Christian Carichner, Caption Head Christian Carichner returns as Brass Caption Head for his 6th season with The Academy. Christian is the Assistant Professor of Tuba at The University of Central Arkansas where he teaches Tuba, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, conducts the Brass Choir, teaches Music Technology and serves as Assistant Director of the Bear Marching Band. […]
We are proud to announce the addition of Jeff Lee as Front Ensemble Arranger and Sound Designer for 2011. With an impressive decades-long history in the activity, Jeff is known around the world as an educator, composer, arranger, and expert in electronic instruments and sound design. “I first met Jeff in 1988 when we were […]
Drum Corps International’s Pick 2 ticket packages have returned, once again giving you the choice of reserved seating for two of the three World Championship events taking place Aug. 11-13 at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium. It’s all up to you! You have three different options to choose from when placing your order: Option 1: Semifinals […]
Audition Camps are scheduled for December 18 & 19, and January 15 & 16 at Florin High School, 7956 Cottonwood Lane, in Sacramento. A detailed camp schedule will be posted here when available. See the flyer here, and feel free to download and distribute. Read the rest of the article here.
Are you driving to our Rosemont or Austin Clinic/Audition Camp? Are you looking to share a ride? Check out our carpooling page on Zimride, the industry-leading rideshare service that helps organizations establish easy to use, private, social networks for ridesharing. Here, you’ll be able to see who is driving from your area to one of […]
The Spirit of Atlanta brass staff will be returning in 2011 for another year of excellence in performance. Caption Head Andrew Putnam will be leading the brass program for the second year in a row and will be assisted by High Brass Coordinator Bo Sodders and Low Brass Coordinator Patrick Hinton. Justin Robinson, Daniel Greenberg, […]
The future is now for the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps, and an audition camp in Cheyenne is open to any Wyoming high school or college students who would like to march in the summer of 2011. The three-day camp at Storey Gymnasium in Cheyenne opens on Friday evening, Dec. 10, and continues through noon […]
All potential brass candidates who are planning on attending the upcoming camps should take time to familarize themselves with the audition materials provided by Brass Caption Head Kris Hammond. Please look over all of the hand-outs and print out your parts for the first camp. If you have any questions regarding any of the materials […]
The Cadets are saddened to announce that Dr. Richard Santo, the corps director from 1979-1982, and a member of The Cadets Hall of Fame, passed away this evening in Jupiter, Fla. Doc Santo, father of Garfield Cadet alumnus Eric Santo (1977-1982), Tim Santo (1977-1978) father-in-law to Kathy Hauer Santo (1982) and grandfather to current Cadet, […]
With more than 35 in attendance in a crowded Philadelphia meeting room, the upstart Drum Corps North America (DCNA) organization took its first steps toward the creation of a new entity focused on community-based drum corps activities during a four-hour gathering on Saturday, Nov. 13. The event took place only several months after starting as […]
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