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Mini Corps Associates To Hold Inaugural Championship Written by Tom MacDonald, Public Relations, Mini Corps Associates    Tuesday, 03 June 2008 Representatives of some of the best Mini-Corps in the country will converge at Albany, New York this fall; to compete for the MCA Championship Title. The event will be held: Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, 2:00-10:00 pm State University of NY Performing Arts Center Albany, NY The Mini-Corps contest will be held in the Main Theater at 7:00 pm. Individual and Ensemble competition will be held in the Studio Theater from 2:00-5:00pm. Committed to compete as of this date: Amoskeag Sound - Manchester, NH Capital Brass! - Albany, NY Ghost Riders - Parts Unknown, NY Mass Brass - South Boston, MA Golden Eagles - West Sayville, NY Windsor Regiment - West Windsor, NJ The Main Theater features continental-style seating and every seat is excellent! All Seats: $12.00 : $10.00 in advance. Admission to the I&E portion of the show is free. Don’t miss the very first MCA Championship, the I&E contest OR the after-party. A full day of the fun and SUPER-sized entertainment that the Mini-Corps’ bring to the stage. Watch for updates on the event, including schedule, I&E application and Hotel info at: www.capitalbrass.org/2008mca.htm MCA invites new corps’ to apply for membership by the August 25 deadline, in order to participate in this historic event. Entry to I&E is open to all brass & percussion performers. For further information contact Rod Keppel, MCA President via email at rkeppel1@rochester.rr.com This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , or Contest Coordinator Tom MacDonald at tommacd@nycap.rr.com This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . Watch for more Strange News to come soon....

Bugler's Hall of Fame Results

Capital Brass! Takes 3 medals at BHOF Regional Championship

2/23/08

The CB! 2008 debut came off pretty well yesterday, at the Skyliners/BHOF I&E event in Garfield.

A small brass group represented the corps with 2 ensemble entries: a brand new 5-minute brass ensemble piece, "The Brass-O-Maniacs - a Cartoon Symphony", and a selection from the 2008 mini-corps show, "Hunting Wabbits". Both arrangements by Tom MacDonald.

The crowd was extremely appreciative of both tunes, and CB! earned scores of 94 and 91, respectively, for the two entries; a great start for this very early stage of the season.

Comments from the adjudicator, spectators and competitors indicated that the cartoon music was very well received; even the original piece, by Gordon Goodwin.

During the Mini-Corps segment of the show, the group returned to the stage for an encore of "Sway" (arranged by John Arietano) , and received, perhaps, our best ovation of the day.

In the solo categories; CB's Dave Sokol was the lone entry for Tuba/Contra, and he did a fine job filling the room with his monster horn, on Charles Mingis' "Good Bye, Pork Pie Hat". Good for a score of 87.

And Paul MacDonald took the Gold in a strong field of Mid-Range players with an 85, for his improv performance of BS&T's "God Bless the Child".

The reception we received from the corps members and fans at the event was the best part of the day, and everyone should know that we all appreciated the hospitality and kind words VERY much. We can't wait to return next year!

The show was FILLED with great performances, and LOTS of fun. If you missed this one, you should make plans to get to Bayonne or Bridgeport.

THANK YOU! ... to the Skyliners Alumni and the BHOF for hosting the event and allowing us to take part.

Wednesday, 27 February 2008

The Bugler's Hall of Fame 2008 North American Regional I&E Competition was held on February 23, 2008 at the Benda-Roehrich VFW Post in Garfield, NJ. Sponsored by the Skyliner Alumni organization, as well as Dynasty and Kanstul Musical Instruments, the competition featured a variety of performers from several organizations.

The "North American Championship Show" will be held on March 29, 2008 at the Germania Schwaben Club, 416 Horace Street, Bridgeport, CT.

Results and scores from the recent show are:

9/9/09

Congratulations to PAUL MACDONALD, of Capital Brass!

The 2007 DCA World Champion Mid-Range Soloist!

Wins Gold Medal, against stiff competition, with a score of 94.0!

- Also to Jeff Young and Dave Sokol who represented us well in the Trumpet and Tuba events, respectively.

And to the Capital Brass! Mini-corps:

8th Place, with a score of 86.25!

..in competition with 18 mini-corps' from across the country!

...including representatives from: San Francisco, Dallas, Boston, Philadelphia, New Hampshire, Southern California, North Carolina, Minneapolis, Kentucky, New York City, Long Island, Rochester, Indianapolis and MORE! 

DCA World Championship Mini-corps results:

1- 98.50 Star United
2- 95.50 Renegades
3- 94.75 Golden Eagles
4- 91.50 Thunderbirds
5- 90.125 Minne Brass
6- 88.25 Ghostriders
7- 87.75 Mass Brass
8- 86.25 Capital Brass!
9- 85.00 So Cal Dream
10- 82.00 Outlaws
11- 77.25 Skyliners
12- 76.75 Amoskeag Sound (1.0)
13- 76.50 CrossmenXtreme
14- 75.50 Derby City Knights
15- 66.75 St. Kevin's
16- 63.00 Carolina Gold
17- 62.60 Imperials
18- 62.25 Excelsior

Also: Jeff Young - 13th -Soprano/Trumpet

         Dave Sokol - 4th - Tuba/Contra

and the Brass Quintet and Brass Ensemble also scored respectably; each earning a score of 83.0

Full DCA I&E results here