sarnia sam Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 I just got back form the first compeition held by the Ontario Drumline Association. There were 8 school drumlines in the show held this afternoon at E.C. Drury school in Milton, Ontario. There are more drumlines in the province (see who here http://www.ondrumline.ca/members.php) and four more shows to come. Until recently, I did not know there was an association being put together, nor that there were so many schools setting themselves up with lines, though I was aware of St. Mike's, Milton and others near where I live that were not in this show. They are all in the early stages of development, but I was impressed with the level of enesmble cohesivness from all. St. Mary's Crusaders were very good. St. Mike's did YYZ and Spirit of Radio (and if I have to say who originated those tunes - go look a the brass forum, please). Only St. Mike's and MM Robinson school from Burlington did choreography. Robinson won with a pretty impressive show. However, the most heartening thing was - a) they had a retreat with all the lines on the floor AND b) seeing so many kids out there at one time, each with a drum. After all these years in the desert for drumming Ontario has become I'm really excited with how enthusiastic the kids are, not too mention the fans - there wer a lot more fans than I ever expected to see. Congrats to the folks who put this thing together and to the kids learning how to drum again. Best of luck to all for continued growth. Regards, John 1 Quote
CANDRUMMER Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 Nice to see that there is some sort of activity here for the kids in Ontario once a hotbed for both Jr and Sr Corps where Drum Corps has all but dried up save for the 9 Alumni Corps and BLUE SAINTS. 1 Quote
Andrew Thies Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 Here is a video of MM Robinson Percussion's winning performance at the Provincial Championships. Quote
sarnia sam Posted June 4, 2012 Author Posted June 4, 2012 Here is a video of MM Robinson Percussion's winning performance at the Provincial Championships. did you get any footage of CADRE to post? All the lines I saw that day did remarkable jobs for rookies. Regards John Quote
cdm Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 Very cool to see more organizations starting up. Quote
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