Legends Drum & Bugle Corps seeks performers/May Camp Registration Information

Posted Tue, 05/15/2012 - 9:55pm by Allison Patrick
 

The May Camp weekend will be held on May 25-27, 2012 for Brass, Percussion, and Color Guard.   To register to attend, please submit your Drum Corps RSVP and follow the registration process by Friday, May 18 so we can plan accordingly for the weekend.   
  
Legends Drum & Bugle Corps is seeking performers on the following instruments for this season:
  
Trumpet – 2
Baritone/Euphonium - 2
     
Marimba - 1
Vibraphone – 1
Keyboard/aux/drum set - 2
   
Color Guard - 2

If you are interested in one of these positions, please submit your Drum Corps RSVP and follow the registration process by Friday, May 18 so we can plan accordingly for the weekend.

Have your payment postmarked by Friday, May 18 and receive a $10 pre-registration discount (new applicants and call backs only). 

  *New for 2012 - Upon completion of the registration process (paperwork and payment), you will be given access to the materials to prepare for auditions.
  
Please contact us with any questions:
 
Allison Patrick, Operations
allison@legendspaa.org

Legends All-Star Band Open House and Summer Performance Opportunities

Posted Sat, 05/12/2012 - 10:35am by Allison Patrick


The Legends All-Star Band is an ensemble for current 8th-12th grade students which performs at Parades and select Michigan Drum Corps events in the summer.  This ensemble offers students educational and performance experiences during the summer months.  The All-Star Band is comprised of the following instrumentation: Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Trumpet, Mellophone, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba, Snare, Tenor, Bass, Cymbals and Color Guard.

 

All-Star Band Open House
Saturday, May 19, 2012

Attention Band Members!  Spend a clinic day with Legends to get you geared up for your fall marching season.  Learn and register for our All-Star Band offerings for this summer.  If you are interested in attending, please fill out an All-Star Band membership application and submit your $10 payment by registration on Saturday, May 19.

For more details on the May 19 Open House, please view the All-Star Band Open House Flyer.


2012 All-Star Band Performance Opportunities

NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMANCES

         - June 20 - Legends Drum Corps Preview - Battle Creek, MI

         - July 7 - DCI Kalamazoo

         - July 28 - Drum Corps in the Village - Paw Paw, MI


These single day offerings include:
         - 3 hour clinic/rehearsal
         - National Anthem performance
         - 1 ticket to event

THE CHICAGO EXPERIENCE
June 30 - July 4

This multiple day offering includes:
          - 1 ticket to DCI event
          - clinics/rehearsals
          - 4-5 parade performances
          - experience Downtown Chicago
          - 1 ticket to Six Flags

 

Please contact us with any questions:

Allison Patrick, Operations
allison@legendspaa.org

 

Legends to host 2 DCI events in Michigan on June 20 and July 28

Posted Thu, 03/29/2012 - 1:44pm by Allison Patrick

   Drum Corps International Tour Events
Sponsored by the Legends Performing Arts Association


Legends Drum Corps Preview
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Battle Creek, MI
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Drum Corps in the Village
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Paw Paw, MI
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2012 Drum Corps Production & Staff Announced

Posted Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:16pm by Allison Patrick

Legends Drum and Bugle Corps is proud to announce the 2012 production – “The Edmund Fitzgerald.”  The largest freighter in the Great Lakes at the time, the Edmund Fitzgerald was lost in a massive storm to the depths of Lake Superior in 1975, finding its final resting place with 29 officers and crew.  Legends will tell this timeless tale through the maritime-influenced sounds of Benjamin Britten, James Horner, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Klaus Badelt, Francis McBeth, and Gordon Lightfoot.

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Legends finishes 47th in Chase Community Giving; $25K Award Winner

Posted Tue, 11/22/2011 - 10:38pm by LegendsCEO

Legends finishes in 47th, with 1610 votes, on Chase Community Giving and we will receive a $25K grant!  "On behalf of Legends, thank you to everyone for your voting and support," says Ibe Sodawalla, Executive Director/CEO. "This would not be possible without all of you and what a great achievement for the LPAA."

“Be Instrumental” by helping to provide an instrument for Legends

Posted Tue, 08/02/2011 - 10:33am by Allison Patrick

“I am eager to launch our Be Instrumental Campaign,” says Ibe Sodawalla, Executive Director/CEO of the Legends PAA.  “This campaign will help to benefit all of our performing ensembles year round and help support area music programs as a part of our developing Partners In Education outreach.”  As a start to this campaign, we have been awarded a challenge grant from the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation (ISGF) from Kalamazoo MI where your contribution will be matched.  “I continue to be thankful for the support of the ISGF for their efforts to support Legends,” says Ibe.

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