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Dave Is Back In The “Magic Valley”

Yesterday was once again a very special evening for the Starriders family. Almost traditionally this year again a meeting with the former Brass Arranger Dave Hill took place in Bad Münder. Many former but also active Starriders were very happy about an “old friend” once again in the arms to be able to close. Read […]

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St. Rita’s Brassmen Alumni Announce New Director

The St. Rita’s Brassmen Alumni are pleased to announce Billy Di Paolo as their new Director. He is a Long Island Sunriser Hall of Fame member and has been with the Brassmen Alumni since its inception. He began his Drum Corps career with the St. Joseph Patron Cadets Feeder Corps and Sea Cadets from 1963 […]

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Royal Drummers Add To Busy Weekend For Liberty

Drum Corps UK Finals in Widnes is always the start of a special weekend at Liberty as we perform twice on the Saturday and then travel to Stafford for the final contest of the season before BYBA National Championships. Once again, our show The Bench, seemed to make a connection with the audiences who really […]

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Wölper Löwen Open Rehearsal 2017

Our drumcorps season is nearly over. This coming Saturday, we will be presenting “Behind BLUE Eyes” at the DCE Championships in Kerkrade for the last time and will try to build on the successes of recent years. In parallel, the concept for 2018 is already being developed! For a first milestone on the way to […]

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Tim Snyder Named Mandarins Brass Caption Head For 2018

The Sacramento Mandarins are pleased to announce that the percussion, color guard and visual caption heads—as well as the program director—will be returning for the 2018 season, with Tim Snyder joining staff as the new Brass Caption Head. Darren VanDerpoel will be leading percussion, Mario Ramirez with color guard, Michael Samson as the visual caption […]

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2018 Gold Auditions

San Diego Area December 16-17, 2017 Los Angeles Area January 6-7, 2018 Read the rest of the article here.

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Marching Roundtable 650: DCA Wrap-Up, Pt. 2

Al, David, and John on the season, the championships, and memorable moments. You can listen to us above, 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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Be A Part Of The BKXperience This Fall

Ascend Performing Arts is proud to announce its 4th annual BKXperience-Audition! Clinics for fall 2017. The BKXperience allows student of a variety of performance levels to learn from the some of the best educators in the marching arts activity while experiencing what it is like to go through an audition experience with the Blue Knights […]

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2018 SCV Design Staff

Vanguard Music and Performing Arts is pleased to announce the 2018 Santa Clara Vanguard Design Team! Michael Gaines, Creative Director & Drill Designer *NEW ROLE IN 2018* Scott Koter, Program Coordinator Denise Bonfiglio, Advisor Andy Toth, Visual Program Coordinator Adam Sage, Consultant Paul Rennick, Percussion Arranger Sandi Rennick, Percussion Arranger JD Shaw, Brass Arranger Bart […]

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Minnesota Brass Announces 2018 Leadership Team

The board of directors of Minnesota Brass Inc., a St. Paul-based performing-arts organization, has selected the organization’s senior leadership to maximize talent and better meet the needs of its flagship ensemble, Minnesota Brass Drum and Bugle Corps. Read the rest of the article here.

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