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Drum corps and pageantry arts organizations from across the country to celebrate the holidays DRUM CORPS STYLE.
Click here for more information.
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Frontier's Open House for the 2008 season is Saturday, November 17th. Prospective and returning members are
gathering at
Calhoun Middle School in Denton for an informal information session from 1:00pm to 5:00pm (food will be provided by
the corps.)
Calhoun Middle School is located two blocks north of the University of North Texas (UNT) campus.
Prospective members will be able to meet returning members and corps staff to ask questions and gather information for
the coming season. The Outlaws, a performance group under the FPAA umbrella with members from Frontier, will
also be performing. The event is free and open to everyone, including potential members, volunteers, fans, and
alumni. There is no commitment and no charge--it's just a great way to start meeting members and alumni of
Frontier and get your questions answered.
For more information or directions, please call (972) 437-6974.
Click here for a map to Calhoun Middle School.
2008 is already shaping up to be Frontier's best year yet! Come find out what being a part of Frontier is about -
attend Open House and discover the future of drum corps in north Texas. Bring a friend, get some food, and find
out what's in store for the DFW area's only drum & bugle corps.
Please register for Open House by clicking here.
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Frontier Drum and Bugle Corps is pleased to announce the appointment of its administrative team for 2007/2008.
When Frontier Performing Arts Association (FPAA, the parent organization for Frontier) was formed, Chris Green
served as both the Executive Director of FPAA and Corps Director of Frontier Drum & Bugle Corps. It
was expected that once stability was achieved within the organization, he would step down as the corps director
and focus on the activities of FPAA. That time has arrived and FPAA is pleased to pass the reigns of
Frontier Drum & Bugle Corps to a trusted team while Chris focuses on the larger picture of FPAA, serving multiple
ensembles.
Manny Guerrero is the new director for the Frontier Drum and Bugle corps. Manny is a band director in
the Denton ISD and is starting his second year at Calhoun MS. He graduated from Texas Wesleyan University
in 2002 with a Bachelor of Music Education with Trombone emphasis. Manny is a charter member of the
Brazos Chamber Orchestra that began in 1999. He performs as principal trombonist. He has performed
with several Big Bands in the north Texas area and freelances throughout the DFW area playing in ensembles with a
variety of music styles. Manny marched as lead baritone for Frontier in 2007 and looks forward to leading
the corps into its next stage of development.
Also appointed is Carl Diefenbach to the position of Program Coordinator. Carl is originally from Wintersville,
Ohio. He started his drum corps career with a short stint in the Butler Vagabonds Drum & Bugle Corps from
Butler, PA.
Carl served in the US Marine Drum & Bugle Corps from 29 Palms, CA, after graduating high school, then aged out of the
Velvet Knights Drum & Bugle corps in 1985 when his Marine contract expired. He then joined the US Army and
did tours with Army Bands in Fort Drum, NY, Hawaii, Aberdeen, MD, and Washington, DC.
Carl is currently with the 122nd Army Band in Columbus, OH, as the Readiness NCO, Stage Band Director, Rock Band Director,
and Drum Major. His drum corps and marching band experience include US Marine Drum & Bugle Corps (29 Palms,
CA) (member & Visual Staff), US Naval Academy D&B (Music & Visual Staff), Velvet Knights (member and Visual
Staff), Empire Statesmen (member), Kingston Grenadiers (Visual Designer & Staff), Rochester Crusaders (Visual Designer
and Staff), Sunrisers (Visual Staff) and many marching bands and winter guards in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Virginia, New Jersey, New York, and Texas.
Carl is joining Frontier as full staff member this year following a successful collaboration with Frontier as a consultant
last year.
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2007 ended up being quite an exciting year for Frontier, taking us a step closer to being one of the best drum corps in the
DCA activity. It's a good year when you gain fans. It's a great year when you gain as many fans as we did!
With performances in the Meyerson Symphony Center at Christmas and opening for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in May, Frontier
laid the groundwork for cementing the corps in the DFW arts community. The corps added more DCA competitions this year
by making Brass Hysteria a DCA sanctioned show. For our second DCA show, we travelled to Houston at the end of July.
Then we made the yearly pilgrimage to Minnesota for a 2-day weekend of DCA shows. In addition, the corps
entertained the audiences at the DCI shows in Dallas and Denton. Over Labor Day weekend, Frontier attended the DCA
World Championship in Rochester, NY. That Friday, The Outlaws (Frontier's 21-member mini-corps) got a standing ovation
at the DCA mini-corps competition; then on Saturday at the World Championship Prelims competition, Frontier Drum & Bugle Corps put
on the best performance of its 3 year existence.
In 2008, Frontier is planning big changes and leaps forward in design, performance, and corps structure that will further position
Frontier in the world's elite drum corps. Audition information is coming soon. Staff applications are now
being accepted at staff@frontiercorps.org.
