Brigadiers Summer Schedule
April 17, 2008
The Brigadiers have entered into their summer rehearsal schedule for the 2008 season. Here are the details:
Beginning May 3-4, the corps will rehearse every weekend except May 10-11 (Mother's Day)
and June 14-15 (Brigadiers Golf Tournament). May and June rehearsal camps will run from 1:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
on Saturdays and 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Sundays. Camp locations and additional information concerning various
local performances can be found on the corps' web site at www.brigadiers.com.
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Brigadiers 2008 Program
"Reflexions: The Music of Samuel R. Hazo"
Continuing the Brigs' tradition of innovation in the all-age activity and moving forward with
the corps' evolution into a new era of performance, the 2008 Brigadiers will present "Reflexions,"
an exploration of the dynamic and personal music of Samuel R. Hazo, one of America's brightest
young composers of wind literature. Even with a long tradition of visual innovation and musical
risk-taking, the Brigs have never embarked on a more adventurous program. Hallmarked by energy
and impact, "Reflexions" is the perfect sign of things to come from the masters of sight and sound.
Arranger Wayne Downey will re-imagine several of Hazo's most stirring compositions, "Sevens,"
"Echoes," and "Ride," for the modern drum corps, augmenting them with his own unique compositional
skills. Hazo's music is new, fresh, and provocative - with powerful melodies and memorable impacts
that promise to thrill DCA audiences as never before.
Each piece has a primary focus - building every production into a singular idea while providing
the show with a variety of emotions. From the playful homage to Gordon Goodwin and George Gershwin
in "Sevens," to the remembrance of teachers past in "Echoes," to the sheer exhilaration of a fast
car in "Ride," three distinctive personalities are revealed. Percussion arrangers David Glyde and
Jim Wunderlich add even further refinements and energy to Downey's vision, combining these works
into a compelling, contemporary program.
Visually, the Corps will explore their "Reflexions" through the realm of reflective surfaces and
mediums such as mirrors, water, and chrome, adding depth and richness. But "Flex" has many meanings
and its full range of motion and expression are discovered by the guard, with the creative team of
Ryan Bronner, Chris Caraccilo and Beth Calhoun having full reign.
Rick Morey's creative, flexible staging and a variety of "images" reflect the myriad moods and
excitement of the music, setting the stage for the Brigs to once again generate the standard for
quality entertainment in DCA.
The 2008 program moves the corps into a new dimension from a musical standpoint, while still
retaining the signature jazz influences for which The Brigadiers are known. "Reflexions" promises
to present a captivating expedition into new and exciting directions for both The Brigadiers and
the all-age drum corps activity.
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Brigadiers Announce 2008 Design Team
October 10, 2007
The Brigadiers Drum and Bugle Corps is pleased to announce its 2008 design team. The Brigs have
assembled a top-notch ensemble of designers who are already hard at work creating a fresh, new
program for 2008.
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Brigadiers Break Into Top 5 at DCA World Championships
September 5, 2007
With an emotional and inspired Finals performance, The Brigadiers Drum and Bugle Corps completed the 2007 season
at the DCA World Championships in Rochester, New York over the Labor Day weekend, placing 5th in the Finals competition.
In a year filled with its share of challenges, including a significant revision of the visual program shortly after the
competitive season had begun, the Brigs spent much of the summer playing "catch up," slowly but surely refining and
improving a demanding program with elements rarely seen in the all-age activity. The Brigs refused to succumb to any
challenges placed before them, however, and battled into the upper echelons of DCA competition. At Finals, in true
Brigadier fashion, the corps rose to the occasion and gave the crowd its most cohesive and exciting performance of the
year, regaining a position in the elite top five all-age drum corps.
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