Sonus Brass Theater thriving on SoundSport center-stage
In the last five years, Sonus Brass Theater has become a SoundSport staple. The group from Woodbridge, Virginia walked into Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta last Saturday and led off all performances at the DCI Southeastern Championship pres. by Lone Star Percussion. It was Sonus’ biggest show of the season, to date, by far, and allowed the corps to experience a big-stage feel before heading to Indianapolis in just over a week for the...
SoundSport teams showcase international flair at annual Indy event
INDIANAPOLIS — William Clark needed to improvise. The drum major of the SoundSport team, That!, began talking to the crowd, explaining the show’s theme revolving around a girl winning the Tour De France. But the group was still having trouble getting power to their keyboard. So DCI Hall of Famer Steve Rondinaro, Saturday’s PA announcer, walked over to Clark with a microphone, explaining why perhaps that moment was the perfect...
Compass takes “Best of Show” as San Antonio SoundSport lead-off
They stood in the tunnel. The crowd was still settling into the Alamodome and Compass was about to give them their first impression of the DCI Southwestern Championship presented by Fred J. Miller, Inc. They were also closing out their summer season. This was it. So, in an ode to their production, “Kaui Kai,” Compass, a SoundSport team from five hours northwest in Midland, Texas, stood in the Alamodome tunnel and performed the Haka, a...
WATCH: Compass in the Lot ’19 | San Antonio, TX
The drum line of Midland, Texas-based SoundSport team Compass warms up outside the Alamodome on Saturday, July 20, 2019 before the DCI Southwestern Championship Presented by Fred J. Miller, Inc.
Arsenal caps off four-week mini-tour at San Antonio regional
Human nature is to look ahead. On to the next chapter. On where we might end up, where we could advance to. Be it a better car, a job promotion or another new experience acting as the shiny new toy ready to be played with. The young performers of Arsenal, a SoundSport team from Albuquerque, could easily get caught looking into the future, where they may hope to one day take part in a World or Open Class drum corps. Instead, they’ve...