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2008 PAS Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced

The Percussive Arts Society has announced the names of those selected to be inducted into the PAS Hall of Fame, the society’s highest honor given to individuals whose careers have had a significant impact on percussion performance, education and research. Drummer, educator, clinician and manufacturer Roy Burns and famed solo percussionist, Dame Evelyn Glennie, will […]

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Quantum Percussion Debuting At WGI Championships

The Winter Guard International 2008 World Championships will play host to three dynamic competitors playing on the new Quantum drums from Mapex. Jenison Winter Drumline of Jenison, Michigan and the Irondale Marching Knights Winter Guard of New Brighton, MN will perform exclusively on drums from Mapex Quantum. The Constitution of Raleigh, North Carolina, will feature […]

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Pennsylvania Drum Corps Hall Of Fame 2008 Inductees

The Pennsylvania Drum Corps Hall of Fame Board of Trustees and Certification Committee are proud to announce our Inductees for 2008. Those entering as Posthumous Appointees are:Irv HurtRick Jackson

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In The News: Anaheim’s Kanstul Makes Trumpets, Others By Hand

Zigmant “Zig” Kanstul is decidedly old school. The 78-year-old runs Kanstul Musical Instruments in Anaheim where his 45 or so workers make brass instruments with acids, soldering irons, baseball bats, Murphy’s oil soap and tar. Kanstul himself works on the floor fashioning tubas, trombones, Mariachi trumpets and other brass wind instruments the old-fashioned way—by hand. […]

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All Female Theater Show Announces Auditions, Tour Schedule

The Min-On Concert Association recently announced the creation of “Odyssey” an “All Female” performance group consisting of brass, percussion and color guard performers. Woman auditioning should excel in the areas of musicianship, dance and athletics. Initial auditions will be conducted via submitted video with live call back auditions taking place in the Spring of 2008. […]

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PAS Marching Percussion Festival Packets Now Available For PASIC ’08

The Percussive Arts Society will host their annual indoor Marching Percussion Festival November 6 and 7, 2008 at the Austin Convention Center, in Austin, Texas. The festival takes place in conjunction with the 33rd Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), the largest annual gathering of drummers and percussionists from around the world. PASIC consists of […]

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In The News: Horn Of Plenty

Recent high school graduate Christopher Moses blows his horn every day. But he’s not annoying anybody. That’s because the 2007 Burkburnett High School graduate plays a baritone for the U.S. Marine Corps as part of its exclusive band, “The Commandant’s Own” United States Drum & Bugle Corps. Moses, 18, recently completed Marine Corps boot camp […]

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Truman Crawford Portrait Commissioning Fund Initiated

The Center House Association, an organization of former officers form historic Marine Barracks 8th & I Sts., Southeast, has proudly initiated a fund to support the commission for a portrait of Colonel Truman W. Crawford, Director of "The Commandant’s Own," The United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps from 1973 through 1998. During Colonel Crawford’s […]

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America’s Got Talent Extends Invite To Marching Units

Producers of America’s Got Talent have actively extended a welcome to marching bands and other marching units that may be interested to audition for the third season of NBC’s hit television show. The talent search is open to any act of any age, and the eventual winner will receive a million-dollar prize. America’s Got Talent […]

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In The News: New Man On The Ladder

Scott Boerma’s life has always revolved around the steady drumbeat of marching bands. He grew up watching his father direct high school marching bands, and followed in his coordinated footsteps. After spending two decades directing various marching bands – most recently, the band at Eastern Michigan University – Boerma now occupies the conductor’s ladder at […]

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