Obviously, marching music has been a major part of my life. Far above the world of band, the height of marching musicianship is found in drum & bugle corps. Other than a short stint playing cymbals with a junior corps in '93, I never really had the time to commit an entire summer to drums. After my junior year of college, I kinda felt that time was running out. I was frustrated with myself for having a corps mentality and being a fan at tons of shows each summer but never actually participating. After some prodding from a couple of friends, I decided to play snare for the Syracuse Brigadiers Sr. corps. It was a growing year for the corps. We came in fifth overall, which was the highest placement ever. It was by far the highest level I had ever played, even though we admittedly were not great. The following pics are from that season, all from the drum solo. a badass, though.



So, after that summer, I got down to business with my life. I applied to grad schools, graduated from SU undergrad, went to grad school, found a job, and started my career. Not surprisingly, I really never had time for drum corps. This summer, I really got the urge to play again. There were a lot of reasons I did including keeping up to date as an instructor, as a player, and having a legitimate chance to win a drum corps title. I marched bass drum this summer and, overall, had a very good experience.

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