The Academy
Dates, registration and other information is now posted for prospective members interested in auditioning for the Academy in 2014.
Blue Saints
Blue Saints added Dave Wicken to the percussion staff for the corps’ 2014 season.
Blue Stars
Blue Stars will welcome all of its design staff members from 2013 back this season to craft the corps’ 50th anniversary production. “I believe the first kernels of greatness from this design team were on display last year, and I’m excited to see where they will take the organization in 2014,” Executive Director Brad Furlano said.
Bluecoats
Bluecoats named Mike Fanning as visual caption head and Shavon Garcia Stack as color guard caption head for the corps’ 2014 season.
Boston Crusaders
Boston Crusaders posted a trailer anticipating the release of its tour DVD that will recap the corps’ 2013 summer season from beginning to end.
The Cadets
Former color guard captain Ashley Pittman joined the Cadets’ USBands division as its new volunteer coordinator.
Carolina Crown
Registration is now open for Carolina Crown’s 2014 auditions.
City Sound
City Sound is recruiting members to join the corps’ DrumLine Battle percussion ensemble and SoundSport brass ensemble.
Colts
Two familiar faces will join the Colts’ brass staff in 2014 including Jason Buckingham who served as the corps’ caption head in 2007 and Chuck Naffier who served in a number of roles with the corps in the 1990s.
Crossmen
Mike Hardiek will join the 2014 Crossmen as drill/visual designer. Ed Devlin will continue to serve as program coordinator and Chuck Naffier as brass arranger. “I am thrilled at the design team that is beginning to materialize for 2014,” Executive Director Fred Morrison said.
Genesis
Genesis will welcome back a number of familiar faces to its design and instructional staff in 2014.
Madison Scouts
Ticket sales for the Madison Scouts’ 75th anniversary celebration on Sept. 28 in Madison, Wis. will close this Sunday, Sept. 22.
Mandarins
Mandarins’ 50th anniversary celebration will be held this Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Hong Kong Islander Restaurant in Sacramento, Calif.
Pacific Crest
More than 300 attended Pacific Crest’s season-ending awards banquet on Sept. 8 in Brea, Calif. View photos from the event on the corps’ website.
Phantom Regiment
Phantom Regiment recently added Alan Spaeth as visual coordinator and promoted Josh Scott to visual caption head.
Racine Scouts
Racine Scouts’ 2014 production will be titled “’87,” which will encompass various themes playing off the corps’ 87th anniversary year.
Santa Clara Vanguard
Santa Clara Vanguard added new information about auditions for both the Vanguard and Vanguard Cadets.
Spartans
Spartans will be recruiting at a number of marching band contests in Massachusetts and New Hampshire throughout the fall.
Spirit of Atlanta
Spirit of Atlanta posted a list of audition and rehearsal camp dates and locations for the corps’ 2014 season.
Troopers
Troopers announced that the corps’ entire design team from 2013 will return in 2014. “This team had put together a very entertaining and competitive program for us last season,” Director Fred Morris said. “Having our first face-to-face design meeting over the Labor Day weekend, I was very excited to see the programming they had in store for the 2014 season.”
