Our 2018 production, WHAT GOES AROUND, is coming together! For the first time since 2013, we are thrilled to be returning to original music along with a few of popular selections. Read the rest of the article here.
Fans of marching bands can see one of the best through mid-June at Adrian College. The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps, the seven-time Drum Corps International (DCI) world champion, is spending this year’s pretour training at the college, a news release said. The corps began rehearsing in Adrian Saturday. Read the rest of the article […]
Doors represent both opportunity and obstruction. A door can be an opening or an introduction to a new beginning. A door can also be an exit or a barrier. But a closed door…does it present an exciting invitation or is it a boundary that prevents access to hidden contents? We may never know what awaits […]
Musical Selections Include: Salvation is Created – Pavel Tchesnokov A Breathless Alleluia – Philip Wilby Marimba Spiritual – Minoru Miki Sensemaya – Silvestre Revueltas Extinguished – Ryan George, Colin McNutt, Iain Moyer, Michael Zellers End Credits (from Cast Away) – Alan Silvestri Amazing Grace – John Newton Read the rest of the article here.
After an incredible first year of Bluecoats Indoor – a World Class WGI winterguard – we’re eager to offer year-round colorguard programming at Bluecoats! In order to bring together the summer Bluecoats Color Guard and the winter Bluecoats Indoor, and in an effort to bring exciting educational opportunities to those interested in colorguard and in […]
Phantom Regiment is in Macomb. The world-renowned national champion drum and bugle corps will hold rehearsals on Western Illinois’ campus for the next three weeks, as it prepares for its national tour. The drum corps is made up of 200 members and will spend the days practicing every detail. Read the rest of the article […]
Mandarins Leadership Camp had a successful inaugural 2017 camp of nearly 30 student leaders, and the 2018 camp will be looking to expand its reach to 50 students. Mandarins Leadership Camp is a two-day, overnight summer camp for high school student leaders, with the goal of enabling student leaders to effectively support their band director’s […]
Forward Performing Arts and the Madison Scouts are excited to offer MadSkills, a marching arts clinic for band students of all skill levels as well as their directors. Learn from some of the top instructors in the marching activity, play side-by-side with the Madison Scouts, and learn important skills that you can take back to […]
Old becoming new again is the idea behind the Colt Cadets 2018 program, Moderne. The approach parallels the aesthetic of Art Deco — existing art and architecture reimagined in streamlined and futuristic fashion, or Style Moderne. In Art Deco, futuristic and abstract art forms exist juxtaposed or superimposed on traditional forms. Read the rest of […]
The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps is pleased to announce our 2018 Electronics Team, under the leadership of Tom McGillen. “Since 2010, Tom McGillen has set the standard for sound reinforcement and electronic applications in the marching arts activity, and we’re honored to have him serve as the Electronics Caption Manager in 2018,” said Joe […]
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