Spirit of Atlanta has announced their 2013 show title on the corps website. The title, Speakeasy, is accompanied by a graphic of a 1920s woman with her finger to her lips, as if to tell the viewer to stay quiet about the secret. No show music has been announced at this time. Read the rest […]
On Thanksgiving weekend, The Academy will be hosting informal pre-audition opportunities to work with the staff and be evaluated prior to the auditions. These short workshops are designed for those individuals who live in the Southern California area and want to get a feel for the organization and instructional methods of the corps before making […]
Hopkins announces further staff changes effective immediately On Monday, November 13, Youth Education in the Arts announced the return of Marie O’Rourke to the finance department, and with sadness, the decision of Iris Heady to pursue love and life in Massachusetts after December 21 of this year. Read the rest of the article here.
Fans and Drum Corps Show Designers, The Cadets, as you know, are bringing a brand-new production to the field in 2013: Both Sides Now. There has been a great deal of conjecture as to what exactly this is going to convey. Is it a Joni Mitchell tribute? Are The Cadets going to play more uniform […]
This weekend – November 17-18 – the 2013 Santa Clara Vanguard season will begin with a Clinic & Audition for brass, percussion and color guard at Richland HS in North Richland Hills, TX (near Dallas-Fort Worth). Anyone planning to attend should first create a MySCV account, answer the 2013 Audition Questionnaire, RSVP for the camp […]
As the band season comes to an end, there are numerous changes at Youth Education in the Arts in terms of staffing. New programs are planned in community percussion, the USBands department is moving indoors, and The Cadets and Cadets2 both launch this weekend. These changes and additions will add and alter the staff responsibilities. […]
The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps officially kicks off the 2013 drum corps season with its GearWORKS: Cavaliers 2013 Clinic/Audition Camps in Chicago, Ill. (Nov. 16-18, 2012), Edmond, Okla. (Dec. 1-2, 2012), and Austin, Texas (Dec. 8-9, 2012). “The overarching message is that we want those attending our clinic/audition camps to come in with a […]
Rob Thatcher (Percussion Arranger & Instructor) started his drum corps career in 1993 with the Bushwackers Drum Corps as a quad player and had the good fortune to learn from some of the best quad players “in the business.” Coupled with exposure to fantastic percussion arranging by Robbie Robinson and Mark Thurston, he was inspired […]
The Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps are pleased to announce Chris Nalls as the newest addition to the Mandarins educational staff. Chris is considered a master of the marching arts with many years of experience leading performing groups of all kinds. His show designs have won championships and the enthusiastic applause of audiences across the […]
The deployment of the Jersey Surf’s mobile kitchen truck as a part of the massive storm relief effort in our region has been delayed, according to Jersey Surf Executive Director Bob Jacobs. “We are awaiting a revised plan from emergency management and disaster relief officials,” Jacobs said. “In the wake of the storm, the commencement […]
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