“I am thrilled for The Cadets of 2015,” Director George Hopkins said as rehearsal concluded on Sunday afternoon, February 1. “This corps works hard and the creatives and teachers have been on fire. Great work at yet another spectacular camp!” This second January camp was also the final winter rehearsal weekend of the season, with […]
An 11,000 mile summer vacation is a lot to begin with, but it feels like even more if you’re riding in a 15 person van. Help us purchase a 25-bed motorcoach for our absolutely vital volunteer staff! If 200 people donate $100 each, you will help make 2015 one of the best seasons yet! Donations […]
Magic 105’s Deb Brague recently interviewed Emily Harms about what it’s like to be a Blue Stars Member. Check it out. Watch the video here.
Ascend Performing Arts is pleased to announce the Communications & Marketing interns for the 2015 season. This is the first year for the new internship program that expands on the growth of Ascend Performing Arts’ mission to “elevate life performance” in support of all Blue Knights ensembles, Ascend events and education clinics and camps. Read […]
YOU are invited to come participate in City Sound Drum & Bugle Corps Open House event!! Our FREE Open House is ONE DAY ONLY, and allows BRASS and PERCUSSIONISTS ages 14-21 to participate in a full DCI rehearsal! You’ll learn from some of Southern California’s top instructors. Location: Gahr High School: 11111 Artesia Blvd., Cerritos, […]
The Egyptian Theatre will host a screening of the documentary “Scouts Honor: Inside a Marching Brotherhood” Feb. 26 — but only if at least 61 tickets are sold. The theater, 135 N. Second St., will screen the film at 7:30 p.m., after which there will be a Q&A with former and current NIU drum corps […]
Our 4th annual concert band festival in partnership with the NIU Huskie Marching Band will be taking place on Friday February 27. The festival is nearly at capacity, if your school hasn’t signed up yet, but is interested, contact bands [at] regiment [dot] org. This year’s festival clinicians are: – Dr. Thomas Bough, NIU Director […]
Travel Time: Camp will be held regardless of the weather. Many, many people now have their airline, train, or bus tickets purchased, so keep coming! You probably should allow for extra travel time to avoid being late. There is no major snowfall in the forecast for the weekend! Read the rest of the article here.
Carolina Crown board president Kevin Smith is proud to announce the appointment of current advisory council member Steve Miller to the Crown Board of Directors. Steve is a native of York, SC and graduated from York High School where he performed as lead and solo trumpet with the marching, concert and jazz bands. He attended […]
Steve Aylward wrote this post as part of our Glassmen alumni blog series. He was a member of the brass section from 1998 to 2002. Below, Steve describes how being a member helped him become a music educator. Everyone has their own experiences of what the Glassmen meant to them and how the organization impacted […]
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