Drums on Parade
A very special thank you to Craig Mason and our Madison Scout brothers, Greg Jarosz, Chris Forbes, Norm Bakker, Kent Eversmeyer, Tim Spilde, Al Kent, Tom Brys, Josh Forbord, and Jim Latimer for adding a cherry to the top of an already great weekend of Drums on Parade events with your performance to kick off the show.
Whitewater Classic
Here's our Whitewater Classic team, Craig Mason, project coordinator and conductor, and performers, Greg Jarosz, Chris Forbes, Norm Bakker, Bobby Bonslater, Al Kent, Tom Brys, and Trudy Burnham, our first MSARP sister on tuba. They did a marvelous job entertaining the drum corps crowd in Whitewater, as they opened the show, performing the Star Spangled Banner for everyone in attendance.
Message to the alumni performers from Craig Mason:
Thank you so very much for your performances of the Star-Spangled Banner at Drums On Parade and the Whitewater Classic. You sounded great, and I heard MANY nice compliments about you at both shows. While it was great making music together, it was an even better experience talking and hearing old drum corps stories, and simply "catching up" together.
I spoke to Jeff Manion at the Whitewater show, and he would like us to do this again next year. So, put it on your calendar and watch for an announcement. Also, recruit some more players-I'd like to write a more rich arrangement!
~ Craig