Thank you to our very generous and good natured donors to the Hopkins Disconnected mini-campaign! The campaign reached $10,169 as of Saturday evening at 10:39 pm. You are the most recent donors to The 2010 Cadets and your generosity has guaranteed The Cadets an additional $10,000 from Cadet alum, Gregory Pych! And all of us […]
On Friday, March 26th, a brass ensemble made up of members of the 2010 GLASSMEN hornline performed selections at the annual Owens Community College Gala. This was a black tie event, and the corps fit right in with their striking cream and black uniforms; wowing the audience with the opening section of the 2010 program […]
Forte is gearing up for the April Camp which will not only feature members from the Satellite Camps, it will also mean the return of the Colorguard. While all initial spots were contracted during the audition rounds, the corps has decided to expand the guard by 4 more members, including a weapons position. Interested parties […]
Announcing the launch of The Academy Alumni Project. An effort inspired and managed entirely by alumni, the project is searching for former members of the Arizona Academy of the Performing Arts to share the memories of their experience in the organization. It doesn’t matter if you marched several seasons or just a few months, your […]
From the battlefields of our forefathers, to the spectacular football gridirons of present day where marching music and its artistry come to life, drum corps’ rich history and tradition speaks to every American’s patriotic spirit. The lineage is impossible to ignore… Fife and drums on the front;Long-cherished affiliations with VFWs and the American Legion;An American-made […]
After more than a year of meetings the Malden City Council has at last voted favorably on our request to operate a bingo game at the Malden VFW hall on Sunday evenings. The matter will now go to the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission for approval of the actual license and commencement of a bingo game. […]
Joseph Brueckmann, a freshman music education major at Evangel University, has been invited to play tuba in the Casper Troopers, a World Class corps with Drum Corps International, according to a news release from the school. The Drum and Bugle Corps is an intense, choreographed musical experience staged on football stadium fields by students achieving […]
It was with great excitement that I heard the Spartans were returning to the field this year! The excitement doubled for me when I learned that the same team of designers and staff involved were the people from when we won the World Championships in 2004 (Medusa) and 2007 (Tarot). Yes, this same group of […]
For the first time in more than 10 years, the always-exciting DCI Southwestern Championship will be hosted outside of the Alamodome due to an unanticipated scheduling conflict with the facility. Taking place at the Judson Independent School District’s D.W. Rutledge Stadium (Converse, TX), the 2010 event will be split over two days of competition on […]
The Cadets are close to announcing detailed plans for their 2010 summer production “Toy Souldier.” After weeks of rehearsal and countless planning calls, we are getting close to the final product, or at least the plan for the production, according to Cadets Director and Program Coordinator George Hopkins. Hopkins and the team will present those […]
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