Excelsior PR Manager Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 (edited) After feeling the same growing pains as everyone else with the natural ebb and flow of spring, Excelsior is happy to announce the addition of Joel S. who comes to the corps by way of Berne-Knox-Westerlo high school, Albany High School and Schenectady Community college where Joel is studing Music Education. Joel will play lead soprano this year. Welcome Joel. Excelsior is also pleased to announce the addition of Chris S. who comes to the corps by way of Schenectady high school where he was once taught by former drum corps contra Jason Hyatt. Chris will play contrabass this year. Welcome Chris. (2 down, just a few more to go! You up for it???? Spots are vanishing everyday! Come on, you know you want to, just do it!) Edited June 6, 2008 by Excelsior PR Manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbionNY Drum Line Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior PR Manager Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 (edited) Another great weekend of rehearsal! Much was accomplished with drill and ensemble with the drumline....which incidentally grew! Again! Welcome to new additions....Louis and Brendon, both come to Excelsior by way of Taconic high school. Both are active members of the Taconic band program and we are thrilled to have them aboard! With Louis and Brendon, some moving around had to happen. Both Louis and Brendon will join the 5 man bassline and Excelsior youth manager Phil has moved to the front pit where his mallet skills will be tested. Phil will also help to lead our newly formed front pit. Much interest was also created when Excelsior took to the Times Union center for an exhibition of the 2008 show, Robin Hood, a field production. It was a great night of Albany Conquest Arena Football and the fans were treated with a sneak peak of the 2008 competitive corps! Fingers crossed that some of that excitement can develop into even more new members and local interest! Come on folks...you know you want to! Jump in the waters just fine! Edited June 23, 2008 by Excelsior PR Manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior PR Manager Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) WOW! Is it June already??? Well, this past weekend was a whirl-wind! But, yes it is true. We finished the drill! Although there is still a small section at the end of the ballad that the drumline has yet to learn, we are hopeful and excited that we will have our first drill run-through this coming weekend! And yes....the corps did indeed gain 2 additional new members this weekend! (well the drumline anyways!) It is always the drummers! So, without further ado... Excelsior would like to welcome Paul B. and Brandon L., both from Pittsfield, Mass. Both come to the corps by way of an in-school drum corps seminar given to the band programs of Pittsfield high school in late May. The hopes of this seminar was to help to generate excitement and exposure for the corps in the fall of '08 for next season, but a couple of energetic and eager beavers, jumped on the wagon for this year! We are thrilled to have them. BrAndon will play snare and Paul will help to fill out the front pit ensemble. Welcome to both! (come on folks, its still not too late...although its getting close to being just that!) Jump in, you know you want to! Stay tuned! Edited June 23, 2008 by Excelsior PR Manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior PR Manager Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 More growth...well, sorta. It seems that life has jumped up and down and has caused one of our snare drummers to reconsider his commitments to the corps, so we have lost a good player to working and paying bills!(hate that!), but it is with great enthusiasm that I announce the return of Micah R. Micah has marched in the tenor section of Excelsior for two years and we thought we had lost him when he moved to Kansas to live with his dad. After a long school year dodging a few tornado's in the land of Dorothy and Toto, Micah had returned to Pittsfield for the summer, and has decided that he just can not be in the area and not be a part of Excelsior! We are thrilled to have Micah back. Micah was a band student while he was attending Pittsfield high school and is also a member of several band and music groups in his new school in Kansas. Although his first love is for the tenors, Micah has agreed to step into the snare spot that just opened up and that means the numbers are status quo! No changes. So, it is growth, in a way! Welcome back Micah. For anyone else who is wondering if it is too late to be a part of Excelsior 2008....our answer is...it is never too late. Although it will require a lot of home work and independent study to get yourself up to speed at this late date, we will not turn anyone away. We are also in need of several volunteers to round out our field crew, food crew and general support staff. Folks, you know you want too...I just don't know why you're fighting it! Come on, its going to be a blast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilInThePit Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Another great weekend of rehearsal! Much was accomplished with drill and ensemble with the drumline....which incidentally grew! Again!Welcome to new additions....Louis and Brendon, both come to Excelsior by way of Taconic high school. Both are active members of the Taconic band program and we are thrilled to have them aboard! With Louis and Brendon, some moving around had to happen. Both Louis and Brendon will join the 5 man bassline and Excelsior youth manager Phil has moved to the front pit where his mallet skills will be tested. Phil will also help to lead our newly formed front pit. Much interest was also created when Excelsior took to the Times Union center for an exhibition of the 2008 show, Robin Hood, a field production. It was a great night of Albany Conquest Arena Football and the fans were treated with a sneak peak of the 2008 competitive corps! Fingers crossed that some of that excitement can develop into even more new members and local interest! Come on folks...you know you want to! Jump in the waters just fine! This should be a fun and exciting 2008 season leading the Pit Ensemble. Can't wait for our first show!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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