We have openings in all sections including brass, battery, front ensemble, color guard, and drum majors/conductors.

Our current openings for 2024 include:

• Brass – all sections
• Battery – all sections
• Synth
• Timpani
• Mallets
• Guard – weapon, flag, and dance

Begin your audition with three easy steps:

• Purchase your brass or percussion audition packet
• Join your Facebook Interest Page to interact with staff and veteran members
• Submit a video audition

If you are selected to move on to the next round after a video audition, you will be invited to attend the December Callback Camp held in San Antonio, TX.

Begin by downloading an audition packet and then practice, practice, practice. Your audition packet contains all of the music you will need to prepare for an audition with the Boston Crusaders. Audition requirements for each section are listed within the packets or by clicking here.

Typically, brass and percussion will prepare select exercises from the packet for evaluation in an individual and group setting, plus a piece that exhibits your individual strengths. Brass candidates will also be led through a visual block and evaluation. Read more about audition requirements here.

• Audition packet (brass and percussion only): $25
• Video audition: $150
• Callback camp: $250

If you have access to an instrument, please bring it with you to auditions. We have a limited amount of brass and percussion instruments available. If you do not have an instrument, please bring your own mouthpiece.

Housing, meals, and transportation will be provided at all weekend camps.

Yes. The best way to get a feel for the audition process is to start now. It is never too early to start working towards your goals. Students are allowed to join Facebook pages, download audition packets, and attend audition dates without formally auditioning.

Our membership ages range from 16-21. Our average age is 19.5 years of age. Members who turn 22 on our after June 1st are eligible to march that summer. For members under the age of 18, a parent or guardian must be involved in the process from auditions through contracting and membership.

The 2024 season can be broken up into three main parts: camps, spring training, and tour. Each section’s attendance requirements are listed below.

Camps:

Brass:

• Video audition
• December Callback Camp – December 8th-10th OR December 15th-17th in San Antonio, TX
• January Brass and Percussion Camp – Dates TBD in San Antonio, TX
• April Camp – Dates TBD in San Antonio, TX

Percussion:

• Video audition
• ONE December Callback Camp – December 8th-10th OR December 15th-17th in San Antonio, TX
• January Brass and Percussion Camp – January 12th-14th in San Antonio, TX
• April Camp – April 26th-28th in San Antonio, TX

Spring Training/Move-Ins:

Mid-May through Mid-June

The 2024 Boston Crusaders’ spring training will take place at Castleton University in Castleton, VT from mid-May through mid-June. While rehearsing at Castleton, members reside in dorms and eat in the campus dining hall, with an end of day snack provided from the corps’ food truck. Castleton University provides ample rehearsal space including indoor facilities, 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.

Tour

Concludes August 10th

After four weeks of spring training, the 2024 Boston Crusaders will embark on a tour that is approximately eight weeks long from mid-June to August 10th. The corps will travel the country via coach bus and house in high schools and college campuses. The corps will perform on the 2024 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 2024 DCI World Championships in Indianapolis, IN. View our full tour schedule here.

Tuition information for the 2024 season will be communicated when available.