Find out what being a part of the Frontier family is all about. Click here
to register for the 2008 season.
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By popular demand, our merchandise offerings this season have expanded. Buy your favorite Frontier shirts, pins, bumper
stickers, and more by clicking here. Don't miss out on our extremely popular
and groovy 'peace love' tie-dyed shirts from our show "1968"!
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Frontier will compete on Saturday, July 28, 2007 at the Brass on the Bayou show in Houston, TX. The show is sponsored by DCA
(Drum Corps Associates). Other corps expected to appear are the Arabia Shrine Corps of Houston, TX, Austin Stars Brass Ensemble,
Masquerade of Ruston, LA, Revolution of San Antonio, TX, Teal Sound of Jacksonville, FL, and our hosts, Gulf Coast Sound of Houston, TX.
The show begins at 6:30. For more information and to purchase tickets online, click here.
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For the first time in its young life, Frontier will enter the DCI field of competition. The corps will compete at both of the DCI
shows in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex: at the North Texas Festival Of
Drums & Bugles on Thursday, July 19th and the
Red River Thunder show on Sunday, July 22nd in Denton. As a part of the DCI All-Age Division competition, Frontier's performances
will precede the Division I, II, & III performances.
For Frontier members who got their first taste of drum corps at Lake Highlands, but who never marched junior corps, Frontier's first performance
at this show will be very special.
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Frontier's uniform fund campaign has been a success! We now have a set of brand new, custom
designed uniforms for the corps. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this ambitious project.
The uniforms have now arrived and the corps was thrilled to be able to perform in them for the very first time at Brass Hysteria. In only
our third year of existence, we are increasing our competitive edge another notch with a unique and distinctive visual identity. Yet another
phenomenal accomplishment for this young corps!
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Sunday, June 24th
Pennington Field, Bedford
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On Sunday, June 24th, Frontier hosts the first-ever DCA-sanctioned drum corps competition in Texas --
Brass Hysteria. Tickets will be available for purchase at the box office the day of the show. For group tickets (especially
for band directors and their students), contact Mark Crouse, event coordinator, at
vp@frontierperformingarts.org.
For ticket and show lineup information, go to www.brasshysteria.com.
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On June 16th, every DCI and DCA drum & bugle corps in the great state of Texas will converge on the steps of the capitol building to perform their 2007
programs in standstill.
Click here to find out all about it.
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Frontier a HUGE hit in Meyerson Symphony Center Debut
Frontier Drum & Bugle Corps performed on stage at the Meyerson Symphony Center as a featured guest of the Turtle Creek Chorale (TCC), world-renowned men's
chorus of Dallas, for a 5 concert holiday series in November and December.
Frontier raised the rafters with a thirty-member feature performance of "O Come Emmanuel" and "O Come All Ye Faithful" and had the entire hall clapping with
a 9-member feature performance of a jazzy "Good King Wenceslas." Frontier also accompanied the 225 member TCC and the hall's Lay Family Organ in
four other pieces: Personet Hodie, Ding Dong Merrily on Horn, Simple Gifts (from Appalachian Spring), and Christus Natus Est. A percussion ensemble
from Ruston, Louisianna called "3-Headed Monster" was also featured in the concert. Click here to see
recordings from the show.
Frontier's performances drew rousing ovations and rave reviews from audience members as well as the members of the TCC.
"Good lord! You guys are fantastic!!!!!! Frontier made the concert! It was so cool to watch the precision too.....loved how
everyone brought their horns up, etc." wrote one audience member.
"I've been a member of the Chorale for 10 years, and this is our best Christmas concert ever. [The members of Frontier] have added so much to it.
What you perform is so positive and it has been such an inspiration to [the Chorale]." said a member of TCC.
"Frontier was an absolute delight to work with - so fun - and so professional in every way!" said Dr. Tim Seelig, Director of the TCC.
Frontier will open for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the Meyerson in May.
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The sounds of this holiday season will reverberate like none other in the 27 year history of The Turtle Creek Chorale.
The Meyerson Symphony Center has never seen, nor heard, anything quite like this. The breathtaking sounds of 225 singing men will be accompanied by
the spine-tingling majesty of the Lay Family organ plus the roof-raising sounds of 30 brass and percussion players from Frontier Drum and Bugle Corps.
Performances
- Sunday, November 26, 2006 @ 8:00pm
- Wednesday, November 29, 2006 @ 8:00pm
- Sunday, December 03, 2006 @ 8:00pm
- Sunday, December 10, 2006 @ 8:00pm
- Sunday, December 17, 2006 @ 8:00pm
Meyerson Symphony Center
For tickets, please contact TCC Office
214-526-3214 ext. 102
or
Click
here to buy tickets online.
