The Annual Awards Banquet held at the Four Points by Sheraton ON November 21, 2008, captured the accomplishments of the Blue Knights’ 50th year! Although filled with celebrations, the year was bittersweet with the remembrances of Becky Yarberry, former BK tour director and Percussion Ensemble member, Chris Danskin, avid Blue Knights supporter, and Debbie Blaiszik, […]
The Santa Clara Vanguard completed another successful Thanksgiving weekend Clinic/Audition, with the brass section performing a draft of the opening segment from the summer program "Ballet for Martha." On Friday morning prospective and veteran members arrived from all over the United States and Canada, primarily from western states and provinces and overwhelmingly from California. Many […]
The Teal Sound is in the process of creating a new uniform design that will take the corps into it’s second decade of entertaining audiences all around the US. The new design will feature the original colors of the corps when it was first established in 1998. The anticipated look of the corps will once […]
Volunteers are needed for the remaining five winter camps, Spring Training and Summer Tour 2009. Specifically, the upcoming camp on Dec. 12-14 is in need of volunteer cooks while future camps will also require the help of seamstresses and builders. “Parents, family members, alumni, supporters and fans anyone is welcome to come out and help […]
Ken Karlin returns to the Madison Scouts visual staff for a second season as both drill writer and caption supervisor. Ken has been a member of the Blue Devils’ visual staff for over ten years and works with James Logan High School. “We are excited to have Ken return in a greater capacity,” said Corps […]
Circle your calendars and listen for the drum roll. For a third year, Gowans Stadium has been named the site for a Starlite Drum-O-Rama competition. The July 13, 2009, Hutchinson Drums Across Kansas is booked as the only major show in the state for the year. The event will star eight drum and bugle corps […]
Eleven returning and two new staff members will guide the Cadets’ colorguard in 2009 as the group recently met for auditions at the corps’ first camp in November. Leading the team will be Caption Supervisor Emma Roberts, now celebrating her thirteenth year with the corps. Also returning will be well-known and talented designers and instructors […]
It is not too late to join Spirit for the 2009 season! After completing a very rewarding weekend of auditions, Spirit will continue the audition process with brass auditions in Richardson, Texas on December 13 and with brass and percussion auditions December 19-21 in Jacksonville, Alabama. If you are interested in participating with a World […]
Youth Education in the Arts [YEA!] is seeking your help in collecting desirable prizes and items for a Cadets’ 75th Anniversary Silent Auction to be held Aug. 1 at the Montclair State University Conference Center in Montclair, N.J. The auction will be held in conjunction with the Cadets 75th Anniversary Summer Diamond Bash from 3 […]
Hello Parents, Family and Friends of Spartans! Volunteers are at the heart of this organization. They are its very lifeblood. Therefore, we are reaching out to you. All of you potential volunteers who believe in the quality of the experience given to these young people, all who understand that this is important, all who wish […]
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