Rick Subel and David Starnes discuss how music, visual, and primal energy combine to showcase the real beasts, the corps members themselves! Hear about the costumes, the props, the music choices, that gorgeous ballad featuring the female hornlike members, and all the concepts that made this show so effective! You can listen to us above, […]
Tonight’s 9th annual Red & Black Fall Classic in conjunction with the NIU Huskie Marching Band was full of fabulous performances from high school bands from Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota! Find the finals scores and recap here: 2019 Red & Black Fall Classic Read the rest of the article here.
Crossmen Productions is excited to announce the 2019 Color Guard Staff! The team is under the leadership of caption head, Tyler Edrington, who is entering his 7th season in this staff leadership position. The color guard staff is comprised of several returning staff members with the addition of a few Crossmen alumni! Read the rest […]
Ascend Performing is thrilled to announce a new partnership with D’Addario & Co. Ascend Performing Arts is a not-for-profit educational organization, based in Denver, Colorado which operates the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble and Blue Knights Winds (debuting 2019). The ensembles of Ascend will perform exclusively with Promark Sticks & […]
Throughout the winter months, drum corps members face a lot of responsibility as they work to stay prepared for camps and get ready for the upcoming season. There are often weekly video assignments, intense workout expectations, and – for members of the 2018 Santa Clara Vanguard – even a required reading! When members showed up […]
It was September 25, 2004 when I experienced my first DCE Finals with Jubal. I remember how special Finals Week was, how you all get to the Saturday. The ‘Friday-for-Finals’ is always a magical moment. The moment in the season where the music matches, the guard is the cleanest of the whole season and where […]
Minnesota Brass Incorporated will hold its Annual Meeting on Wednesday evening, October 17 from 7:30 – 9 p.m. at the offices of Olsen-Theilin 2675 Long Lake Rd, Roseville, Minnesota, 55113. The Annual Meeting is required by the organization’s by-laws and will include a review of the financial health and programs for Minnesota Brass Incorporated. Read […]
The Colts are proud to announce their design team for the 2019 season. Led by Program Coordinator Don Click, the design team will include many of last year’s designers, with the addition of Robert W. Smith as brass arranger. Returning to the Colts will be Bryan Harmsen, front ensemble arranger and electronics designer. Bryan will […]
Darcie Aungst – Program Coordinator Darcie Aungst joins the 2019 Cadets as the first female Artistic Director in the corps history! For the past 25 years, Darcie has been the Show Designer, Show Coordinator, Choreographer, and Costume & Set Designer for the five time Scholastic World Champion Dartmouth High School Indoor Percussion. Through her design, […]
Name: Jacob Marin What year(s) did you march in the Blue Knights? I marched in 2010, 2011, and 2014. Read the rest of the article here.
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