2020 SUMMER BONUS EPISODE! Each week this summer, we’ll release a past Bluecoats brass judge tape from a show in the same city we would’ve been at if we were on tour. This week is our brass tape from the 2018 Drums Across the Smokies show in Knoxville, TN. The brass judge was Levi Chavis. […]
Seattle has been the heart of a long tradition of drum corps in the Pacific Northwest. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for the first time in many years we will go through the summer without a Drum Corps International show. We need your help to bring back the largest DCI event in the Pacific Northwest […]
Moving is lots of fun…right ?. We have all done it at some point in our lives, and we have all asked our friends and family to help. Today, we are asking our Cadets family to pitch in and help as we pack up and move. Our new offices sit within walking distance of J. […]
Every year since July 11, 1953, the Madison Scouts have hosted “Drums on Parade“, the longest continuing drum corps show in the history of the activity. This year will be no different despite the pandemic and cancellation of the 2020 DCI Summer Tour. Forward Performing Arts and the Madison Scouts are pleased to announce the […]
Record yourself and join thousands around the world in creating an online musical experience. With Paul Morgan and Wayne Markworth This episode is sponsored by Fred J Miller, Inc. You can listen to us below, or if you want to take us with you, you can download us from iTunes. Read the rest of the […]
With all that is happening in the world these days we wanted to bring you a bit of normalcy. We have gathered former and current Bush Brass players and put together a piece written by Dennis Argul from the movie “Born on the Fourth of July”. Special thanks to all that participated and a special […]
020 SUMMER BONUS EPISODE! Each week this summer, we’ll release a past Bluecoats brass judge tape from a show in the same city we would’ve been at if we were on tour. This week is our brass tape from the 2016 CrownBEAT show in Lexington, SC. The brass judge was Jeff Harper. Read the rest […]
Greetings, Southwind Family. It’s an honor to be able to bring you this letter on behalf of the Empower Youth in the Performing Arts Board of Directors. We recently added four new members to the board: Sonya Berry, Jennifer Heard (‘92,’95,’96), Leora Madden (‘93), and Joel Patterson. Thank you to these individuals who have made […]
For the past several months, I have spent a considerable amount of time creating and establishing the new Cadets Arts and Entertainment Organization. When I look back where it all started for The Cadets, the year was 1934, during the great depression! Eighty-Six years later, the global economy may likely suffer the worst financial crisis […]
Over the last few months, we’ve been posting, singing, and proudly wearing t-shirts with the words “We Will Never Die.” More than just a slogan, these words are lyrics to our corps song, “Giant.” Like the Boston Crusaders, our corps song comes with a deep history rooted in tradition. First penned in the 1950s by […]
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