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Meet The 2019 Hawthorne Caballeros Color Guard Staff

The Caballeros are pleased to present their 2019 Color Guard Team! Laura Saad – Choreographer & Instructor Laura is excited to return to the Hawthorne Caballeros color guard for her third season! Her marching experience includes six years of DCI (2009-2014) at the Jersey Surf and Carolina Crown, as well as three years in WGI […]

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Meet The 2019 Cabs Percussion Staff

The Hawthorne Caballeros are thrilled to introduce their 2019 percussion staff! Carlos Vazquez – Snare Technician Carlos is a graduate of the Mason Gross School of the Arts, where he double-majored in Music Education and Psychology and is currently working on his master’s degree in percussion performance at Rutgers. His marching background includes Cadets of […]

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Florida Brass Alumni And Concert Corps 2018-2019 Season

The Florida Brass Corps will be performing at a variety of concerts in the sunshine state during the next several months. With over 20 songs now in their books including a sleigh full of Christmas songs. With members from all over Florida and the southeast, the Florida Brass continues to be one of the largest […]

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2019 Minnesota Brass Leadership Team Announced

Former Minnesota Brass (MBI) performing member Jeremy Semler has been selected to serve as the organization’s executive director for 2019. In this role Semler will oversee all of the organization’s ensembles and lead the summer drum and bugle corps. Katy Bensen will serve as operations director for the drum corps in 2019. Joel Matuzak will […]

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Meet The Caballeros 2019 Brass Staff

The Hawthorne Caballeros are thrilled to announce their brass staff for the 2019 season! Joshua Jenkins – Brass Caption Head Joshua (JJ) Jenkins has his BA in Music Education from Ithaca College where he studied French Horn with Professor Alexander Shuhan. During his time at Ithaca College, he played in many of the school’s ensembles […]

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A Message from The Kilties Creative Staff

Many of the members of the staff at the Kilties are parents with young children we hope to one day see performing on the field. Recent news out of the Cadets, Pioneer, and others has left us with serious concerns about how corps are treating their members, however. While the Kilties have always striven to […]

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Great Lakes Brass Alliance Planning 2019 Indoor Show

The recently formed Great Lakes Brass Alliance (GLBA) is in the process of finalizing plans for an inaugural indoor show in western New York, tentatively scheduled for May 11, 2019. The date and location will be confirmed in the near future. Great Lakes Brass Alliance member groups include the Hamburg Kingsmen Alumni Drum and Bugle […]

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Caballeros Announce Their 2019 Design Team

The Hawthorne Caballeros are proud to introduce the 2019 Hawthorne Caballeros Design Team. Matt Hurley – Program Coordinator Matt Hurley will be returning to the Caballeros in his role of Program Coordinator. This will be Matt’s 4th year in this role. Matt brings with him a wealth of Drum Corps experience, having marched in DCA […]

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Skyliners Announce Allen As 2019 Staff Coordinator

The Skyliners are pleased to announce that Timmy Allen will return in 2019 as the Staff and Ensemble Coordinator. “Timmy did a wonderful job as Visual Caption Head last year”, said Corps Director Jeff Crawford. “He represents the Corps vision for both the short- and long-term future so well, and we are excited to expand […]

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In The News – A Musical Tribute To Late Teacher At Oktoberfest Parade

Bass player Tom Nagy recalls when his pal, drummer Donnie McDougall, offered a pretty sweet gig. The pitch was hard to resist. “He said, ‘It’s outside, it will be cold and not only are you not going to get paid, you have to pay $150,’” recalled Nagy. “I immediately said, ‘Yes.’” How could Nagy say […]

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