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White Sabers Drum Major Auditions For 2020

The White Sabers Drum and Bugle Corps are excited to announce that we will be starting the process for selecting Drum Majors for the 2020 Season. Below you will find the information and qualifications that we are looking for our on field leadership! Check it out and let us know you’re interested in this exciting […]

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In The News – Denison Students Selected For Elite Marching Band

Two Denison High School band students are taking their talents to the big leagues this summer. Sophomores David Ariza and Axton Grams will be touring with the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps, a Wisconsin-based world class competitive marching band that only accepts around 150 students a year. Read the rest of the article here.

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Cooper And Severs Named 2020 Music City Sparkman Scholarship Winners

Music City Drum Corps has awarded veteran horn line members Amaya Cooper and Megan Severs its annual Finis Sparkman Scholarship. Cooper, of Martin, Tenn., and Severs, of Nashville, will each return to perform a second year with the corps for the 2020 season. “There is not a word that expresses how grateful I am for […]

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MBI Announces Winds Performance Workshop

Minnesota Brass is pleased to offer a 12-week educational workshop designed to enhance the performance capabilities of brass instrument musicians. Workshop topics include Historical Development of Brass Instruments, History of Brass Instruments in Drum & Bugle Corps, Brass Performance Techniques for Individuals and Ensembles, and Music for Individual & Ensemble Brass Performance. The program also […]

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Refund Ascend Performing Arts

Support Ascend Performing Arts and the Blue Knights with the new ReFund Colorado. If you get a state income tax refund in 2020, you will have a new opportunity to donate some or all of it to support our ongoing work in the community. Read the rest of the article here.

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WDCHF Member Bill Hayes, 1925-2020

Funeral services for World Drum Corps Hall of Fame (WDCHoF) member Bill Hayes will be held on Tuesday, February 18 at 1 pm at Tilghman Funeral Home, 52 Main Street, New Egypt, New Jersey, with burial to follow in Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Arneytown. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations […]

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Marjon In DCI

Last summer I played the trumpet at the Sacramento Mandarins, a DCI corps from Sacramento, California. This year I will also be on the road for three months with this corps. When I started in 2007 at Johan Friso I soon discovered the existence of DCI. By the rise of YouTube and the fact that […]

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Bloo20 Internships & Support Positions Available

We just posted our 2020 internship positions! We’re looking to create an intern team that will play an active and in-depth role in the execution of our summer tour and the development of our organization! The following positions are currently available: APPLY NOW Costuming Intern Development Intern (1-3) Foodservice Intern Stage Management Intern (1-2) Tour […]

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Big Stage For Young Show Band

An eventful weekend lies behind the youth department of the show band Rastede. In the Schauspielhaus Hannover, the young stars performed at the closing event for the youth culture award. The group was awarded this prize in October. It is endowed with 1000 euros. The young stars had been looking forward to this day for […]

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YEA! Charts A New Pathway Forward For The Cadets And USBands

Youth Education in the Arts (YEA!) today announced that The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps will begin operating as an independent non-for-profit organization with a newly constituted Board of Directors, bylaws and governance structure, beginning March 31, 2020. YEA! will continue to operate USBands, a program focused on delivering services to the scholastic band community. […]

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