Just weeks after completing the 2015 drum corps season, all eyes have shifted to 2016 and our winter ensembles. This year, Minnesota Brass is excited to launch a new ensemble and create our first ever Super Audition Camp for all MBI winter ensembles! Whether you’re interested in the Minnesota Brass Indoor Drumline, MBI Winter Guard or our new winds ensemble, you’ll want to be at Brooklyn Center High School on Sunday, September 27. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. with auditions slated to begin promptly at 9. Lunch is provided as part of the $25 audition fee and members will be done promptly at 4. Submit your member interest form today.
Minnesota Brass Winds enters its inaugural season as a WGI Independent World Class unit. The ensemble is open to all ages and will feature brass and woodwinds players. The winds ensemble will perform in the North Star Circuit and Minnesota Percussion Association events culminating in a trip to the WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio, April 16-17.
MBI Winter Guard competes as a WGI Independent A class unit representing Minnesota Brass at the St. Louis WGI Regional and the WGI World Championships, April 7-9. MBI Winter Guard will also perform throughout Minnesota at North Star Circuit shows. Potential members must be 21 or younger to participate in the MBI Winter Guard.
Minnesota Brass Indoor Drumline competes as a WGI Independent World class drumline. Highly skilled percussionists under the age of 22 are eligible to audition. The drumline will compete in Minnesota Percussion Association events and the WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio, April 14-16.
Current high school students interested in any Minnesota Brass winter ensemble will be required to have the permission of their music teacher/band director. If your school has a winter program for your primary instrument, you should be performing with your school’s unit and not auditioning for Minnesota Brass. Don’t worry . . . we’ll be around in years to come so we hope to see you at a later time.
