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The Skyliners are looking to field a "killer" plate line this year! We have one of the most dedicated, passionate instructors in Sara Jo Zuhlsdorf-Allyn who is ready to take this line, build it and really add to our corps. If you are interested in marching in the cymbal line at Sky, please contact Sara at szuhlsd9@mail.naz.edu or Larry Carbonell at larry@skylinersdbc.org. The next Skyliner Camp takes place the weekend of February 13 - 14th. Percussion rehearses on Sunday only, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 P.M. at Wyoming Valley West High School, 150 Wadham Street, Plymouth, PA 18651. Visit our website at: http://www.MarchSky.org for more information.

New York Skyliner Alumnus Andy Lisko Donates Vintage Drum Corps Memorabilia to the Skyliners Drum Corps On behalf of the Skyliners Drum & Bugle Corps, we would like to thank Andy Lisko, Skyliner alumnus, for his generous donation of his vintage collection of DCA Championship vinyl records (full sets), CD and DVD's, and a treasure trove of full year sets of DCN publications from 1962 through the early 1980s. Once we have catalogued everything, and done research on value, we will announce how people can buy items or lots through auction or other methods. All proceeds will raise funds for the Skyliners Drum & Bugle corps (field corps). Thanks again, Andy, for keeping the corps in mind and generously donating your long term collections.

One week to go for Sky's Open House. Come down and see what all the buzz is about! Find YOUR place in OUR "Corner of the Sky". We are thrilled to be working with our 2016 Creative Management and Design Staff. CREATIVE DIRECTOR - David Bruni and PROGRAM COORDINATOR - George D Mattis III. BRASS ARRANGER - Joey Pero; BATTERY ARRANGER - Teddy Mascari; PIT ARRANGER - Ryan Reed; VISUAL DESIGNER - Thomas Sparling, and COLOR GUARD DESIGNER – James Branche. Check into and sign up at our Skyliners 2016 FB Interest Page for more information. : https://www.facebook.com/groups/971700419546930/ or email Adam Burdett, Director of Recruitment at info@marchsky.org.

One week to go for Sky's Open House. Come down and see what all the buzz is about! Find YOUR place in OUR "Corner of the Sky". We are thrilled to be working with our 2016 Creative Management and Design Staff. CREATIVE DIRECTOR - David Bruni and PROGRAM COORDINATOR - George D Mattis III. BRASS ARRANGER - Joey Pero; BATTERY ARRANGER - Teddy Mascari; PIT ARRANGER - Ryan Reed; VISUAL DESIGNER - Thomas Sparling, and COLOR GUARD DESIGNER – James Branche. Check into and sign up at our Skyliners 2016 FB Interest Page for more information. : https://www.facebook.com/groups/971700419546930/ or email Adam Burdett, Director of Recruitment at info@marchsky.org.

One week to go for Sky's Open House. Come down and see what all the buzz is about! Find YOUR place in OUR "Corner of the Sky". We are thrilled to be working with our 2016 Creative Management and Design Staff. CREATIVE DIRECTOR - David Bruni and PROGRAM COORDINATOR - George D Mattis III. BRASS ARRANGER - Joey Pero; BATTERY ARRANGER - Teddy Mascari; PIT ARRANGER - Ryan Reed; VISUAL DESIGNER - Thomas Sparling, and COLOR GUARD DESIGNER – James Branche. Check into and sign up at our Skyliners 2016 FB Interest Page for more information. : https://www.facebook.com/groups/971700419546930/ or email Adam Burdett, Director of Recruitment at info@marchsky.org.

One week to go for Sky's Open House. Come down and see what all the buzz is about! Find YOUR place in OUR "Corner of the Sky". We are thrilled to be working with our 2016 Creative Management and Design Staff. CREATIVE DIRECTOR - David Bruni and PROGRAM COORDINATOR - George D Mattis III. BRASS ARRANGER - Joey Pero; BATTERY ARRANGER - Teddy Mascari; PIT ARRANGER - Ryan Reed; VISUAL DESIGNER - Thomas Sparling, and COLOR GUARD DESIGNER – James Branche. Check into and sign up at our Skyliners 2016 FB Interest Page for more information. : https://www.facebook.com/groups/971700419546930/ or email Adam Burdett, Director of Recruitment at info@marchsky.org.

The Skyliners Drum & Bugle Corps have announced their 2016 Production, “Corner of the Sky”. Skyliners’ Opening Statement is “Corner of the Sky” as performed by the Jackson 5 on their 1973 album, Skywriter. The song was written by Stephen Schwartz as part of the musical, Pippin. When Pippin first hit Broadway in the 1970s, everyone was humming this iconic song, including Michael Jackson. The 1970’s pop style engaged audience, while the meaningful lyrics, such as the words, “Every man has his daydreams; Every man has his goal”, featured Pippin singing about how he wants to find where he belongs. Certainly, the Skyliners will lead the audience on a journey throughout the show. The Skyliners’ Opener, "Mr. Blue Sky", is by British rock group, Electric Light Orchestra. From their 1977 album, Out of the Blue, the song was played as a wake-up call to astronaut Christopher Ferguson on Day 3 of acSTS-135, the final mission of Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was performed live as part of the 2013 Children in Need Rocks and Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2014 concerts. The song's arrangement has been called "Beatlesque", due to its similarity to certain Beatles songs. ELO itself was formed due to the desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones. Anyone who knows their scores and keyboard parts, can appreciate that they achieved these goals. The ballad, "Goodbye Blue Skies", is from Pink Floyd’s 1977 album, The Wall. Stressed out by power struggles and creative differences, Pink Floyd were near the breaking point when they created this, the greatest album of their career. The dark themes throughout this piece include betrayal, breakdown and collapse. Out of the emotional wreckage came one of rock’s greatest milestones, although Pink Floyd suffered as a result. A journey would not be complete without challenge and struggle. "Lean On" by Major Lazer and "Storm", part of Antonio Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”, will come together as this year’s Percussion feature. Released in the 2015 Peace Is the Mission studio album, “Lean On” features DJ Snake and MØ. The genre is noted as Moombahton, which is a fusion genre of house music and reggaeton that was created by American DJ and producer Dave Nadaanother in 1997. Characteristics of moombahton include a thick and spread-out bass line, dramatic builds, a two-step pulse, and quick drum fills. In September 2015, 'Lean On' was named by Spotify as the most globally streamed song of the summer. Natalie Cole’s "Orange Colored Sky" takes us in another direction. Also recorded by her father, Nat King Cole with Stan Kenton's orchestra, it is a popular song written by Milton DeLugg and Willie Stein and published in 1950. Its popularity is clear, based on the number of stars who recorded this piece and the decades it has remained popular - Danny Kay, Doris Day, Burt Ward with Frank Zappa, Michael Bublé, and Lady Gaga, to name a few. In 2013, a modified version of this melody was part of a Weight Watchers commercial. Its upbeat jazz style with quick rhythmic flurries and lines captures the listeners no matter who performs it. While the Skyliners’ Closer reprises "Corner of the Sky" by Jackson 5, do not expect a simple repeat of the Opening Statement. The Skyliners will stay somewhat true to the individual songs’ styles, but they will be instilling our own Skyliners style to each song too. As Larry Carbonell put it, “I can't WAIT to see what our arrangers do with this show!’ Come out to The Skyliners’ Open House; it will take place: Saturday, November 28, 2015 ~ 10:00 - 6:00 P.M.; Registration 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. More information to come soon. Keep up-to-date with us via our website, http://www.marchsky.org, join the Skyliners 2016 Interest Page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/971700419546930. For more information, please contact Adam Burdett at info@skylinersdbc.org