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Chops, Inc. Returns to the Field in 2014!

Chops, Inc. Drum and Bugle Corps is excited to announce our return to DCA competition in 2014! Our Open House and first rehearsal is 6 PM on Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Harding High School in St. Paul, Minnesota. Interested prospective members should visit www.chopsinc.com/join. This is a unique opportunity to meet our instructional staff, get acquainted with Chops technique and expectations, and begin a new tradition of excellence with the 2005 DCA Class A Champions and perennial fan favorites!

The Chops, Inc. Board of Directors has invested significant time, energy, and resources into a successful 2014 field competition season. This includes hiring new staff, purchasing new instruments, and working hard to guarantee the financial stability of the corps for many years.

2014 Chops Inc. Design Team

The 2014 Program Coordinator is Sean Cunningham. Sean is the Director of Orange County Independent Percussion, a Winter Guard International Percussion Independent Open Class program and the reigning 2013 Silver Medalists. In addition, Sean has worked with The Velvet Knights and Impulse Drum and Bugle Corps.

Also joining Sean on the Chops, Inc. design team are Vince Stewart (Brass and Visual) and Peter Crawford (Percussion). Vince has served as the Program Coordinator for Impulse Drum and Bugle Corps for the last several years and has managed to develop the crowd-favorite Impulse shows we all know and love, while maintaining a competitive edge in the DCI community. Peter Graduated from Cal State Bakersfield with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance and Composition, is the owner of Crawford Music Productions and has been writing and arranging for Sean on several projects.

"We plan to develop the 2014 program to be competitive in the DCA community with just the right amount of demand and serve the Chops, Inc. style - quality entertainment with a touch of humor. We will serve the marching members by designing a show they will love to learn and perform, and - most importantly - give the DCA fans a highly entertaining show!" - Sean Cunningham

The Southern California-based design team is seeking local staff (Brass, Percussion, Guard, Visual) and support personnel from the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. If interested, please send resume and cover letter to sean@chopsinc.com

Chops, Inc., founded in 1991, is an all-age music & performance organization based in Minneapolis, MN.

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This is very good news!!!

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This is very good news!!!

And you, of all people, would appreciate our parade uniforms:

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But yes. I'm excited. So excited!

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Nice to hear some good Drum Corps News. Now if you could bottle some of what you have and send it down to Kansas. :cool:

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Nice to hear some good Drum Corps News. Now if you could bottle some of what you have and send it down to Kansas. :cool:/>

Determination and fiscal responsibility. If we can bottle that up, we'll send you some extra.

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And you, of all people, would appreciate our parade uniforms:

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But yes. I'm excited. So excited!

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Will King Komoniwannalaya return with the corps?

I can always ask him. I do play online Scrabble with The King on a regular basis. He does live out of state now, though, so I think his attendance at rehearsals may be too infrequent for him to be on the podium. :winky:

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