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Sonus Brass Theater, the all-age SoundSport team for Northern Virginia, has recently announced its 2016 production, Virginia Is For (Drum Corps) Lovers! This lovely show features the following musical selections: Radar Love, Golden Earing Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture Kiss the Girl, from The Little Mermaid Say Hey I Love You, Michael Franti & Spearhead I Think I Want To Marry You, Bruno Mars Sonus Brass won Best of Show at 2015 SoundSport event at the Georgia Dome. Sonus will be hosting its 2016 open house on March 12 at Marstellar Middle School in Prince William County, Virginia. For more information visit www.sonusbrasstheater.org or Facebook.com/DCISonus

Instead of starting a new one, why not join the established group already there, Souns Brass Theater (winners of the Atlanta SoundSport show)?

Congratulations to the Kidsgrove Scouts for winning DCE today!

They ended up merging with Tampa Bay Thunder (and kept the KK name). If I remember correctly, they had camps in preparation for the 2006 season, but didn't have the numbers to make a go of it. I think we ended up with a member or two from them in 2006.

Sonus Brass Theater, a program offering of Shenandoah Sound Drum & Bugle Corps, is currently at work preparing for the SoundSport season. We are currently casting performers in all sections especially low brass. There are open positions in brass, percussion, and electric bass/synth. Sonus is an all-age SoundSport ensemble in Northern Virginia. Low-cost & easy commitment level. We are planning on performing at several DCI shows this summer including DCI Finals in Indy! For more information including our schedule, please visit http://sonusbrasstheater.org/ Twitter @SonusBrass

The open house for Sonus Brass Theater is Sunday, March 8 from 1-5pm at Marstellar Middle School: 14000 Sudley Manor Dr Bristow, VA 20136 www.sonusbrasstheater.org for details Follow us on Twitter @SonusBrass

Correct, we won't be competing in DCA this year. We'll see what the future holds!

When we decided to withdraw from DCA competition last summer, we knew it wouldn't be the end of us or the activity in Northern Virginia. So, I am happy to announce to you nice folks here on DCP that we are kicking off the first ever season for Sonus Brass Theater, a DCI SoundSport ensemble based in Prince William County, Virginia. We're really excited about the possibilities that SoundSport will provide us including the opportunity to perform at DCI Championships in Indy at the SoundSport event there. Our open house is March 8-please see our website or social media pages for more information Check us out on Facebook: facebook.com/DCISonus Twitter@ SonusBrass www.SonusBrassTheater.org

After a show, give me a big plate of buttered noodles from the Pioneer cook truck

Very true. I'll see if that's something we can work in.

@FloridaSun..I do all the Maryland recruiting since I live up here. @Jeff..No, we haven't. Since so many of the ACCs bands are from PA or NJ, most of the band kids would be outside our target area. We were going to do Chapters at South Hagerstown, but the band I teach has a show that day in Annapolis.

I will be recruiting for Shenandoah Sound tomorrow (Monday) at the Frederick County Marching Band Festival at Linganore High School in Frederick, Maryland. All of the county's public high school bands will be performing in exhibition tomorrow night. If you're in the Frederick, Maryland area, come enjoy a great evening of marching band! Doors open at 5. Show starts at 6.

US Bands has different size panels for different shows. At the show my band competed at last week, we had 4 judges: GE, Ens Vis, Ens, Music, Ind, Music. It's what's called a "silver" show. A full panel has two Overall GE, Ind Music, Ens Music, Ens Visual

We were recruiting at a windy & cold band show in Leesburg, VA last night!

I wasn't personally there, but the people who were at Woodbridge were happy with the turnout at our booth.