Entries Categorized as 'General'

Marching Band Competitions

Date September 27, 2009

Be sure to visit the Brigade table at the following marching band competitions:
3 October – Preview of Champions – Greendale, WI
10 October – Music Along the Chippewa – Chippewa Falls, WI (Dorais Field)
11 October – Marching Invitational – Menomonie, WI (Williams Stadium)
17 October – WSMA State Marching Band Championships – Whitewater, WI (UW Whitewater)
24 October – Youth in Music – Minneapolis, MN (Metrodome)

And now, the scores…

Date July 28, 2009

Drums On the Chippewa – Eau Claire, WI – 27 July, 2009
8th Place – Racine Scouts – 68.85
7th Place – Colt Cadets – 74.35
6th Place – Memphis Sound – 76.15
5th Place – Velvet Knights – 77.95
4th Place – Oregon Crusaders – 80.85
3rd Place – Teal Sound – 83.05
2nd Place – Revolution – 83.50
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Drums On the Chippewa!

Date July 8, 2009

Join us July 27, 2009 at Carson Park in Eau Claire WI for Drums On the Chippewa. The lineup includes Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets (2008 Open Class World Champions.)

Back From the Big Trip

Date June 30, 2009

On July 26th, for the first time in about a quarter-century, an Eau Claire corps took to the road, on the way to an out of state performance.

1st Rehearsal for Chicago a Big Success!

Date June 7, 2009

Our first rehearsal was a big success, despite having to make some unexpected adjustments when we arrived at the rehearsal site and found the power had been shut off. For the first few hours at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Fine Arts Center, emergency lighting was all we had to see by, so we made the most of hallways and common areas. Nevertheless, we got a lot of work done on the first two tunes (In the Stone & Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor.)