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Darrell Griffin Selected For 2018 Ascend Volunteer Of The Year

Congratulations to Darrell Griffin, 2018 Lynn Lindstrom Memorial Award, Volunteer of the Year! The Lynn Lindstrom Volunteer Award was established to honor Lynn’s legacy of volunteerism. Lynn Lindstrom, Chairperson for Drums Along the Rockies since 1985, lost the battle to cancer in January, 2016. Lynn became involved with the Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps […]

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Pioneer/DCI Update – September 24th, 2018

The Pioneer Organization and I are very pleased to announce the members of the “interim” Board of Directors: ? Dr. Cecil Austin; PhD in Education, school administrator, served on several boards, drum corps judge, brass instructor for Imperials of St. Patrick and Pioneer. ? Dave Campbell; B.S. in Music Education, Music teacher, served on several […]

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Marching Roundtable 745: Bluecoats On The Look Of “Session 44”

Jon Vanderkolff & Michael Raiford give us inside information about the design process that led to the chairs, the 150 different costumes used, the color choices, the use of the singer, the front ensemble’s look and placement, and how all of these choices were driven by the show concept. You can listen to us above, […]

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In The News – Women Take On Leadership Roles In Casper’s Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps

In a YouTube video introduced with a Vince Lombardi quote, Wyoming’s place in history as the first place to give Wyoming the right to vote and elect the first woman governor is noted. Add two more firsts to that list. Kristy Jackson is the first female corps director in the 61-year history of the Troopers […]

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BD Performing Arts Welcomes Shaun Gallant As Executive Director

BD Performing Arts is pleased to welcome Shaun Gallant to lead BDPA as Executive Director. Shaun is a drum corps veteran and comes to BDPA from Vanguard Music and Performing Arts where he served as Director of Programs and led both the Vanguard Cadets and SCV to World Championship titles in 2018. Shaun was also […]

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Cavaliers And McCormick’s, Strategic Partners

The Cavaliers, the 7-time Drum Corps International (DCI) World Champion, would like to express our gratitude to our longest strategic partner McCormick’s for its exceptional support in 2018. “This nonprofit performing arts organization relies on incredible strategic partners like McCormick’s to breathe life into our performance and our mission,” said Chris Lugo, Executive Director of […]

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2019 Troopers Design Team

“It is our privilege to announce our 2019 Design Team. These individuals collectively bring great skill & experience that will establish a solid foundation for our creative programming as well as provide insightful guidance for the further development of our educational mission.” -Corps Director, Kristy Jackson “Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration […]

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Crossmen Announce 2019 Visual Staff

Crossmen Productions is thrilled to announce the 2019 Visual Instructional Staff! Under the leadership of Visual Coordinator & Designer Andrew Ebert and Caption Head Blake Daughtrey, the Crossmen welcome the return of many visual instructors along with the addition of several new staff members! Read more about the 2019 Visual Team by visiting their bios […]

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News From Vanguard Music And Performing Arts

It is with great sadness and best wishes that Vanguard Music and Performing Arts announces the resignation of Shaun Gallant, SCV Corps Director and VMAPA Director of Programs. After two successful years at Vanguard, Shaun has accepted the Executive Director position at Blue Devils Performing Arts and will be transitioning effective September 24, 2018. As […]

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Marching Roundtable 744: Blue Devils Bring “Nighthawks” To Life

Scott Chandler discusses how the show deconstructs the painting and then puts it back together, all with that unique Blue Devils style. 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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