Fans and Drum Corps Show Designers, The Cadets, as you know, are bringing a brand-new production to the field in 2013: Both Sides Now. There has been a great deal of conjecture as to what exactly this is going to convey. Is it a Joni Mitchell tribute? Are The Cadets going to play more uniform […]
This weekend – November 17-18 – the 2013 Santa Clara Vanguard season will begin with a Clinic & Audition for brass, percussion and color guard at Richland HS in North Richland Hills, TX (near Dallas-Fort Worth). Anyone planning to attend should first create a MySCV account, answer the 2013 Audition Questionnaire, RSVP for the camp […]
As the band season comes to an end, there are numerous changes at Youth Education in the Arts in terms of staffing. New programs are planned in community percussion, the USBands department is moving indoors, and The Cadets and Cadets2 both launch this weekend. These changes and additions will add and alter the staff responsibilities. […]
The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps officially kicks off the 2013 drum corps season with its GearWORKS: Cavaliers 2013 Clinic/Audition Camps in Chicago, Ill. (Nov. 16-18, 2012), Edmond, Okla. (Dec. 1-2, 2012), and Austin, Texas (Dec. 8-9, 2012). “The overarching message is that we want those attending our clinic/audition camps to come in with a […]
Rob Thatcher (Percussion Arranger & Instructor) started his drum corps career in 1993 with the Bushwackers Drum Corps as a quad player and had the good fortune to learn from some of the best quad players “in the business.” Coupled with exposure to fantastic percussion arranging by Robbie Robinson and Mark Thurston, he was inspired […]
The Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps are pleased to announce Chris Nalls as the newest addition to the Mandarins educational staff. Chris is considered a master of the marching arts with many years of experience leading performing groups of all kinds. His show designs have won championships and the enthusiastic applause of audiences across the […]
The deployment of the Jersey Surf’s mobile kitchen truck as a part of the massive storm relief effort in our region has been delayed, according to Jersey Surf Executive Director Bob Jacobs. “We are awaiting a revised plan from emergency management and disaster relief officials,” Jacobs said. “In the wake of the storm, the commencement […]
The Cascades are excited to announce our Colorguard Caption-Heads for the 2013 season. Caption Head Jonathon Brown and Assistant Caption Head Shaun Segraves will round out an already exciting design and Caption-Head staff. Jonathon has had a diverse colorguard career operating at every level of the colorguard activity. He is currently the Director of Colorguards […]
Santa Clara Vanguard 2013 drum corps season gets underway with TWO major SCV Clinic & Audition weekends—one in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (NOV 17-18) and the other in San Jose, CA (NOV 30-DEC 2)—for prospective members of the 2013 Santa Clara Vanguard (Brass, Percussion & Color Guard). Three 1-DAY audition opportunities for prospective members unable to […]
The Oregon Crusaders and NW Drum Corps have a rich history, one which continues to reinvent itself. This video, started with Eric Whitacre’s “Sleep”, walks through NW drum corps history and the history of OC, and ends with the World Class FInals exhibition performance of “Yellow” from their show “Dreaming in Color” Watch the video […]
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