Recently, Kayla Poor wasn’t able to put down her mellophone, the marching band version of the French horn, until 2 am. She spent hours taping herself playing scales, marching up and down the music building and even acting out fake scenes. She said she knew she could take a break and finish the next day, […]
It is with great sadness we pass along the news that the founder of the Blue Stars, Frank Van Voorhis, has passed away. There will be a memorial gathering on Friday, November 20, 2015 from 4-7 PM at the Schumacher – Kish Funeral & Cremation Services, 200 West Ave. S., La Crosse. There will be […]
The 2016 Open House will be held November 29th 9:00am at the Dansville Middle School. Sunday November 29th 9:00am – 2:00pm Dansville Middle School 31 Clara Barton St, Dansville, New York 14437 Read the rest of the article here.
Due to licensing issues our 2015 audio and video products will be delayed. Currently, we are working diligently to resolve these issues and will announce our progress as more information becomes available. Read the rest of the article here.
The Blue Devils, the internationally acclaimed show band and performing arts youth development organization from California and System Blue Education, will be marching in tandem with South Africa’s Field Band Foundation to provide unique life skills and active citizenship education to young South Africans through the performing arts. Frequent winners of the prestigious Drum Corp […]
The award-winning Santa Clara Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps has been selected to participate in the 128th Rose Parade presented by Honda on January 2, 2017. The corps will represent the City of Santa Clara and Silicon Valley in this world-renowned event. The Santa Clara Vanguard (SCV) organization will also celebrate their 50th anniversary in […]
The Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps is pleased to announce a new competition for aspiring arrangers and composers! We invite individuals with an interest in arranging and composing music to submit their works to be considered for performance by the 2016 Blue Stars. The winning arrangement/composition will be performed as part of the corps` […]
Bands of America Grand Nationals concluded on Saturday in Indianapolis, Indiana, with Oklahoma’s Broken Arrow High School edging out Indiana’s Avon for the top spot. Several bands competing in Indianapolis over the weekend were taught by educators with ties to Carolina Crown, including programs finishing in the top five. Broken Arrow High School took home […]
Saturday, November 21 Registration(Nashua Boys Club) for brass and percussion opens at 8AM. Opening meeting 8:45AM Sections meet 9:00AM Parents meeting 9AM Lunch provided by corps 12:15 Sections/Visual 1PM to 5PM Dinner 5PM(provided by corps) Load busses travel to Movement visual ensemble at Bishop Guertin HS. Color Guard members are encouraged to attend Saturday night. […]
With Seth Murphy working solely as Program Director and Staff Coordinator, Luis Cardenas Casillas was recently announced as the 2016 Brass Caption Head. Today, we meet his staff. The 2016 brass staff is made up of a variety of professional educators and performers. Some have experience teaching drum corps, some perform professionally, and others are […]
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