Tag: drum corps
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2022 Bluecoats Alumni Audio Recording Now Available!
Read the title with the same energy as Steve Martin announcing “THE NEW PHONE BOOK IS HERE! THE NEW PHONE BOOK IS HERE!!!” Purchase and download the track here!
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Jukebox Friday – Broadway Edition
This week, we celebrated the birthdays of both Andrew Lloyd Webber and the late Stephen Sondheim, both of whom were born on the same day. While these two composers for the stage have many incredible shows we’ve enjoyed over the years, there are a few which stand out, and those are the shows I’m listening […]
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Jukebox Friday – Pioneer Edition
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This week, I’d like to call attention to the Pioneer drum and bugle corps of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This corps made their entire existence out of their Irish identity, so today is the perfect day to celebrate their history. Pioneer was formed in 1973 after the merger of two drum corps, the […]
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Friday Playlist – Topol Edition
In honor of Chaim Topol’s passing, today’s playlist is inspired by the movie’s I’ve seen him in. Fiddler on the Roof original motion picture soundtrack 1992 Santa Clara Vanguard Flash Gordon original motion picture soundtrack 2002 Kiwanis Kavaliers For Your Eyes Only original motion picture soundtrack 1986 Velvet Knights
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Bloo Alumni Will Be On The 2022 DCI Audio Recordings!
As far as I remember, we will be the FIRST alumni corps featured on the audio recordings DCI makes available for purchase.
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Throwback Thursday – 1994 Glassmen
My first drum corps family, the Glassmen, during our performance at the 1994 DCI Preview of Champions at the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. That’s me on the left pointing my horn at the crowd.
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Marching Monday – My Bloo Alumni Jacket Is Here!!!
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Throwback Thursday – Bluecoats Alumni Cymbal Line
That’s right. They handed out business cards.
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Throwback Thursday: Bluecoats Alumni Corps Experience – Through Our Eyes
Sticking with the Bluecoats Alumni Corps theme, here’s a montage of photos from our experience this past summer, set to audio of our performance Semifinals night. Enjoy!
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12 Corps Of Christmas – 1978-1982 Guardsmen
I’ll admit, this entry onto my list is a stretch since the Guardsmen are playing “Greensleeves”, but considering it is the same melody as “What Child Is This?”, I decided to roll with it. It was a different time for drum corps in the 1970s and 1980s. The uniforms were closer to the military roots […]