Minnesota Brass performs Aug. 15 at the Sounds of Minnesota show in Mendota Heights, Minn.
As weekends go for Minnesota Brass, it doesn’t get much better than performing in two important competitions so close to home. That’s how the drum and bugle corps spent the past few days, and the results for its “Supernova” program were out of this world. Not only were the Minnesota crowds blown away by this year’s space-themed show, but so were the judges. Minnesota Brass now sits firmly placed among the upper echelon of competitors as the corps rounds the corner to the DCA championships in Rochester, N.Y., over Labor Day weekend.
That doesn’t mean Minnesota Brass members weren’t also having fun as they worked to hone their show. Check out what they had to say on Twitter during down time for Friday’s rehearsal and show in the Twin Cities and Saturday’s rehearsal in Jordan and show in St. Peter — everyone from new members like color guard performer Erika Kooda, a Spirit of Atlanta alumnus and college student in Chicago who joined Minnesota Brass just a month ago, to seasoned veterans like drum major Nancy Terry, who’s been with the corps for nine years.
Drum corps – this way!! #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/kbnMFfKwAk
— Nancy terry (@NancyTerry13) August 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/marissamoeller/status/500324105619800066
Time to Brass it Up! #mbi14
— Mät Iberg (@miberg) August 15, 2014
Drum major antics no. 729 #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/WGb7YmJMak
— Nancy terry (@NancyTerry13) August 15, 2014
Show day! #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/ONReWt1uwR
— Kevin Lindorfer (@klindy096) August 15, 2014
Stuck at work instead of rehearsing. Not a happy camper. Why won't you let me drum corps? #mbi14
— Nate Malone (@NateMalone) August 15, 2014
We tilted that stack! #mbi14 #Bloooo #Tilt #dca2014 pic.twitter.com/T4juvSHi0H
— Kevin Lindorfer (@klindy096) August 15, 2014
Cleaning. Polishing. Refining. #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/WYn4x1ulH2
— Mät Iberg (@miberg) August 15, 2014
Minnesota brass getting better #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/JRJHAlFq25
— nplaistow (@nplaistow) August 15, 2014
Home for less than an hour? Speed laundry/unpack/repack again. Back to the cities. It's a show weekend!!! #mbi14
— Erika Kooda (@erikabunk) August 15, 2014
Jimmy Johns before the Sounds of Minnesota show! #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/otA0j1VDgj
— Mimmie Sjöberg (@sjobemim) August 15, 2014
Butt Capes are back! #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/9kM9LwMuu3
— Kevin Lindorfer (@klindy096) August 15, 2014
Hornline warm-up before the big show in the Twin Cities! #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/BZ7K4p2ktw
— Randy Salas (@randysalas) August 16, 2014
Supernova! #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/E2uBb812M4
— Randy Salas (@randysalas) August 16, 2014
Vintage Brass. Rehearsal in Jordan. #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/6PleqMGyAN
— Mät Iberg (@miberg) August 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/marissamoeller/status/500627502197665792
Here we go! #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/CjF1iTrZNz
— Nate Malone (@NateMalone) August 16, 2014
The mystery dunker… #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/1dairxsk5o
— Nancy terry (@NancyTerry13) August 16, 2014
Horn warmup #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/Po1srLNbEu
— Nancy terry (@NancyTerry13) August 16, 2014
"This ladder is hard to balance." #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/YMgW0vl3Fy
— Nancy terry (@NancyTerry13) August 16, 2014
Having some fun on lunch break! #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/ryUsQVgNHU
— Karissa Olson (@OlsonKarissa) August 16, 2014
Full company front! "Can you all just jump in this part at the show?" #firstdayprobs #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/Q8brIRXXD5
— Karissa Olson (@OlsonKarissa) August 16, 2014
St. Peter bound! Looking forward to killing it on the field tonight! #mbi14 #supernova
— Mimmie Sjöberg (@sjobemim) August 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/marissamoeller/status/500759996930732032
MBI takes over Erbert and Gerbert's before the show! #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/U1wU7MAQng
— Mimmie Sjöberg (@sjobemim) August 16, 2014
Show hype #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/kgj9o2bjz7
— Anna Vogel (@Whybecause789) August 16, 2014
Judges delayed, starting late. #mbi14
— Lucas Frafjord (@frafj003) August 16, 2014
Double knotted. #mbi14 pic.twitter.com/6EqXN8w627
— Anna Vogel (@Whybecause789) August 17, 2014
Amazing Minnesota Brass show tonight. Tears, goosebumps, and cheers. Way to go, Brass! #mbi14
— Laura Purdie Salas (@LauraPSalas) August 17, 2014
Thank you for the goosebumps! FAWK #mbi14
— Nancy terry (@NancyTerry13) August 17, 2014
First time at Patrick's, I'm loving this atmosphere! #mbi14 #SaintPeterShow
— Mimmie Sjöberg (@sjobemim) August 17, 2014
Couldn't have chosen to end this vacation a better way. ETA for home: 3:30am. Thanks #mbi14 🙂 #fawk
— Erika Kooda (@erikabunk) August 17, 2014
Just finished a great few days with MBI and I have the burn to prove it. Now to start another marching program I love. #mbi14 #ummb14
— Mimmie Sjöberg (@sjobemim) August 17, 2014
Dca is pushing my limits just like DCI. Like how many times I can listen to the newsies soundtrack and how much caffeine I can take. #mbi14
— Erika Kooda (@erikabunk) August 17, 2014
Here’s to more great shows and good times in the coming weeks.
