Fleetwood Sounds added to Inspire Arts & Music Portfolio!
Inspire Arts & Music is proud to announce that it has been selected to run Fleetwood Sounds, a leader in providing historical recordings to the drum corps activity. We are grateful for the leadership of board member Michael J. Woodall in acquiring this precious asset. The aquisition will allow Inspire…
Passionate Boston Crusaders Keyboard Player Goes Viral
Anna Eberhart’s wild performance of our 2016 production, Quixotic, has garnered over three million views and counting. Her great musical and theatrical performance was caught on video by drum corps superfan Mike O’Neill and spread like wildfire through the internet, expanding well past the drum corps community. A gif of her passionate performance picked up traction on reddit.com and made it’s to outlets like ESPN, Cosmopolitan, TMZ and Huffington Post before spreading overseas.
2016 Production – Quixotic
The Boston Crusaders are excited to bring their 2016 production, Quixotic, to the field; a reflection of the masterpiece The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha. Considered one of the most influential works of literature from the Spanish Golden Age, Don Quixote has been called “the best literary work…
Camp Update – April
This past weekend the Boston Crusaders wrapped up the 2016 camp season with a camp at Lakewood Ranch High School in Florida. The color guard focused on auditions and had a very successful weekend. We saw a lot of talented candidates and the guard is now set. Brass and percussion…
Boston Crusaders welcomes Tom Santino into the 2016 Hall of Fame
The Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps are proud to announce the induction of Tom Santino into the Boston Crusaders Hall of Fame. Tom received his bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of South Florida, and his master’s degree in educational leadership from Nova Southeastern University. Tom began…
Brass Camp Update – March
From Corps Director, Jeff Pearson: On Sunday, the Boston Crusaders brass line wrapped up the second of two brass camps that were both held in the Atlanta area. The members worked on three pieces of music for the 2016 production that is designed around Don Quixote. Everyone at the camp…
Getting to know Jonnie’s Goodguys
Inspire Arts and Music is so fortunate to have a relationship with the wonderful Jonnie’s Goodguys organization. Please read a bit about the Goodguys and learn about the wonderful work and services they are providing. We hope to see you at the 3rd annual Street beat 5k this summer in…
James Campbell Receives Yamaha Legacy Award
Photo: John Wittmann with James Campbell Congratulations to James Campbell on the 2015 Yamaha Legacy Award! James Campbell, Provost’s Distinguished Professor and Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Kentucky accepted the Yamaha Legacy Award 2015 from John Wittmann, Education and Artist Relations Manager for Yamaha Corporation of America,…
Get your tour DVDs & ornaments while supplies last!
CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR DVD OR ORNAMENT We have sold a number of DVD’s and ornaments this season and we’re excited to say they are shipping today to arrive at your house for the holidays. We still have some items left. Don’t miss out on our exclusive 2015 Tour…
Historic Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps Choose Yamaha Percussion, Brass and Pro Audio
Buena Park, Calif. (November 20, 2015) — Yamaha today announced that the 75 year-old Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps are the ninth corps in the prestigious World Class division of Drum Corps International (DCI) to perform exclusively with Yamaha brass and percussion instruments. They will also incorporate a Yamaha…