A Note from Blaise Castaldo: The family of Jack Carney would like to thank everyone who helped out ina very stressful situation at Dietz stadium in Kingston, New York on Saturday afternoon. Jack’s spirit, soul and his memory will live on with all of us forever. He was a dear friend to me since my early days […]
Rochester is playing host to the 50th anniversary of the international drum and bugle corps competitions this Labor Day weekend. “It’s a whole three day extravaganza,” says Allen Buell, the vice president of Drum Corps Associates. After two years away from the area, the Drum Corps Associates returns to Rochester. More than 35 drum and […]
Meet newlywed percussionists Colin and Ashtyn. Learn more about High Country Brass at http://highcountrybrass.org Watch the video here.
The I&E/Mini Corps event is scheduled for Saturday, August 30, 2014 beginning at 6PM. All of the events will take place in the Rochester Convention Center, except for the Percussion events, which will take place directly outside of the Convention Center. There will be a stage set up on Main St. in Downtown Rochester for […]
The corps will perform at the opening of the IGC East convention at the Gaylord National Harbor on Tuesday, August 5th. The IGC Show is the world’s largest trade exhibition and conference for independent retail garden centers. Read the rest of the article here.
Funeral services for World Drum Corps Hall of Fame member Eugene F. ‘Gene’ Bennett were held Friday August 1 at Bridge Street AME (African Methodist Episcopal) Church, 277 Stuyvesant Ave, Brooklyn, New York. He passed away Tuesday, July 22 at the age of 74 in New Hyde Park, New York. He was inducted into the Hall […]
Spectators at the 5th annual Scout House Invitational Tattoo field show on Saturday, August 9 will come face to face with Canadian heroes depicted in Dave Sopha’s 40-foot long Portraits of Honour, a 10 foot by 40 foot canvas oil painting which features the faces of Canadian troops killed in Afghanistan. His portraits and the […]
Help Fuel the Bushwackers for the rest of the 2014 season! Sponsoring part of a meal is a great way to give back to the Corps! Did you know it costs over $200 a meal to feed the Bushwackers? With over 140 members, staff, administration, and volunteers that are fed six meals a weekend, the […]
It was a Friday night rehearsal in 1984 when I first met the legendary Gene Bennett. The corps was only entering its 3rd season but the level of talent had blossomed that winter and spring and we felt we were on the cusp of something special that upcoming season. Gene had agreed to take on […]
Baritone player Alex Sylvester gives us the scoop on today’s rehearsal and what we’re working on next. Learn more about High Country Brass at http://highcountrybrass.org Watch the video here.
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