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The first drum corps competition in Texas this summer will be at Pennington Field in Bedford on Sunday, June 24th, starting at 2pm. Student tickets are $5 and there is a discount rate for band directors with 10 or more students. You can purchase your tickets online today. Go to http://www.brasshysteria.com.

Rehearsal this weekend. When: Saturday 3/24 9am to 7pm and Sunday 3/25 9am to 1pm Where: The Colony High School. Click here for map and directions Why: Because Frontier's got mad talent and we're shooting for World Championship Finals this year in Open Class. Year 3. We still have a few holes in the brassline and the battery percussion. Guard numbers won't be set until April. Come check us out. About 1/4th of the corps members are in high school from schools across Texas. We only rehearse and compete on weekends, so you can keep your job and stay close to home--a lot less expensive than DCI--all while getting a true drum corps experience. One Frontier member (soprano/trumpet) is now, at 15, one of the youngest Madison Scouts--and he only ever marched in Frontier. Another returning member, a snare, made 9th out of 8 snares this year for the Cavies. Yes, we've got talent! Join Frontier and perform in the Meyerson Symphony Center opening for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra!

Frontier Drum and Bugle Corps will hold the first of two January camps this Saturday, January 13, 2007 at Grand Prairie High School (Note to Frontier vets: this is NOT South Grand Prairie) from 9am to 7pm. http://www.frontiercorps.org/locations.aspx#grandprairie (map to the school) The brass line will set its numbers by the end of January. January 13 is the final open rehearsal where brass members will be able to attend and secure a spot. After this weekend, only open spots or alternate status will be available for audition. Color Guard positions will remain open going forward. The color guard numbers will not be finalized until the completion of the winter guard season in April. For further color guard information email the color guard caption head at colorguard@frontiercorps.org. Percussion positions remain open as well. For further information and questions regarding percussion, please send an email to percussion@frontiercorps.org. The 2007 corps is shaping up nicely and will continue working on its production entitled

Frontier will hold auditions for each section through the end of February. Brass, percussion, and guard sections will be set at that time. To find out more, go to the audition and registration information page by clicking here.

If you cannot march a DCI corps this summer, there is another option: DCA/All age corps. There are now 3 DCA drum & bugle corps in Texas. All-age corps require less time (generally 2 weekends a month) and money than DCI corps, but the educational value is quite comparable. For example, a 2 year vet of the Frontier brassline is likely about to become the youngest member of Madison Scouts this season. He's 15. He had no marching experience (he doesn't march in his high school band), so he knew nothing about marching/playing before Frontier. DCA/All age corps are definitely something to check out. Austin Stars, in Austin (www.austinstars.org) Gulf Coast Sound, in Houston (www.gulfcoastsound.org) Frontier, in Dallas (www.frontiercorps.org) Frontier's next rehearsal is December 16th (location TBA--check the website soon.) Check the other corps websites too.

Hope to see everyone there!

The poster is available. It is password protected, so if you want to print it out, message or email me for the password. You can email me at communications@frontierperformingarts.org to get the password. Show line-up: 5:40 Gulf Coast Sound Drum & Bugle Corps 6:05 Dance Explosion 6:15 Hella Shrine Drum & Bugle Corps 6:30 GCS Choral Ensemble 6:35 The AC (Upbeat Hip-Hop) 6:50 Gulf Wind 7:00 Inner City All-Stars (Brass Jazz/Funk Band as seen on Showtime at the Apollo) 7:20 PUSH 7:35 Mike Ward (Baritonist) 7:40 True Heart 7:55 Victor Andrada 8:05 Dallas Tap Dazzlers 8:10 Frontier Drum & Bugle Corps

Frontier. Open House/first rehearsal is in Plano (north Dallas) in November.

The show poster will be available on the site (a link just above "TICKETS") on Friday. Be sure to check out the Brass Hysteria website (www.brasshysteria.com) for show line-up, which includes Inner City All-Stars Brass Band (They were on Showtime At The Apollo and they rock) and of course Frontier Drum & Bugle Corps from Dallas and Gulf Coast Sound Drum & Bugle Corps from Houston.

Glad to hear you're coming and bringing friends! I would suggest asking your band director if they can help you get more. Also, we'll have some event posters available later this week that you can print out and hang up in the band hall.

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Cool! NOTE: If you get your band director (or other music/arts teacher) to bring 10 or more students, you can get FREE tickets for everyone! Contact our special events coordinator, Jason Walker at events@frontierperformingarts.org, or Chris Green, FPAA executive director, at director@frontierperformingarts.org for more information.