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2018 Colts December Dubuque Rehearsal & Audition Weekend

The December rehearsal and audition for the 2018 Colts will be held December 29 – 31, at the Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa. Click here for a Google map to the facility. The address is 405 Main St, Dubuque, IA 52001. This camp is for all students in percussion and brass who are contracted, […]

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Watchmen Announce 2018 Brass Staff

Watchmen are pleased to announce the Brass Staff team for the 2018 season. Paul Rendon Brass Arranger Paul Rendon was born in San Diego, California in 1973. He studied Music Composition at The University of Toronto (Ontario, Canada) and Music Education at San Diego State University. While at San Diego State University he was admitted […]

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Alan Chez To Lead An Open, Free Brass Clinic

Alan Chez, trumpet player with Late Night With David Letterman (NBC) and the CBS Orchestra, will present a free brass clinic at the Bushwackers Drum Corps rehearsal camp for brass and percussion on February 3, 2018, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Bushwackers will host the clinic at Olney High School from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. […]

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Ascend Partners With Bstow

Ascend Performing Arts has partnered with Bstow as a way for supporters to give to Ascend Performing Arts and the Blue Knights by “rounding-up” their change when they make a purchase with a credit or debit card. Bstow works for all transactions made on a linked account, whether it is online or at a physical […]

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Florida Brass 15th Year Celebration And Open House

Sunday January 28, 2018 From 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. At the Brandon Elks Lodge 800 Centennial Lodge Dr, Brandon, FL 33510

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2018 Heat Wave Percussion Staff

Vic Kulinski Percussion Caption Head Vic Kulinski has been active in the Marching and Performing Arts as a performer, a director, an arranger and an educator for over 40 years. Vic has won numerous individual awards as a snare and multi-tenor drummer, as well as drum major. He has won the DCA World Championships Class-A […]

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Seattle Cascades Charge Into 2018 Season

Seattle Cascades kicked the 2018 season into high gear with the completion of their first Audition Camp at Inglewood Middle School in Sammamish Washington. Heavy turnout for all sections resulted in a high-energy weekend with a strong finish on the final day, setting the stage for an exciting callback camp in January. With the first […]

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Help Phantom Regiment Reach Their Goal

In 2017, Phantom Regiment provided life-changing performing arts experiences for over 500 students from around the world. We couldn’t do it without one key element… YOU. We’ve set a goal to raise $40,000 by the end of 2017. This money will help us to expand our programs to reach even more young people next year. […]

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Tommy Williams Joins Seattle Cascades Leadership As Educational Director

Tommy has been involved in the marching arts for three decades. He has worked with such groups as Spirit of Atlanta, Nite Express, Magic of Orlando, Capitol Regiment, Teal Sound, Phantom Regiment, Crossmen, Boston Crusaders, and most recently, the Blue Stars. Mr. Williams was on the design team for Music City Mystique from their inaugural […]

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2017 Boston Crusaders Holiday Campaign

In 2017, Inspire Arts & Music experienced incredible growth and success. We honored Mayor Walsh with the “Champion Award” at Concert in the Park and raised over $500,000 in corporate support for our programs. We added music programs in Hyde Park and Dorchester – free of charge for city kids. And the 2017 Boston Crusaders […]

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