Mickey H

Thanks for all the interest in Pioneer. We have had a rebuilding year for the corps all the way around, and I am positive that All will be excited as we are about the 2002 addition. Show- We are doing Selections from Oliver, with Brass arrangements by Scott Bourma, Percussion Mickey Hartzog. The Drill is written by Tom Acheson, Color Guard designer and caption head Joe Stultz, and Program Coordinator Dave Campbell. Corps-Yes we are taking an approach similar to 1999 except for this year it is on pupose ! We will field 36 brass, 30 percussion,18 guard and 2 drum majors and the intent is indeed quality not quanity. The corps best year as a whole to date was 1999 when we only marched 27 horns. We are still looking for a few baritones & guard members to fill a few remaining spots but we are determined to reach our goal in membership by the summer. as far as the open house hornline turn out there were quite a few horn members & a few percussionist missing. Most of our members are cominig from a distance with travel conflicts (long drives or planes to catch), and or had school fuctions. with a lot of younger kids this year we realized that April is the favorite time for end of the year band trips around the country. We also have quite a few members from out of the country...South Africa,Netherlands,Japan,Canada. The show has been designed for our size and written for our needs and to our strengths, and all though we may be a bit smaller than your average Div.1 corps, we hope to compete just the same. We are taking Pioneer in a new direction and we hope you all enjoy ! Thanks again Mickey Hartzog Percussion Caption Head/Arranger 99-present