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2016 Spartans November Experience Camp

Saturday, November 21 8:00am – Registration for brass and percussion at Nashua Boys Club 8:45am – Opening meeting 9:00am – Sections meet 9:00am – Parents meeting 12:15pm – Lunch (provided by corps) 1:00pm – Sections/Visual 5:00pm – Dinner (provided by corps) 6:00pm – Load busses travel to Movement visual ensemble at Bishop Guertin HS. 9:30pm […]

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Gold Announces 2016 Color Guard Caption Manager

Gold is pleased to announce that Tim Mikan has joined the corps design and instructional team as “Color Guard Caption Manager.” A highly respected, designer, educator and adjudicator, Tim Mikan is a veritable force of visual design and instruction. He is known internationally for his work with the world famous Riverside Community College Marching Tigers […]

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Meet The 2016 Batallion Staff – Melissa Primavera, Brass Instructor

The following is another installment in our “Meet the Staff” blog series intended to introduce you to the instructors you will meet at our upcoming BEX Audition Events. In this week’s post, we are excited to highlight our fantastic brass instructor Melissa Primavera. ? Where are you from? I’m originally from Connecticut, but I grew […]

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2016 Spartans November Weekend

Saturday, November 21 Registration(Nashua Boys Club) for brass and percussion opens at 8AM. Opening meeting 8:45AM Sections meet 9:00AM Parents meeting 9AM Lunch provided by corps 12:15 Sections/Visual 1PM to 5PM Dinner 5PM(provided by corps) Load busses travel to Movement visual ensemble at Bishop Guertin HS. Color Guard members are encouraged to attend Saturday night. […]

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Battalion Forges Partnership With D’Addario

We are excited to announce The Battalion has forged a strategic partnership with D’Addario to endorse and use ProMark drumsticks and mallets, as well as Evans drum heads. “Some of the best marching percussion sections in the world play on Evans and ProMark, and we’re excited to join the family,” said Dallin Hatch, executive director […]

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2016 Spartans November Opening Weekend

The November Experience Camp begins with registration for brass and percussion at 8AM Saturday Morning November 21 at the Nashua Boys and Girls Club. Color Guard registration for Saturday will begin at 4PM at the Boys Club. Anyone arriving on Sunday.. registration will begin at 8AM. We encourage everyone to participate in the full weekend! […]

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In The News – Louisiana Stars Preps For Upcoming Performances

“Here we go — last set of eight counts!” yelled Tim Darbonne, head of visual design for the Louisiana Stars Drum and Bugle Corps, from the parking tower overlooking the Pride of Acadiana’s practice fields. The Louisiana Stars is the first drum corps from Lafayette to take part in the Drum Corps International competition. The […]

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Joseph Musick, 2016 Battalion Visual Designer

The following is another installment in our “Meet the Staff” blog series intended to introduce you to the instructors and designers involved in our first touring season of Utah’s Drum & Bugle Corps. Today, we are excited to highlight our incredible visual designer – Joseph Musick.? Read the rest of the article here.

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Dr. Brandon Arvay, 2016 Battalion Front Ensemble Instructor

The following is another installment in our “Meet the Staff” blog series intended to introduce you to the instructors you will meet at our upcoming BEX Audition Events. In this week’s post, we are excited to highlight our fantastic Front Ensemble Instructor, Dr. Brandon Arvay. Read the rest of the article here.

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Battalion Battery To Use YAMAHA Instruments In 2016

We’re excited to announce The Battalion will play on YAMAHA battery instruments in 2016. The set was recently purchased from YEA! and was previously used by both The Cadets and Cadets2. “We continue to be wholly committed to providing our members with the best experience possible, which is why we are so excited about this […]

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