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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Johan Friso became second with his very first indoor show in Wijchen. Although it was sometimes a little awkward for members and staff, the members had a super fun day. On the way there the necessary sing-alongs already pop through the speakers. The members cannot yet really speak of tension. Danique (guard) is really looking […]
Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps is excited to announce the Brass Staff for the 2020 season! Keith Tye will return to the Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps as Brass Caption Head for the 2020 season. Keith Tye is currently attending Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana majoring in Music Education and is the […]
This production will feature the music of Fiona Apple and Vienna Teng, with original compositions by Key Poulan, Dan Bryan, and Travis Peterman. Visual design and staging, Program Coordinator: Marc Garside Color guard design: Thomas Van Der Grift Choreography: Sandi Tait Read the rest of the article here.
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