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2020 White Sabers June Virtual Camp

The White Sabers are pleased to announce our third rendition of our 2020 Virtual Camp Series! Registration and all events, master classes and training is free and there is no commitment! Whether you’re a multi-year vet, rookie, or even a performer with no intention of performing with the White Sabers, this is an opportunity for […]

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Boston Crusaders Virtual Concert In The Park Postponed

Dear Friend, Our Virtual Concert in the Park, originally scheduled for Monday, June 15 is postponed to a future date. Inspire Arts & Music is focusing our attention on the important community and national conversations around systemic racism, injustice, and abuses of power that Black Americans have faced. We are saddened and disturbed by the […]

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Blue Stars By-Law Changes Approved

On June 6, 2020, the Board of Directors for Blue Stars, Performing Arts for Youth, Inc. approved two changes to the organization’s by-laws. These changes were adopted as a result of the recent Covid-19 pandemic to make certain the organization can function legally while complying with social distancing and travel restrictions; and we are able […]

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Cadets Virtual Percussion Clinic Coming June 22-26

Cadets and DCI Hall of Fame member Tom Aungst will be teaming up with front ensemble facilitator, Neil Larrivee, and members of The Cadets percussion staff to hold a weeklong virtual percussion clinic. Featuring two separate tracks, one for performers and one for educators, this informative and interactive percussion clinic will be available to students […]

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WDCHOF Charter Member Bob Wagner Passes

Wilbert Robert “Wags” Wagner, III of Manchester, Maryland, inducted in 2001 as a charter member in the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame Associate Member category, passed away recently at age 83. His long career in drum and bugle corps activity began in 1943 and extended more than 60 years well into the alumni drum […]

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Marching Roundtable 903: DCI Rewatch- Cadets 1993

Brad Green and friends discuss “In the Spring…,” a show full of incredible demand and crazy fast tempos in a year packed with great shows. With Andy Ebert and James Sparling You can listen to us below, or if you want to take us with you, you can download us from iTunes. Read the rest […]

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Scout House Community Grant

Preston Scout House Band Inc. has again received a donor designated grant from the Cambridge and North Dumfries Community Foundation (CNDCF), continuing an annual tradition that began about 15 years ago. The 2020 designated grant from the William and Vera Fisher Family Fund is for $1,106.75. The grant is roughly the same amount each year, […]

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United We Stand. #BlackLivesMatter

In the drum corps activity, every person contributes to a larger whole; such that it is impossible to say “I” – only “WE.” We know that once our performers trade their uniforms and equipment for their street clothes, some face the added burden of racial injustice. Some of our members go from pursuing and achieving […]

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Bushwackers Fourth Of July Virtual Brass Ensemble Performance

ATTENTION All FORMER, CURRENT and PROSPECTIVE BUSHWACKER BRASS PLAYERS and STAFF! We are inviting all of you to participate in a Bushwackers Fourth of July virtual brass ensemble performance. Our Brass arranger Dennis Argul has updated a popular brass warm-up from years back called Born on the 4th of July. Read the rest of the […]

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Marching Roundtable 902: Madison Scouts 1988 – The Creative Team

How the show was created, allowing space for the development of musical and visual effects. With Chris Thompson, Todd Ryan, John Georgeson, and Marc Jacoby 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 article here.

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