contra331 Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 (edited) The White Sabers organization is pleased to annouce that they will be kicking off their 2011 competitive season the weekend of November 13th and 14th. Festivities will begin Saturday evening at 6:00pm when the corps hosts it's annual banquet, open to all members of the 2010 corps and any interested individuals wishing to compete in 2011 as well as our alumni members who wish to stop by and reminisce about years past. The banquet will be held at the White Saber Bingo Hall, located at 161 Main Street in the heart of downtown Dansville, New York. Free parking is available in back and evening attire shall be informal. It is during this time that Pete and Leslie Amico will announce our 2011 program and introduce the 2011 staff to all attending. The next morning at 9:00am the start of the 2011 season will occur at the Livingston County Highway Department Building, just off route 390 in Mt. Morris as equipment and music will be issued to all who attend. Mouthpieces, drum sticks and a burning desire to improve upon the 2010 season are required. This year's staff has had a few additions to it. Leslie Amico returns as our corps director and her husband Pete returns as our corps president, head chef and master of many different talents. Pete Cutler returns as our 2011 Show Coordinator with Ben Chaffee returning as Brass Arranger; Dave Kimak remains our Percussion Arranger and will be assisted this summer by Ed and Julia Coleman. Derek Pooley returns to the field for his third summer as the 2011 White Sabers Drum Major and will also handle the role of show design consultant. New to the White Sabers staff for 2011 is Jim Morton from Johnstown, New York. Jim is a former drum major/instructor for the White Sabers organization, is currently the Director of Bands for the Greater Johnstown School District and will be joining the staff as our 2011 Visual Caption Head. Ed Otto also will be joining the White Sabers family as our Drill Designer. Ed has experience both at the DCA level (Bushwackers Senior Drum Corps, Reading Buccaneers Senior Corps), the DCI level (Dutchboy Junior Corps; Kitchner, Ontario, Canada), numerous Pennsylvania high schools as a show designer and/or consultant and is currently with the Coatsville Area Senior High School, Coatsville, Pennsylvania. Our Color Guard Co-Caption Head are Dean Smith and A.J. Avila. Both have prior experience with the former Rochester Patriots organization and are currently the staff with the WGI Allure Visual Ensemble of Oswego, New York. And no year would be complete without the return of Bob Zazzara as our favorite instructor/consultant who somehow can always get that little bit extra from us when we no longer think we have it. So please come, check us out and become a part of New York State's ONLY DCA Class A competitive corps as we begin the path to the 2011 (and last) Finals Weekend in Rochester. Remember...........the White Sabers are a dues free drum and bugle corps. All we ask for is your blood, sweat and tears. Edited November 13, 2010 by contra331 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHall Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 YEAH BEN CHAFFEE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny Drum Corps Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Professor of Shaping Technology is back as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy T-Bird Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Professor of Shaping Technology is back as well! President and Founder of the Show Shapers Inc! The amazing Bob Zazzara!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camel lips Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Awesome news. Sounds like you are starting off on solid ground. Good Luck to you this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSBusmgr Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 ONLY 4 MORE DAYS PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is going to be a great year..... more staff announcements to come very soon!!! Stay tuned!!!!! Leslie Amico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contra331 Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 3 more days. 3 more days. 3 more days. 3 more days. 3 more days. 3 more days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contra331 Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 (edited) The White Sabers Drum Corps organization would like to announce their most recent additions to the 2011 staff. Returning this summer as our Assistant Corps Director is Kristyn Morgan. Kristyn is a former member of the Syracuse Brigadiers organization (2000-2005) and has been part of our visual staff since 2008. She is currently director of the Westmoreland Central School District Middle School instrumental music program and their Jazz Ensemble as well as the director of their high school marching band program. Joe Itkor, from Hackettstown, New Jersey, is joining the White Sabers family as a Show Design Counsultant. Joe has been involved in the drum corps activity for the past 25 years at both the DCI level (Madison Scouts), the DCA level (where he was most recently the program consultant for the 2010 DCA Class A Champion Fusion Core) and as a DCA judge from 1996-2000 and returned to the same capacity again in 2008 and 2009. Joe has nearly two decades of experience as a high school music teacher. Please stop by Sunday November 14th, check us out and say "Hi" to Kristyn and Joe. Edited November 12, 2010 by contra331 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSBusmgr Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 We have yet another very important staff announcement........ The Management of the White Sabers is pleased to announce that Mike Culver has returned to the corps not only to march on the field, but as the Corps Publicity Manager. Mike has already been hard at work, getting the word out about the Corps. He is the one responsible for all those special announcements! There's lots more to come so STAY TUNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Leslie Amico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreaminMello Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Looking forward to a great 2011! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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