know you’re planning to attend. Read the rest of the article here.
Summer and drum corps competitions have long been a Lynn tradition, and this year is no exception. In fact, this year, the drum and bugle corps coming to Manning Field will offer an alternative to fireworks and block parties, as it’ll be held on Saturday night, July 4, beginning at 7 p.m. Read the rest […]
Watch this video by Vic Firth of Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps percussion caption head, Mike Jackson, talk about “Because…“, the 2015 show production and hear a little bit of drumming by the battery and front ensemble. Read the rest of the article here.
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