Bluecoats Alumni Feature: Dawn Crandall Bradbury

Being a one season age-out, affectionately known as a “rook out”, is challenging in its own right. Regardless of being a one year member or a super vet, the experience of being a Bluecoat is life long. We feature this month 2000 Contra (tuba) “rook out” Dawn Crandall Bradbury.

Q: What was the show that made you want to be a Bluecoat?

A: I have loved the Bluecoats since the summer of 1995. Their Homefront: 1945 show touched me every time I saw it. I decided that summer, that one day, I would be a part of this group. I was marching with a Division III corps, and one of our staff members had aged out with the Bluecoats. She talked about the organization very highly, but for me, it was always about the music. I loved the style, the jazz, the sound.

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