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Phelan And Trulson Named 2018 Madison Scouts Brass Caption Heads

The Madison Scouts are pleased to announce that Sean Phelan and Mark Trulson have been named as Brass Co-Caption Heads and Scott Carr as Assistant Caption Head of the brass program. They will be working with newly appointed Brass Program Director Chris Tomsa (MORE HERE). Sean Phelan, Co-Caption Head Sean Phelan serves as an Associate […]

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Marching Roundtable 648: Troopers Target Art

Michael Raiford explains the concepts behind the art used in the Troopers show. 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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Santa Clara Vanguard Alumni In Action: Megan Arns

This past summer, we had the great pleasure of rehearsing at the University of Missouri where we caught up with SCV Alumna (2005-2006, Front Ensemble) and Mizzou Percussion Professor, Megan Arns! Read the rest of the article here.

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Chris Tomsa To Lead 2018 Madison Scouts Brass Program

The Madison Scouts are please to introduce Chris Tomsa as Brass Program Director. The pageantry arts have been Chris’ passion for 4 decades as a performer, instructor, arranger, composer, program coordinator, and adjudicator. Chris has instructed, composed, and arranged for many of the world’s finest drum and bugle corps including Phantom Regiment, Madison Scouts, Glassmen, […]

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Fall Dance Classes With Carol Abohatab

Calling ALL dancers! Whether you’re a current, future, or former color guard performer; a dancer from the community; or even a drummer/horn player looking to gain more dance experience – we’ve got an exciting opportunity for you to express yourself and give back to the community! For the first three Wednesdays in October, join Carol […]

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In The News – Austin Peay State University Music Double Major Garrett Coscolluela A Part Of World Championship-Winning Drum Corps

For the past four years, Austin Peay State University senior music education and music performance double major Garrett Coscolluela has spent one weekend in August marching on the field of Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. But it wasn’t until this past August — in his final trip to the home of the NFL’s Indianapolis […]

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DCUK Hall Of Fame Inductees 2017

This year we are extremely pleased to announce that Drum Corps United Kingdom has introduced its own Hall of Fame as a way of honouring the “legends” of the activity ensuring they are remembered for the indelible impressions they have left. The original vehicle for recognising the great work of individuals and their contributions to […]

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Ascend Partners With KHS America Academic Alliance

Ascend Performing Arts is pleased to announce a partnership with KHS America Academic Alliance (academicalliance.com), a community-based organization that supports students, performers, educators, parents, school music retailers and those who design and craft the instruments to bring music to life. In addition to KHS America assisting Ascend Performing Arts with supporting their educational events, the […]

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Spirit Of Atlanta Appoints New Executive Director

Spirit of Atlanta announces the hire of Jeff Nelson as Executive Director of the drum corps, effective immediately. Nelson has stepped down from his current role as Board President to accept the position and to focus his efforts on the day to day operations and management of the drum corps. He will remain on as […]

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Meet The 2018 Oregon Crusaders Color Guard Team

Finishing up the current team announcements, we have our color guard caption heads for OC18! Kelsey King returns as the Caption Head and her third season with OC. A native of the area, Kelsey is the color guard director at Harrison High School in Kennesaw, Georgia. As a performer, she marched with the Cadets from […]

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