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In The News – Sacred Heart University Band And CT Hurricanes Form Partnership


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Sacred Heart University’s band program and the CT Hurricanes Drum & Bugle Corps have formed a new educational partnership to strengthen the musical education opportunities each organization provides its members. “Both SHU and the CT Hurricanes share the goal of providing quality educational experiences,” said Keith Johnston, the University’s director of bands. “The Hurricanes have […]

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4 hours ago, Kamarag said:

Hopefully this includes facilities access. Sacred Heart has a fantastic turf stadium that's perfect for rehearsing a drum corps. The DCI corps I taught in 2009 was fortunate enough to use the stadium for a couple days that summer.

Yes, they have opened their fields to several DCI corps over the years.

The other drum corps friendly local college campus is the University of New Haven, but their artificial turf football field is blue; soccer stadium is green. The two colleges are under 20 miles apart. But each stadium is small, not like Texas high schools or  Div. 1 football.

Southern CT also in the area is where Boston Crusaders held a DCI contest for several years. Press box is much, much higher.

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As I recall, the Hurcs used to practice @ Sacred Heart several years ago learning charts in their classrooms - is that part f their new Assoc with SH?

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