Ascend Performing Arts has been commissioned to produce a major performance ensemble for the Opening Ceremonies of the 2017 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. The trip, scheduled from April 12th – 18th, will take place in Manama, Bahrain during the Formula 1 race week and is expected to showcase race car drivers from […]
Pacific Crest will have a booth at the upcoming SCSBOA Winter Conference, Friday and Saturday, January 20 – 21. We look forward to talking to Southern California music educators about ways we want to help support them and their students. Read the rest of the article here.
The New Year brings exciting challenges, and fundraising for our new Blue Knights Food Truck is rolling right along! As you may know, the Blue Knights built their current food truck in 1992, and it is time for a new one. Over the past 25 years, the Blue Knights have traveled 250,000 miles and served […]
The Delta Group was created before the 2016 season as a way for people to provide ongoing support to Spirit of Atlanta and their programs. Originally founded by our Alumni Association, now this group is wholly-owned and managed by Spirit of Atlanta itself, and all monthly contributions are part of our annual InSPIRIT giving campaign. […]
Crossmen Drum Corps is currently looking to supplement their tour administrative team for the 2017 season. If you have any questions, or for more information on certain positions, email Crossmen Assistant Corps Director, Joel Moody, at joel [dot] moody [at] crossmen [dot] org Read the rest of the article here.
On Sunday, January 15, The Academy is moving out of our storage units and into our new warehouse. To help clear some things out, we want to offload some of the materials that we don’t want to take with us. So, come and take a look and make us an offer on some miscellaneous flags, […]
In just a few weeks, football fans from all over the world will converge at Houston’s NRG Stadium for the biggest game of the season, and Texas’ only World Class Drum Corps will be there to supply the pregame entertainment! The San Antonio-based, Crossmen Productions announced that they have been invited to perform at the […]
Located a short drive from the BD corps hall in Concord, CA, Mars is the Blue Devils’ rehearsal site. The fields of grass, dirt, wind, little shade, and lots of bugs mean so much to the Blue Devils family. Mars is the very heart and soul of the Blue Devils. Over the years, there have […]
Happy New Year Alumni! The 2017 edition of The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps is shaping up to be a great one! We had nearly 300 members, callbacks and trainees attend the January camp, and they are already working hard to put together an excellent production for 2017! Read the rest of the article here.
On Wednesday, January 4, the marching arts community suffered the loss of a great woman and one of the original founders of WGI, Shirlee Whitcomb. A lifetime resident of Walnut Creek, California, Shirlee graduated from University of California Berkeley. She was one of WGI’s most enthusiastic voices and dedicated her life to mentoring hundreds of […]
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