Excelsior PR Manager Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 The Excelsior Visual and Performing Arts Association is excited to announce the latest achievement toward bringing drum corps back to the Capital Region of New York and Pittsfield area of Massachusetts.The Association has confirmed an active partnership between the organizations flagship performance ensemble, the Excelsior drum and bugle corps and the Schenectady high school drumline of Schenectady, New York. Excelsior’s percussion section and the SHS drumline held its first joint rehearsal on Wednesday, June 13th. During that rehearsal 12 members of the SHS drumline stepped into the Excelsior percussion section and together the two lines became one. Learning several of Excelsior percussion sections exercises and a majority of one of this seasons music selections, the 11 person snare line, 4 person quint line, and 5 person bass line rattled windows a mile away from Central Park, where the rehearsal was held. This season the student musicians from the SHS drumline will march with Excelsior as members of the corps for the remainder of the parade and exhibition season and with this new partnership an indoor percussion ensemble is now being considered for the winter of 2007. Finalizing of instrumentation and configuration of all the new members has yet to be determined, but this collaboration has the entire organization very excited and hopeful for similar results from other similar recruiting efforts that the corps has in the works. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbSg9olczLY Check out the link for a glimpse of what we have started here. There is much to do, but we are hopeful to debut this new drumline 8/4/07 at the First Annual Alumni drum and bugle corps show in Glen Falls, NY sponsored by the Fort Edward Lions club and the Excelsior drum and bugle corps. (where Excelsior will be Exhibitioning) "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and like any good thing, hope never dies." -Shawshank Redemption Much like our corps motto, we have much hope! Ever Upward, Excelsior! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbionNY Drum Line Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 good to see you guys have the people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior PR Manager Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 Thanks Joe. Lots of work ahead, but this is just what the doctor ordered! Excelsior is committed to bringing drum corps back to the Capital Region of New York. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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