Northern Thunder Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 In its early stages. They have apparently acquired the uniforms formerly worn by the Boston Crusaders: http://www.battalioncorps.org/#!news/c17qu 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostrauser Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Interesting. Branding itself as a "Christian-values" drum corps, they've announced their intent to never perform on Sundays (Sundays will be reserved for worship for the religious members, or general rest and recuperation for the non-religious members). Staff seems to be a lot of alumni from BYU's marching band and the Blue Knights. First tour tentatively planned for 2016, six shows only in the Pacific northwest. They look to be doing a good job at getting all their ducks in a row before launching. Planning a small tour two years out gives them a lot of time to build the foundation for the corps. Too many start-up corps doom themselves by getting too ambitious too quickly. The staff here seems focused on taking it slow. I wish them all the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickback256 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I went to their first clinic, and around 200 people showed up. They're doing really well with starting small. Staff is pretty great, they get a lot done, but there were a few rehearsal things that could have gone better (like not having all 24 snares that showed up play at the same time, but instead having 16 at a time play on pads while the other 8 played on the drums). Otherwise, very good clinic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCeye Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) Video from The Battalion's first clinic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPnaPe4Lsrw Edited December 5, 2014 by DCeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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