This knockout holiday performance combines the spirit of the Broadway hits BLAST and STOMP with the unequalled singing of the TCC. From herald trumpets
to trash can lids, from Santa to the candles and poinsettias, we are pulling out all the stops - literally. You'll never hear "The Little Drummer Boy"
the same way again.
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Frontier is proud to announce the staff and design team for 2007 show entitled “1968.”
Brass Caption Head & Arranger is Chris Green. Chris has held this position with the corps since its inception. Chris’ background is a
marching member of Carolina Crown, and on staff of various corps (Blue Stars, Carolina Gold, 37th Kingswood, and others). Assisting Chris with arranging is
Assistant Corps Director Mike Hickman (Frontier). Roger Williams (Revolution), Dave Seip (Blue Stars, Teal Sound), David DeSoto (Capital Regiment) and
Meagan Czerwieski (Frontier) currently round out the brass staff.
Visual Caption Head & Drill Designer is John Czerwieski. John served as Caption Head in 2006 after marching as a Baritone for Frontier in 2005.
John’s experience is as a marching and staff member of Phantom Regiment. John will be assisted on staff by Brad Faidley (Santa Clara Vanguard, Sky Ryders),
Chad Gulick (Madison Scouts, Star of Indiana), Carl Daffenbach (Phantom Regiment, Rochester Crusaders and others) as a consultant.
Percussion Caption Head & Arranger is Mickey Hartzog. Mickey is new to Frontier this year bringing over 25 years of drum corps experience, including
Pioneer, Lone Star, Rochester Crusaders, Magic, and many others. Mickey is assisted by Stuart Spoon (Pioneer, Lone Star) as Front Ensemble Arranger and Technician.
There will be future announcements as to the full staff as they are secured.
Color Guard Caption Head is Erin Wildrick. Erin is returning for her second year on staff. Her experience is with the Kingston Grenadiers and
Syracuse Brigadiers (World Champions and Color Guard Champions) as well as marching bands in NY and OK. Erin shares design duties with Todd James (various BOA bands),
Jason Maier (Memphis Sound, Memphis Blues, Scenic City, TXI winter guard) and Tashia Humphries (Legend of Texas).
TJ Jordan (many corps, Ars Nova winter guard) will remain on staff as a Program Consultant. Additional Program Consultants will be added in the coming weeks.
Additional technicians in all captions are being interviewed and inquiries may be made to
brass@frontiercorps.org
percussion@frontiercorps.org
visual@frontiercorps.org
colorguard@frontiercorps.org
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True to form, Frontier delivers another recording-breaking performance in its second World Championships appearance.
Rochester, NY - Frontier Drum & Bugle Corps stood down tropical storm Ernesto's 50 degree temperatures, 30 mile-an-hour wind gusts, and torrential rains to deliver another
record-breaking performance at Drum Corps Associates 2006 World Championships on Saturday. Frontier's performance of their show "Fire" was the corps' second appearance
in the DCA championship preliminary competition, and the corps received its highest score ever in two years of competition.
“I continue to be blown away by the dedication and desire of Frontier members to bring the corps so far so fast,” said Chris Green, Frontier’s Executive Director. “I feel
immense pride and great honor to stand before this corps as its director.”
Both the audience members (who braved the weather) and judges raved about Frontier's show and the performance, which received a score 10 points higher (out of 100) than the Championship
performance last year.
The corps’ final performance of “Fire” is Saturday evening, September 16th at the Dallas Diamond’s
professional women’s football game at Birdville Stadium in North Richland Hills. “This performance will cap another successful season for the corps —- we will celebrate
2006 one more time, just for us and our fans,” said Green.
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For the 2007 season, Frontier will be in brand new, custom designed uniforms. After 2 seasons on the field, the corps is ready to step up and establish a visual identity that
matches the identity set forth on the competitive field.
All donations received from August 1st - December 31st 2006 will go directly into the uniform fund and a portion of sales of tickets from Brass Hysteria will be
dedicated to this project.
Our total goal for this program is $10,000.
With some special off season performances contracted by FPAA, we are kicking off this program with $3,500 in the Uniform account.
Currently, a demo version of the new uniform is being constructed, and will be debuted at the 2006 FPAA Banquet on September 15, 2006. Registration for the Banquet is coming
to the web soon. For more information about the 2006 banquet, contact Chad Gulick at social@frontiercorps.org.
Members of any FPAA ensemble, family, friends, staff, and FANS are welcome to attend the banquet. There is a charge for the event to cover catering costs.
There are several ways to donate to uniform campaign:
1 - Purchase tickets to Brass Hysteria through
CrownTICKETS.
2 - Join the Voice's Circle, a dedicated monthly payment from a checking account or credit card - automatically deducted through Paypal.
3 - Join the Director's Circle, a one time cash, check or credit card donation.
You may also continue to contribute to the Family Circle (an in-kind donation of item for use or sale by FPAA), although that program is not linked to the Uniform Drive.
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