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Brunswick Community Band to Perform for Independence Day Celebration
The Brunswick Community Band and the newly formed Brunswick Community Chorus will join forces in a concert performance this Friday, July 3 at the Brunswick Community Recreation Center Outdoor Stage. The concert will feature standards, patriotic selections, broadway selections and big band era selections to entertain all ages. The concert will conclude with combined selections featuring the band and chorus together. The concert begins at 7PM and concludes at approximately 8:30PM--giving everyone the change to settle in the the stadium and enjoy the city's fireworks display. In the event of rain, the concert will be held at the Brunswick High School Performing Arts Center.
The band parents will be selling ice cream sundaes beginning at 6PM at the Rec Center with all proceeds benefitting the band program. Please stop by and support this great civic event. The Brunswick Community Band and Chorus includes a number of our parents, current students and alumni. The Brunswick Community Band is under the direction of Jay Wardeska and the Brunswick Community Chorus is under the direction of Jeremy Piper and Kristy Piper.
Capital Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps to be In Residence at Brunswick High School!
Mr. Wardeska is seen here rehearsing the hornline is a large airplane hanger at
Rickenbacker Airforce Base in Columbus, Ohio.
The Capital Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps from Columbus, Ohio will be in residence at Brunswick High School from July 14 through 25. The corps, which is made up of approximately 100 brass, percussion and color guard performers from all over the eastern United States will travel throughout the United States this summer competing in Drum Corps International (DCI) competitions. While in Brunswick the corps will be staging a performance at Brunswick High School's Kirsch Field for area residents. More details are forthcoming on their stay.
The drum corps has been on a hiatus-last performing at the DCI World Championships in 2006. The corps marks its return this year, performing in Open Class with their 2009 production entitled "The Storm." The corps kicks off their season on Sunday, June 21 with a concert at Capital Regiment Centre. The corps first DCI show will take place on Monday, June 22 before returning to Dublin, Ohio on the 21st for their first Ohio competitive performance.
Mr. and Mrs. Wardeska are both affiliated with the Capital Regiment. Mr. Wardeska is serving as the brass caption head and staff coordinator for the corps, and Mrs. Wardeska is serving as a visual consultant for both the color guard and the entire corps. Sgt. Diefenbach, consultant for the Marching Blue Devils, serves as the corps' program coordinator. Recent Brunswick alumnus Rich Carlton is a member of the corps' contra section.
You can keep up with the daily happenings of the corps through their website (www.capitalregiment.org) or through Mr. Wardeska's Blog site - capregbrass.blogspot.com
Marching Blue Devils poised for return to Grand National Championships in 2009
The 2009 Marching Blue Devils have been chosen to compete in the Bands of America Grand National Championships. Pending the approval of the Board of Education, the band will travel to Indianapolis in November to make their first appearance in the new Lucas Oil Stadium. The band's tentative performance time is at 11:00PM on Thursday, November 12. The band will be the second to last band performing in Thursday's preliminary competition! 100 bands from across America are chosen to compete for the title of Grand National Champion. Parents and friends can purchase tickets by clicking here. Tickets for finals are reserved and will go fast. Early purchasing is encouraged.
In addition to the appearance at Grand Nationals, the Marching Blue Devils will compete in the Mideast Regional Championships at Massillon's Paul Brown Tiger Stadium on Saturday, October 17. The band is tentatively scheduled to perform between 12:45 and 2:45PM. Please mark your calendars now for these prestigious events!
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