Renegades: A Youthful Experience

SPOTLIGHT : Blake DuPriest

I went to try out for Renegades after I was cut from SCVC. The drum caption head told me about Renegades and highly recommended that I go for Renegades. So I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try out. During the auditions, I was starting to realize how big of a unit the corps was, not just in numbers but in family numbers! Ever since the first day I have enjoyed it. I really like being part of this big family corps and will continue to enjoy my career at Renegades.

 

Frankenhorn – the story of how a G-Tuba was created

Take two of these

(Kanstul Euphonium Bugle in G)

Ship them off to Dick Akright at A&G Music , and let his crew get a hold of them…

The end result….

     your very own G Tuba!

The person behind this?
Tony Clements (Principal Tubist for Symphony Silicon Valley and Director of Bands at Ohlone College) purchased two Kanstul G Euphoniums from the SF Renegades and had them converted to one G Tuba

Loudest Show on Earth 2012

Feel the Sound!

The San Francisco Renegades would like to invite you to a very special evening of LOUD at our 11th annual Loudest Show on Earth. Traditionally this is the last chance for you to get a taste of live drum corps in Northern California, and we have a great line-up for you this year.

Prepare yourself for an amazing evening of sublime soloists, blazing brass, perfect percussion, and captivating color guards preparing for the Drum Corps International and Drum Corps Associates national championships.

This is a show you want on your must see list, so come out and support your favorite corps.  Don’t miss your chance to see an “insanely” good show!

LOUD IS GOOD!

Date:  Sunday, July 8, 2012

Time:  5:00 PM

Location:  Diablo Valley College, 321 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill, CA  94520

Participating Corps:
Blue Devils B – Concord, CA
Blue Devils C – Concord, CA
City Sound – Long Beach, CA
Impulse – Buena Park, CA
Mandarins – Sacramento, CA
Renegades – San Francisco, CA
SoCal Dream – Huntington Beach, CA
Vanguard Cadets – Santa Clara, CA

Tickets:
$18 in advance (available until June 24, 2012)
$20 at the door

Visit our website:  http://www.renegades.org/loudestshowonearth/

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Renegades: A Youthful Experience

SPOTLIGHT:  JULIAN BANEZ

The show this year at SF Renegades is going to rock.

Last year, I had to learn the entire tenor book and drill in a month after being cut to tenors from snare.  I had never played tenors before but I was fortunate for being cut because I found out that I loved playing tenors.  It’s so much more fun when you’re learning at the same pace as everyone else.  Not having to cram everything in last minute really makes the stress levels go down.

I learned last year to take advantage of the time in between camps to make sure you know everything you’re responsible for, backwards and forwards.  It’s so cool to have the opportunity to have a full drumline this early in the season.  It means we’ll get even more time to get everything solid by DCI West.

If you’re reading this and play a horn, come out!  We need horn players to fill the spots that are missing in this corps.  Come be a part of the SF Renegades and help us march a full corps before June!

Chris Nalls – inducted into Buglers Hall of Fame

Congratulations to our very own Brass Caption Head – Chris Nalls for being inducted into the 2012 Bugler’s Hall of Fame!

Article on DCP

Photo taken by Charlie Groh

Making An Impression on Youth

Hi Members of the Renegades,

I wanted to thank all of you for showing my young boy scouts what a horn line can sound like. Being from the city they have never seen a Drum & Bugle Corps before. I have been wanting to show them a corps live for some time, DVDs of DCI don’t really show it. What you did playing for them was great, something must have rubbed off on them. I know the best Corps didn’t place first. The “judges” must have scored heavy on “cute points” But you should feel good about getting young kids excited about Drum Corps. Good Luck to you and thanks again!

Sincerely,
John Miyoko
Troop12 Corps

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