Alumni and Friends, This is Brandon Jones, The Academy Alumni President, with this month’s (RE)cap! It has been a great year for both The Academy and The Academy Alumni Association. This will be our last (RE)cap of the season until October. We hope you have enjoyed our monthly posts and The Alumni’s participation this season. […]
The finest Drum Corps show in the south takes center stage this Sunday, July 26. NightBEAT Presents: Tour of Champions will feature your hometown Carolina Crown, perennial crowd favorite Madison Scouts, defending Champion Blue Devils and the remaining top world class corps from 2014. Fans have shown their excitement for the move to BB&T Field […]
This summer, Gloucester County Institute of Technology Emma students Kelly and Coryn Reed are touring the United States on a trip like no other. The music students are performing on the Drum Corps International tour with Southern New Jersey marching ensemble, Jersey Surf. The duo will be joining 148 other members to learn, perfect, and […]
After performing in last Saturday’s Minnesota Regional in Minneapolis, Crown travelled south performing in Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas before heading through Texas for three shows. All the hours of travel, rehearsal, and performing paid off as Crown finished third at the DCI Southwestern Regional on Saturday in San Antonio. Many Crown members commented that this […]
The 2015 season will be coming to a close before we know it and we have already had many inquiries about our equipment and costumes. Before we pack up in Indianapolis, we’d like to confirm buyers for our used costumes props and equipment for the 2015 show, “A Step in Time”. Typically, production equipment can […]
Week 6 of our tour concludes at DCI’s Southeast Championship. Sunday, July 19 – Free Day: Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX Monday, July 20 – Rehearsal – Simon Middle School, Kyle, TX Tuesday, July 21 – Show: Broken Arrow, OK Read the rest of the article here.
Nine drum corps of high school- and college-aged performers will go head-to-head Tuesday in Broken Arrow during Drum Corps International’s Drums of Summer event. The annual competition has been hosted by the Pride of Broken Arrow marching band since 2003. The competition begins at 7 p.m., and tickets cost $20-$40 in advance and increase $5 […]
The Blue Stars and the Madison Scouts are pleased to announce “The Great Wisconsin Cheesehead Challenge” a 7-day fundraising campaign that pairs two historic Wisconsin drum corps in a head-to-head battle for bragging rights in the Cheesehead state. Starting at 12:01 a.m., Saturday July 18th, and continuing until Noon on Saturday, July 25th, the two […]
The 2015 Pioneer Show Shirt is now available for $20 each + shipping! Contact sales manager Brian Apfel for the latest availability: pioneerresale [at] msn [dot] com Read the rest of the article here.
Ascend Performing Arts is proud to announce the launch of Ascend Insider Media. Ascend Insider Media, or AIM, is a service that allows Blue Knights alumni, fans, and drum corps enthusiasts to explore decades of never-before-seen Blue Knights history through audio, rehearsal, performance, behind the scenes video and photos. Read the rest of the article […]
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