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High Country Brass is alive and well in the Denver area! We will be finalizing the planning for our 2009 season over the next several weeks. We have had some new staff members join the team over the last few months and are looking forward to a great season! The 2009 show will consist of Scream machine, Don't let the sun go down on me and Birdland and House of the rising sun. This will be a screamer! Membership paper work is in to DCA central and we are planning on attending the DCA congress in Rochester on Dec 13-14! Can't wait to meet you all! Big news announcement in the next few weeks! Watch this thread for updates and check our site for the big news! All I can say is, WOW! www.highcountrybrass.org open house date and location TBA. See ya on the field, and in Rochester too, Mike Ryan

DATR rocked! 8000 cheering fans and some of the cheers were for us! Malaquana screamed bolero went very well and In the Stone kicked booty! LOL Wish we were doing more shows this summer but there is always next season! We picked up a ton of new folks this year from DATR and look forward to getting them up to speed with the different sections, starting before most corps finish their summer season! New members and old ones too, basics and parade music starting on Thursday August 14th 7-9 at Winburn park in Northglenn. Go to www.HighCountryBrass.org for location and directions! We have several performances in September with new music and should have next years charts out by Mid October! Drum corps Rocks! LOL See ya out there, Mike Ryan High Country Brass

2 days to go! On at 7:00pm just before Mandarin's. Sweet! BE sure to stop by our booth for souvies and pic's at the show! Can't wait to see you there! Mike

This trip was a rush! In all ways posible! AS one of the awesome 6 in the contra line, i gotta say! YEah baby! Tons of fun and it was great to meet all of the folks down Texas way! Can't wait for next season with an expanded tour schedule! Rock on! The other, Mike Ryan HCB contra dude!

19 days to go and we are really picking up our rehearsal schedule! We have come a long way baby! Can't wait to get the show in front of some drum corps fans! Texas in late June what could be better? Next year who knows! Maybe even, dare I say it, Rochester! LOL We'll have to wait and see but we have high hopes to make an even bigger splash next season! Jeff let me know if you had any problems with the arrangements I sent to you. America and You'll never walk alone. Oh yeah baby, Brass Hysteria!

Hang in there Jeff! We know what you're going through! Sounds like HCB 2 years ago! We are finally feeling pretty strong with 40 plus (Depends on the week) on the field. Not everyone in the corps can make BH but we will still rock out! LOL Do you guys have an arrangement of America the Beautiful or Batle Hymn or One more time or something like that. It would be fun to get a combined group playing in the parking lot if not in the stadium! Let me know what you think and maybe we can get something together in Denton in a few ( holy crap) weeks! Looking forward to meeting everyone in Texas! Hang in there, don't sweat the little things, get out there and make a joyful song! Mike Ryan HCB

Bump for the weekend! We picked up another mello player last night as well a a guest hornline instructor! Still have several Lead spots open for the Sop section and as always we can use several more guard folks! Everyone is always welcome. check out the site www.HighCountryBrass.org for more infor and rehearsal schedule and locations! See you on the field! Mike Ryan HCB (The other Mike Ryan) LOL

We have picked up a few more horn players and percussion but still have room for more! Come on out, you know you wanna! Come on out and march! Mike Ryan HCB

Hey there! Due to recent changes in several members job status and the aquasition of several new instruments, High Country Brass, "Colorado's Only all age Drum and bugle Corps" has opening for Soprano, Mello and bari players. We also have several spots open in the drumline as well 1 Tenor and 1 Bass and 2 cymbals. There are also open spots for our outstanding guard unit too! If you are in the area and are looking for a great way to fill your Sunday afternoons through July come check out High Country Brass. We are performing at Brass Hysteria in Denton Texas on June 28th and at Drums along the Rockies on July 12th! Rehearsals are Sundays 1-6 pm at Windburn Park in Northglenn, CO Check out our website at www. HighCountryBrass.org for directions and more info on our short summer season. Hope to see you there! Mike Ryan HCB

Hey there! Due to recent changes in several members job status and the aquasition of several new instruments, High Country Brass, "Colorado's Only all age Drum and bugle Corps" has opening for Soprano, Mello and bari players. We also have several spots open in the drumline as well 1 Tenor and 1 Bass and 2 cymbals. If you are in the area and are looking for a great way to fill your Sunday afternoons through July come check out High Country Brass. We are performing at Brass Hysteria in Denton Texas on June 28th and at Drums along the Rockies on July 12th! Rehearsals are Sundays 1-6 pm at Windburn Park in Northglenn, CO Check out our website at www. HighCountryBrass.org for directions and more info on our short summer season. Hope to see you there! Mike Ryan HCB

Hey there! Due to recent changes in several members job status and the accuasition of several new instruments, High Country Brass, "Colorado's Only all age Drum and bugle Corps" has opening for Soprano, Mello and bari players. We also have several spots open in the drumline as well 1 Tenor and 1 Bass and 2 cymbals. If you are in the area and are looking for a great way to fill your Sunday afternoons through July come check out High Country Brass. We are performing at Brass Hysteria in Denton Texas on June 28th and at Drums along the Rockies on July 12th! Rehearsals are Sundays 1-6 pm at Windburn Park in Northglenn, CO Check out our website at www. HighCountryBrass.org for directions and more info on our short summer season. Hope to see you there! Mike Ryan HCB

I know of a great show being put together in Dallas in June BRASS HYSTERIA. Are you guy's thinking of attending? This is going to be High Country Brass's first trip out of state and we are totally stoked to see other corps from our area. if you can call 900 miles away our area. LOL Good luck! Can't wait to see all of your groups!

