Voting is under way in the Plante Moran Gives Charity Contest, and Ascend Performing Arts is an official entrant! Ascend Performing Arts produces the Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps, Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble, and Blue Knights Winds. The rules of the contest are simple — the 3 Colorado charities with the most votes from […]
The Colts are excited to announce all audition dates and locations for the 2019 season. This year will again feature three-day audition camps in Dubuque and several one-day audition camps around the country. This has been done with the goal of creating an experience that is accessible to more students. The full audition schedule is […]
The Carolina Crown Organization is pleased to announce the Visual Design, Supervision and Technical Team for 2019! Among the list are familiar names to the Crown Organization, including returning Visual Designer Jeff Sacktig and Artistic Director Rick Subel. There are also several new additions to the Team, such as Kevin Morrison who will be joining […]
For the first time in their 55-year history the Mandarins achieved a Drum Corps International Finalist position, earning 10th place in the nation. Coming off this historic season, the Mandarins are excited to announce that the entire design and caption head team will return for the 2019 season. Ike Jackson returning as the Mandarins Program […]
Horns, leather, helmets, drums, students, grass, beer, hot dogs and the band. All of these are aspects that make or break a football game, and one that has been making more and more of an impact on the spectating of the Colorado Mesa University college football games has been the marching band. The young band […]
We are thrilled to announce that Jeremy Bennett is returning for a 4th season as Seattle Cascades Tour Director, and his 7th with the Seattle Cascades organization. Driving a World Class Drum and Bugle Corps through spring training and a ten thousand mile national tour is a complex and demanding job. Jeremy’s years of practical […]
Key Poulan, Mario Ramirez, Ike Jackson, and JW Koester talk about the creation of the show concept, the music, the giant rotating stage, the elaborate costuming, the stilts, the light up rifles, and more! You can listen to us above, or if you want to take us with you, you can download us from iTunes. […]
“We are fortunate to bring Erik and his talent into the fold here at Boston. Our design team remains fully intact and adding Erik opens up even more creative opportunities. Mike Zellers and Erik Kosman will bring us to the cutting edge in electronics.” – Chris Holland, Executive Director Read the rest of the article […]
Crossmen Productions is excited to announce the 2019 Crossmen Drum Corps Brass Staff! Under the direction of fourth-year Caption Head, Steve Mason, the 2019 Crossmen Brass Staff is comprised of many returning instructional staff members with the addition of several veteran drum corps instructors. Read the rest of the article here.
Forward Performing Arts and the Madison Scouts are proud to be a participating sponsor at the Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) State Marching Band Championships to be held October 13, 2018 at Perkins Stadium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Gates open at 11 a.m. and the bands perform from noon through 10 […]
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