Our Drum Corps season may be over but that only means one thing….time to start getting ready for the new season! During the Fall, Gold Drum and Bugle Corps will continue with efforts in helping our organization grow my focusing on recruitment and fundraising to set us up for a successful 2015 season. A large […]
Pacific Crest’s 2014 members included 156 students from 94 colleges, universities, and high schools. The corps represented 92 cities, including some of out-of-state students representing six states and Japan. Read the rest of the article here.
The season-ending banquet is always a bittersweet experience for members of Carolina Crown. While it is the happiest of times with hugs and congratulations all around, it can be a sad time as members say goodbye to friends they have made while bonding together over the summer of a lifetime. Member of the Year Kevin […]
The 307 C.O.R.E. CHALLENGE is a mud endurance/obstacle course experience that includes climbing, crawling, hauling, jumping, water submersion, and more! There are two course options to test your determination: the 5.5 mile short course and the 10.2 mile long course (distances are approximate). Participants can enter the race with competitive goals or just to challenge […]
In the interest of replacing the Vanguard and the Vanguard Cadets’ brass instruments with newest models of YAMAHA brass for the 2015 season, the corps is selling ALL of the YAMAHA brass instruments used in the summer of 2013 and 2014. More than 90% of these instruments were purchased in the past 18 months and […]
Q. What are the Mandarins Acadamies? A. The Mandarins Academies are a series of instructional sessions focused on raising your performance level in brass, color guard, percussion and drum major leadership. The instruction is intended to be completely complementary to the lessons that you are learning in your school band program. Read the rest of […]
A special thank you to all of our members for a huge 2014! Our Darkness descended on stadiums across the country and we made so many new friends along the way. We made a very big announcement to the team tonight that we would like to share with the world. Our 2015 production will be […]
On Saturday night, August 9, The 2014 Cadets performed brilliantly for a large crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium. Director George Hopkins called it another fabulous performance, and members of the corps smiled with the knowledge that they had done the very best they could do. The 2014 Cadets received a final score of 96.875, placing […]
Inspire Arts & Music (IAM), based out of Boston, Massachusetts, a 2.5 million dollar non-profit that serves over 19,000 students per year, is seeking a part-time paid individual to manage the administration of the Board of Directors (BOD). The IAM Board of Directors consists of over 32 individuals from across the United States. This newly […]
The 2014 season has come to a close and The Academy is in the process of cleaning and prepping for the start of the 2015 auditions. We have had a ton of interest in the show materials that were featured in this year’s production “Vanity Fair”. Items have been inventoried, and discounted prices have been […]
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