I own and operate a fire protection company called Colorado Alarm in the Denver Metro area. Been in the fire business as a fireman and commerical operator for 20 years. We service and install fire alarms, sprinkler systems, commerical cooking systems as well as fire extinguishers and exit lights. I am looking to start a performance arts center here in Denver to help musicians who don't have any place to perform or learn music get a start in music. Also introduce new people to Drum corps in the Cololrado area. Hopeful kick off date for the center is September 08! I'm also looking at incorporating an indoor facility geared towards indoor drum corps, percussion lines, guard, as well as adding a physical conditioning and training center geared towards performance arts to build up stamina on and off the field and during rehearsals and performances. The idea keeps morphing but that is the general idea.

Hey there all you guard folks! High Country Brass Drum and Bugle corps located in the Denver Metro area is holding our second annual open house on Sunday April 6th 4-7:15 pm. We have openings for all guard postitions and look forward to seeing your smiling faces at the open house. Check out our website. www.HighCountryBrass.org for more info and location.

Bump for the open house!

Only 5 days left until the open house! Make plans to attend this Sunday. Don't mis out on performing with HCB this summer for our inaugural road trip to Brass Hysteria in Denton, Texas and we'll also open the show for Drums along the Rockies in Denver! WE also have several parades booked and we are also loking at other events as well so we plan on having an action packed summer season. Can't wait to meet you!

New people are already coming out to rehearsals for the summer season! We've had a great winter guard/percussion season and are getting ready to go full steam towards our full summer show! Bolero, Malagueana and In the Stone lead our list of charts for the summer so plenty of challenging parts to play and the drill rocks! We are now at 9 Baris,7 sops, 5 mellos, 6 contras and just added another bass drum yesterday! Still plenty of guard spots available, we have 8 talented people now but can always use more people either on flags or weapons. No experience necessary we have some great instructors for the guard! Still have battery spots available too, 1 snare 2 bass, 1 tenor and 2 sets of plates Hornline needs 2 more baris, 1 mello and 3-4 sops and we have one funky K-90 just waiting to be played in the contra section. We won't turn anyone away if you want to march. So come on out to the open house. Hope to see you there! Sunday April 6th 4-7 at the Anderson Rec. center, Wheat Ridge, CO Check our website for directions. Highcountrybrass.org

Hey all you drum corps nuts in the Colorado area! HCB is hosting our 2 annual open house ! We will be opening the hornline , battery and guard to new members for the 2008 summer season. The open house will be held from 4-7pm on Sunday April 6th, 2008 at the Anderson Recreation Center in Wheat Ridge, CO 44th and Field Steets in Wheat Ridge, CO Come on out and play along with the sensational hornline or the ever growing battery and guard. Come on, you know you want to do it! It doesn't take much time commitment to join HCB, just a few hours rehearsal a week.The friends you'll make and the fun (you can call it exercise if you want to) you'll have, is unparalled! Juniors was about discipline and loooooooooong days and nights. We're all about fun, hard work and putting out a great product that rocks. Marching ,playing,sweating! Cool, and all good fun in the sun! Check out our website at www.HighCountryBrass.org for more info regarding our summer season and the open house. See ya there, Mike Ryan ( the other Mike Ryan)LOL

High Country Brass is doing the Denver St. Paddy's day parade. Unit 1-64 hopefully we'll make the TV broadcast! Will be fun. Hopefully no snow for the weekend. We all got sun burned last year! and were unit 2-225! So we're moving on up!

Show # 1 of a run of 6 in a row went well at Air Academy Hs in Colorado Springs. WE marched to Bolero and In the Stone. ITS was a total crowd pleaser! Thecorps had a great time and really came together after rehearsing for the last few months. Come on out we are opening horn line, battery and guard slots after our APril 5th performance. Come check us out at the RMGCA show Saturday March 8 at Legacy HS we are scheduled to go on at 8:30. We will be doing run throughs in the parking lot at 7:30. If your in the area stop by and say hi! Mike

Thanks for the help folks. found the chart name registered with Hal Leonard "Spanish Gypsy dance". Thanks to all the Cabs who helped out. Mike Ryan, HCB

Thanks for the help folks. found the chart name registered with Hal Leonard "Spanish Gypsy dance". Thanks to all the Cabs who helped out. Mike Ryan, HCB

Hello again! I am pleased to announce that High Country Brass is holding it's 2008 open house on Sunday April 6th 2008 from 4 pm- 7 pm. The open house will be held at the Anderson Recreation Center located at 4355 Field Street Wheat Ridge, CO. We will have instruments and music available if you feel like playing or you can just come and get the info on our 2008 season. We are breaking new ground for our corps and would love to have you join in the excitement and challenges of drum corps. Come on out, it's pretty painless. you will hear some great music and see a really spectacular indoor floor show including our guard, battery and hornline! Can't wait to see you there! Check out our website at Highcountrybrass.org for the most up to date info about the corps and to see the newest pics of recent performances and see our new battery! Thanks, Mike Ryan High Country Brass

Hey Mark are you still in the Front Range area? If you are why not come check out High Country Brass, We have a ton of talent but can always use a veteran with tons of experience. THe website is highcountrybrass.org