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 […]
2021 will be the 75th year of the Hawthorne Caballeros Drum & Bugle Corps. Our existence and the momentum we have worked so hard to achieve is now threatened by the COVID-19 virus and by the cancellation of the 2020 DCA season. As a DCA corps, we don’t have the enormous expenses like our sister […]
James Sparling and friends discuss “Inventions for a New Millennium,” marveling at the innovation, level of detail, and dazzling newness of the show. With Andy Ebert and Brad Green. 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 […]
On Saturday, June 27, the Phantom Regiment community joined together in a virtual, telethon style event called the Phan-a-Thon. We laughed. We cried. We cheered. We reminisced. And, as of this post, 765 donors have contributed over $107,000 to support the future of Phantom Regiment. Read the rest of the article here.
It is with a heavy heart that we have witnessed the events of the last few weeks as the streets of our country have filled with protesters seeking justice for crimes against humanity. Sadly, the events that were the catalyst for these protests are not isolated events. Instead, they are all too common occurrence in […]
This week we dive into the world of brass adjudication in DCI with a former DCI judge. We’ll discuss what it’s like from both the judge’s perspective, as well as from the staff side. We share a few funny critique stories along the way and give kudos to some of the great performances over the […]
As a not-for-profit 501©3 tax exempt organization, the Warriors Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps, Inc. provides a vibrant and enriching developmental program in the instrumental music arts to the youth and young adults of New York City’s economically disadvantaged communities. Unfortunately, due to the unprecedented detrimental economic impact that the current Corona-virus Pandemic is having […]
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