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Colorado's newest and only all-age/senior corps, High Country Brass, has been invited to perform the National Anthem at Drums Along the Rockies!! This will be a brass ensemble only and we still have a few spots open. If you're not performing with any corps, please come out and enjoy this exciting experience of playing OUR Nation's song in front of thousands of people at Invesco Field. This song alone will bring the people to their feet! Please contact Micah Petry at falcon_percussion@yahoo.com for more information. -High Country Brass Staff

Open House recap: We met at Crest Hill Middle School at around 8:00 AM to get things set up. A quick staff meeting took place to get our assignments. We then got all of the equipment out of the cars and from the school and delivered percussion equipment to the band room and brass equipment to the choir room. At around 9:00 the registration began. After all of us checked in we began to grab equipment. The drum line worked exercises that were well prepared by Micha, at the same time the brass line was given four charts and the first notes were played by High County Brass. A cool moment for me. The brass line was hard to work with the few people we had attending but all worked very hard to get things going. Each group took breaks from time to time, and all just wanted to check up on the other section to see how they were doing. Before we knew it was 11:00 AM. The brass line worked on Battle Hymn, Hey Pachocho, Autumn Leaves and The Star Spangled Banner. Things were actually starting to come together. Then the sad part, as twelve o' clock approached the most used words were " one more time". Just to get one more stab in at what we worked on. The drum line is sounding good at this point. A quick meeting at the end to decide the next date of January 9th to be the next time we will meet. A few tasks and ideas were exchanged and the rehearsal was deemed as over. Everyone seemed to have a great time, it felt like an old family environment that I used to march in. Drew http://www.geocities.com/hcbrass hcbrass@yahoo.com

The time is finally here! The new senior corps in Colorado, High Country Brass is holding its first annual open house this weekend! The place will be at Cresthill Middle School in Highlands Ranch, CO. The cost will be only $10 for registration. And the time will be from 9am-Noon. We do have some equipment but in case we have a large turnout (which we ARE expecting), please bring your own drum, horn, flag, etc. For more information, please go to our website http://www.geocities.com/hcbrass where you can find directions and contact info if you have any other questions. See you there!!!! -High Country Brass Staff hcbrass@yahoo.com