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)
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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
1st Place – Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets – 86.80
Congratulations to all the corps. Thank you for a fabulous show!
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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), Teal Sound, Oregon Crusaders, Revolution, Memphis Sound, Velvet Knights, Colt Cadets & Racine Scouts. Competition begins at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10 – gate opens at 4:30 p.m.
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June 30, 2009
Right around 5 a.m. on July 26th, members of the Chippewa Valley Drum & Bugle Corps began arriving at the UW-Eau Claire Fine Arts Center parking lot, luggage & instruments in hand. After a brief run-through of the music, the bus was loaded – and 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.
The corps gave two standstill concerts – 6 Flags amusement park, in Gurnee, IL & Navy Pier, in Chicago. Below are some pictures from the trip.
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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.) By the end of the day, it was sounding quite impressive!
The next rehearsal is Saturday, June 13th – and there are still a few spots open. Further information can be found here for anyone who is interested. Time is extremely short, however – so with only two more rehearsals, no new members will be accepted after the 13th.
Check out these snapshots from our first rehearsal!
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