The day started bright and early for Crossmen on Independence Day. The wake up music started at 5:30 am and after only 6 and a half hours since our show departure. Everyone seemed in really good spirits and very animated this morning. Our Independence Day was to consist of three parades in Chicago in the […]
On Wednesday, July 3rd, Pacific Crest presented a clinic to the high school music students in the Moreno Valley Unified School District. “This isn’t about you becoming a member of Pacific Crest,” explained Corps Manager David Pham, “It’s about getting you fired up for the upcoming marching band season!” Members of the district’s high school […]
The Cavaliers and Phantom Regiment have reignited the rivalry with the return of the Backyard Brawl, a fundraising challenge between the two Midwest powerhouse drum corps, for the 2013 season. The campaign started July 1 and will run through 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, July 13. In 2012, Phantom Regiment took home the title, bringing in […]
The corps were awake at 7:15 this morning. They were greeted again to temps in the low 50’s. The expected high today is 80 with clear skies. After PT, stretch with John, breakfast and visual block we had 60 minutes in sectionals followed by lunch hour at 12:30. The rehearsal day ended with sectional, ensemble […]
Today we introduce Barathi Chinnappan, a first-year member of Pacific Crest’s cymbal line, who will be aging out at the end of this season. Barathi is from Pennsylvania and is completing her undergraduate degree at West Chester University. Barathi shares her thoughts about her time in California and the experience of playing cymbals at Pacific […]
Tonights ride to our Janesville housing site from the show site was @70 miles. That is a record for the shortest convoy trip in my 7 tours at Crossmen! I don’t think the trucks and buses got up to running temperature before we pulled into the housing site at the Waldorf Pemberton High School.The benefits […]
Join The Cavaliers on Sunday, August 11, as we conclude our 65th anniversary season with the Annual Awards Brunch honoring our current marching and graduating members. “This awards banquet is a special chance for us to reflect on the season with our closest family and friends,” said Corps Director Adolph DeGrauwe. The tickets you purchase […]
Last Thursday, we left their home state of California and began the northwestern leg of our 2013 competitive summer tour. The first stop was an exhibition performance in Medford, OR at the US Cellular Community Stadium. After a few days of rehearsal in Weed, CA to make adjustments, rewrites, and additions to the 2013 program, […]
Tickets are now available to sit in the Blue Stars’ block for the DCI World Championships, DCI Minnesota, DCI Southwestern Championship, DCI Southeastern Championship, and DCI Eastern Classic. New this year, we are able to tell you which section your tickets will be located, so you can buy with confidence that you are getting great seats! These tickets are […]
We woke up in Byron to another perfect morning, mid 50’s and dry. The landscape is rolling farm land with barns, silos and farmhouses perched upon each surrounding gentle hill. I dressed for mass and headed out in the van by 8:15. It was quiet and peaceful as no one was stirring except Petey and […]
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