Begin your Boston experience with a video audition or a weekend camp! No matter how you begin your audition, you have an equal chance of earning a contract!
C.E. King High School
Houston, TX
C.E. King High School
Houston, TX
Online
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After your first audition, you will either receive a contract, a callback, or critique to try again next year. If you’re selected to move on, brass players will be invited to our January Callback Camp.
San Antonio, TX
Callbacks and rehearsal for brass, percussion, and conductors
Our packets provide helpful technique exercises to help you nail your first audition. This packet will come in handy for callbacks when our staff will evaluate you based on a selection of exercises and warmups.
Click to download your packet and get started!
Our packets provide helpful technique exercises to help you nail your first audition. This packet will come in handy for callbacks when our staff will evaluate you based on a selection of exercises and warmups.
Click to download your packet and get started!
Before auditioning you can meet and interact with veteran members and staff, ask questions, and post progress videos by joining your section’s interest group on Facebook! Our staff and veteran members will be available to provide critique, answer questions, and provide advice before your audition!
Click below to join the BAC Brass Interest Group!
Show off your skills using repertoire you already know! Please come to auditions (or film a video audition) prepared to show off your skills through a technical solo, etude, or characteristic study of your choosing. This piece should be at least 1-2.5 minutes in length and does not have to be exclusive of the Boston Crusaders. (Yes, you can use your solo from wind ensemble!)
Those attending an in-person audition should be prepared to play exercise #4 from Boston Technique Exercises found in the audition packet. Additional exercises and assignments may be required for callbacks.
Show off your skills using repertoire you already know! Please come to auditions (or film a video audition) prepared to show off your skills through a technical solo, etude, or characteristic study of your choosing. This piece should be at least 1-2.5 minutes in length and does not have to be exclusive of the Boston Crusaders. (Yes, you can use your solo from wind ensemble!)
Those attending an in-person audition should be prepared to play exercise #4 from Boston Technique Exercises found in the audition packet. Additional exercises and assignments may be required for callbacks.
We have openings in all sections including trumpet, mellophone, baritone, and tuba. All sections and performers are eligible for soloist positions.
Begin by registering for an audition! Take advantage of early bird pricing by registering by November 9th. Then, review your section's audition requirements and begin practicing!
For brass, you will be required to purchase an audition packet (available by clicking here.) For in-person auditions, candidates will be required to play a selection of exercises as outlined in the packet. For video auditions, candidates must prepare a short solo showcasing their best technical abilities.
If you have access to an instrument, please bring it with you to auditions. We have a limited amount of brass instruments available. If you do not have an instrument, please bring your own mouthpiece.
Housing and meals will be provided at the full weekend camps in San Antonio and Houston. Candidates must arrange their own transportation from the airport.
Yes! We encourage anyone who's interested in marching drum corps at some point to attend a camp, download a packet, and join the Facebook groups. The best way to get a feel for the audition process is to start now, even if you aren't formally auditioning.
The 2026 season can be broken up into three main parts: camps, spring training, and tour.
The 2026 Boston Crusaders’ spring training will take place in the Northeast throughout the month of June. While at spring training, members reside in dorms and eat in the campus dining hall, with an end of day snack provided from the corps’ food truck. Our facilities provide ample rehearsal space including indoor space, multiple outdoor fields, and a turf stadium. We enjoy very comfortable spring temperatures and the members have one night off per week for rest and relaxation.
After spring training, the Boston Crusaders will embark on a tour that is approximately seven weeks long. The corps will travel the country via coach bus and house in high schools and college campuses. The corps will perform on the 2026 Drum Corps International summer tour and several special performances including parades and concerts. Between rehearsals and shows, members will enjoy free days to explore cities along the way. The season will culminate at the 2026 DCI World Championships in Indianapolis, IN. View a sample of a typical tour schedule here.
