| MBI Drumline Places 9th at WGI FInals! | Apr 19, 2008 |
| Minne-Brass Playing At Fundraiser | Apr 7, 2008 |
| MBI Winter Drum Line Wins! | Apr 7, 2008 |
| Last Chance! | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Announcing the Checkered Flag Campaign | Mar 21, 2008 |
| Earn College Credit while Marching with MBI | Feb 19, 2008 |
| MBI Support Staff Sew for Our Troops! | Jan 12, 2008 |
| There's Still Room for YOU! | Jan 2, 2008 |
News Archive
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!
Last Chance!
Don't miss your last chance this season to see both the MBI Winter Guard and MBI Indoor Percussion line in performance in the Twin Cities! This weekend is the local culmination of a great season for both units. Come cheer on the best!
North Star Color Guard Circuit Championship Show
Eagan High School
Show starts at 6:30 (MBI tentatively scheduled to perform at 9)
Minnesota Percussion Association Circuit Championships
Target Center
Show starts at 4:00 (MBI tentatively scheduled to perform at 9)
The MBI Winter Drumline will travel to Dayton, Ohio for the WGI Percussion World Championships, April 17-19.
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.
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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 made through the generosity of the support staff of Minnesota Brass, Inc.
Members of the MBI support staff – who are normally found working behind the scenes in the summer making or repairing uniforms and flags – stepped up to volunteer their time and talents for this project. Gwynne Byrne (current General Mills employee), Susan Fisher (a General Mills retiree), Kathie Friedl, and Penny O’Kane cut and sewed more than 225 of these caps (over 300 caps were made by all project volunteers) in a couple of weeks. The completed caps were given to the Minnesota Army National Guard to distribute to their active duty members.
Thanks to these MBI staff members for their generous donation of time and effort on this project!
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!