MBI Drumline Places 9th at WGI FInals!

In their first-ever appearance at the WGI World Championships, the MBI Winter Drumline placed 9th in the Independent Marching Open class competition. The drumline scored an 80.45. This is a great achievement for any unit in its first year of competition. Congrats to Ann, Joel, Nick and the rest of instructors and members!

Minne-Brass Playing At Fundraiser

On June 7, Minne-Brass will be collaborating with Northdale Middle School which is a charter school in the North Metro. Micheal Neis, MBI Member, is a technology specialist with this school.

All proceeds from the golf tournament will benefit the school's ability to integrate technology into their classrooms with students.

A portion of Minne-Brass will be providing music for the tournament which has a silent auction and registration starting at 3pm, with the golf beginning at 4:30pm.

The fundraiser is being held at the professionally played Bunker Hills Golf Course.

Come out and support Northdale Technology and Minne-Brass. Sign up as an individual, or sign up a team.

More details can be found in this Brochure.

MBI Winter Drum Line Wins!

In its inaugural year, the MBI Winter Drum Line took home their first Minnesota Percussion Association Championship. The drum line won the Independent Open Marching Class division with a score of 89.53. The show, Ignition, has been a smash hit with fans and judges alike. The Winter Drum Line will compete on the national stage during the WGI World Championships, April 17-19 in Dayton Ohio.

Also this weekend, the MBI Winter Color Guard finished their season in competition at the North Star Circuit finals. The guard finished in third place in the World Class division with a score of 61.30.

Congratulations and thanks to all the members and volunteers who helped make MBI's winter season a great success!

Busy Weekend for Winter Units!

Both the Minnesota Brass Winter Guard and Winter Percussion Line will be in competition Saturday, March 29 as they head toward their championship competitions on April 5. Don't miss these great performance opportunities!

Winter Guard at Eden Prairie High School
Show starts at 2 p.m.; MBI tentatively scheduled to perform at 4 p.m.

Winter Drum Line at Anoka High School
Show starts at 5 p.m.; MBI tentatively scheduled to perform at 6:30 p.m.

Winter Guard at Eden Prairie High School
(Fromerly the Champlin Park show)
Show starts at 7 p.m.; MBI tentatively scheduled to perform at 8:30 p.m.

Announcing the Checkered Flag Campaign

The Minnesota Brass winter drumline is launching the Checkered Flag Campaign. We are looking for donations from members, fans and alumni to help us get to the finish line in style with our race inspired theme. We made patches with the 2008 "Ignition!" Show logo on it. For a minimum of a $10 donation, I will send you an iron-on patch that you can put on your corps or other jacket to show your support of this ambitious undertaking. We need to come up with about $2000 to cover our WGI expenses, so any donation will help.

Earn College Credit while Marching with MBI

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 19, 2008

During the summer of 2008 the St. Cloud State University College of Continuing Studies will offer a new academic course: MUSM 495 / 595 Minnesota Brass Summer Music Workshop.

For the first time both undergraduate and graduate academic credit will be available for members who successfully participate with the 2008 Minnesota Brass Drum & Bugle Corps.

In addition to earning college credit, corps members taking the class will also have the unique option to have their final project posted on the St. Cloud State University Department of Music web site as an educational resource for other musicians in the drum corps community.

Course instructor Glen Tuomaala explains, "This is a smart option for band directors in the corps to earn continuing education credit, or for an undergraduate student to have the opportunity for their work to be published online at St. Cloud State University."

For complete information visit www.mnbrassinc.org/credit.php

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Glen Tuomaala
(320) 308-3201
gatuomaala@stcloudstate.edu

227 Performing Arts Center
St. Cloud State University
720 Fourth Avenue South
St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498

MBI Support Staff Sew for Our Troops!

Recently, the Desktop group at General Mills, Inc. took on the task of completing a project called Operation Holiday Cheer. Included in the boxes were meat snacks, cheese, fruit, candy, chips, and fleece caps – many of which were hand-crafted through the generosity of the support staff of Minnesota Brass, Inc.

There's Still Room for YOU!

MBI Rehearsals: Wednesdays from 6:45 - 10:00pm

The 2008 season is up and running. But there's still opportunities for new and returning members alike to check out the corps! Our regular rehearsals are every Wednesday night from 6:45 to 10pm. These rehearsals are open to everyone. If you're a returning member, or if the next rehearsal will be your very first, come on down and start your involvement with MBI NOW!

Highland Park Senior High
1015 S Snelling Ave
St. Paul, MN

If you have any questions about membership with MBI, email us at: recruiting@mnbrassinc.org. See ya Wednesday!

Minnesota Brass, Inc. announces 2008 show.

Minnesota Brass is proud to present our 2008 program entitled Obsessions.

Obsessions are the forces that drive our lives. Obsessions shape our thoughts, dreams, and desires. They may be positive or negative, helpful or destructive, but they are always powerful. In our 62nd year we will explore four common obsessions that many share:

Keith Urban Drumline

The MBI drumline was invited to play as part of the Keith Urban concert, held on November 17 at the Excel Center in St. Paul, MN. The event was an OUTSTANDING showing for MBI, and everyone involved had a great time. Thanks to the members and alumni that participated in this event.

See PHOTOS of the event.
See VIDEOS of the event. (More added November 22)

Here is one account of the event:

2007 Banquet Award Winners

The 2007 MBI annual banquet was held on Friday, November 9 at the Mermaid. This was a grand social event, with dinner, speaches and awards, and topped off by the annual slide show, this year produced by Jesse dubuque. Here is a recap of this years award winners: