Shant Keuroghelian Visual Caption Head Shant Keuroghelian is involved with both the musical and visual aspects of the marching arts. His marching career began with Pacific Crest in 2006. In 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011 he marched with the 17-time World Champion Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps, serving as Trumpet Section Leader his last […]
Behind (or should we say.. in front of) every great drum corps is a great drum major. Someone who can lead the membership not only on the field, but off the field as well. Someone who is willing to accept additional responsibility and take on new challenges. Someone that represents and embodies the values of […]
The Spark! Ideas Conference is an exhilarating afternoon of creative inspiration designed for marching band directors, music instructors, college students; anyone who wants to refuel a passion for music performance and expand their professional network. The conference is entering its 2nd year produced by Ascend Performing Arts that falls under Ascend Education. This year’s Spark! […]
VOLUNTEER TEACHING STAFF WANTED To assist at our winter Rehearsal Camps and also for Spring Training in Milwaukee, WI DATES: MARCH 10-11-12 APRIL 28-29-30 MAY 26-27-28-29 MAY 31- JUNE 23 All areas of instruction are welcome. Please submit your previous experience, availability, and area of expertise to: EMAIL: dbcpmilw [at] execpc [dot] com PHONE: 414-327-2847
Hello from the other side of the world! It’s the end of what’s been a both incredibly fantastic and equally as tiring of a day for us, and it feels pretty good to be settling in for the night. As I write this, it’s 1:30am on January 26th, but even though I’m exhausted, it doesn’t […]
The Crossmen Drum Corps is headed to Houston to take on a super-sized opportunity: to perform at events leading up to the biggest game in the country. Joel Moody, assistant director of the corps, said the group was invited to perform. “I think for us, it’s an opportunity not only for our performers to get […]
Battalion Entertainment (BTE) – a new performing group under The Battalion Drum & Bugle Corps umbrella – made its debut this morning at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City. The entertainment ensemble kicked off the opening ceremony for the Stryker 2017 Global Sales Meetings that run today through the end of the week. […]
For the 3rd consecutive year, the BKXperience-Perform! clinic returns to the Drums Along the Rockies (click for 2017 show info). The band clinic will feature full clinic sessions for battery, front ensemble, color guard, winds, and student leaders allowing for a greater number of students to participate. The BKXperience-Perform! clinic–sponsored by Ascend Performing Arts, Jupiter […]
Berks Arts Council will honor Berks County’s championship drum and bugle corps, the Reading Buccaneers, with the 2017 Pagoda Award for Excellence in the Arts for 60 years of unparalleled performance excellence at 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 3, at DoubleTree by Hilton Reading. The Pagoda Award coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Reading Buccaneers […]
It has been a while since there has been a news update on the 2017 campaign. Our December camp was snowed out, but that didn’t mean progress stopped! Brass and percussion members continued to receive instruction until everyone met again at North Warren Regional HS on 1/14-1/15. Both brass and percussion sections continued to work […]
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