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Sending positive thoughts to your sister, you & your family, and the medical team who is caring for her.

I third!! All in favor.........

You won't need tickets when your son makes the BAC. I heard you're volunteering to do 6 weeks of tour. 😛

Inspire Arts and Music, parent of the Boston Crusaders, forms a partnership with New England Scholastic Band Association (NESBA). Effective immediately, the New England Scholastic Band Association (NESBA) and Inspire Arts & Music (IAM) have entered into a partnership where IAM will serve as the exclusive Administrative Partner of NESBA. In this partnership, NESBA will tap IAM’s administrative resources to improve user experience for participating ensembles and build long term sustainability. IAM will work alongside the NESBA Board of Directors and key administrators to install operational systems, streamline processes, improve efficiency, and upgrade marketing capacity, to create a better experience for band/guard directors and booster organizations. By boosting participation, sponsorships, and revenue, NESBA and IAM seek to increase participation and brand awareness with the goal to host larger events and secure larger venues. IAM will work to increase NESBA participation across the outdoor and indoor offerings, grow all NESBA events including outdoor and indoor championships, and look to create marquee events in great venues with top level adjudicators........... ............Both IAM and NESBA share similar missions. IAM currently operates the largest scholastic festival company in New England through Great East Music Festivals and Fantastic Festivals. These companies serve over 625 middle and high school concert bands, jazz bands, and choirs with enriching performance opportunities through 60 different competitive festivals each spring. Likewise, NESBA serves the finest marching bands, color guard, and percussion ensembles in New England with adjudicated indoor and outdoor performance series. Both organizations strive to provide a safe and educational atmosphere which fosters creativity, diversity, growth and achievement with long term sustainability. https://inspirearts.org/2022/09/nesba-and-iam/

BAC Battery to present at PASIC in November! On September 9, 2022, in News We are proud to announce that the BACBattery will be performing at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) this year! Our entire battery will travel to Indianapolis in November to perform excerpts from our 2022 production, “Paradise Lost” alongside Director of Percussion Colin McNutt. PASIC is one of the world’s largest percussion conventions, showcasing performing artists, ensembles, and industry advancements from around the world. This year’s convention takes place from November 9th-12th at the Indianapolis Convention Center. Our performance will be on Saturday, November 12th at 1 pm in the Sagamore Ballroom and is open to all PASIC attendees. We will also be streaming live on our Facebook page for those who wish to view from home. Please stay tuned for more information on how to tune in. Previously, the BACPercussion performed at PASIC in 2018 with their presentation “Day in the Life of a DCI Percussion Section”. The battery and front ensemble, along with caption heads Colin McNutt and Iain Moyer, demonstrated the technique, exercises, and repertoire performed on our 2018 tour. https://bostoncrusaders.org/2022/09/battery-pasic/

Don't be shy. Please share the word. 😛

Boston Crusaders 2023 staff per their Facebook page. The design and education team behind "Paradise Lost" returns in 2023! Audition dates, locations, and packets are now available! Fill out our interest form and we'll send you a reminder when registration becomes available on September 12th, plus receive a discount code to use towards your registration. ➡https://bostoncrusaders.org/audition

Audition/Staff Information posted on the Crusaders Facebook page today. - The design and education team behind "Paradise Lost" returns in 2023! Audition dates, locations, and packets are now available! Fill out our interest form and we'll send you a reminder when registration becomes available on September 12th, plus receive a discount code to use towards your registration. https://bostoncrusaders.org/audition/ Fresh off of a historic summer, the Boston Crusaders are now casting for our 2023 season! Spots are open in all sections including brass, battery, front ensemble, our three-time George Zingali Award-winning color guard, and drum majors/conductors. This fall, one-day auditions will be held throughout the month of November in San Antonio, Dallas, Indianapolis (color guard only) and by video. More information and registration for all auditions will be available by 5 pm ET on Monday, September 12th. While you wait, sign up for our audition interest form, download your audition packet, and join an audition interest Facebook group. When you sign up for our interest form, we will let you know when registration is live, plus you’ll receive a discount code towards your registration!

FDCI Info https://dci.org/static/fdci

Super 3 ticket package - All package orders must be submitted by Friday, September 30, 2022. There will be no package sales after that date. Your payment will be processed in the coming weeks to reserve your spot in the order it was received. Seating assignments will be completed after this time and tickets will be sent via email from Ticketmaster in early 2023. Single-event tickets are anticipated to go on sale to the general public early in December, 2022 through Ticketmaster. Note for the Thursday, August 10 event: In an effort to assist with stadium logistics, all Thursday night seating will be in the 400 level or below. Individuals requesting the 500/600 levels for Super 3 tickets will be placed in the lower sections for Thursday and have 500/600 level seating for Friday and Saturday events. https://www.dci.org/static/2023-super-3-ticket-packages

When your son marches in Gino's line next year, I'll point you in the direction for the best block of tickets. 😉

If either of those things happen, can I have your blast zone seats? hahahahahahahahaha

I'm not disagreeing/disputing that. Just wanted to highlight the major cost increase for the '23 season.

It's causing several of us to reconsider continuing in the group for next season for sure.