Category Archives: Boston Crusaders

BAC and IAM Percussion Partners with Pearl/Adams

As momentum builds for our 2022 season, the Boston Crusaders and Inspire Arts & Music (IAM) are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Pearl Drums and Adams Percussion. In this long-term relationship, the Boston Crusaders percussion sections will perform exclusively on Pearl/Adams instruments. The 2022 Boston Crusaders instrumentation will feature Pearl Championship Maple Series…
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Boston Crusaders perform at PASIC!

Congratulations to Boston Crusader's percussion section for a successful clinic and performance at PASIC 2018 (Percussive Arts Society International Convention) this past weekend! The front ensemble and battery reunited in Indianapolis this weekend to present a "Day in the Life of a DCI Percussion Section" with Colin McNutt and Iain Moyer at Percussive Arts Society's annual convention. Check…
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2017 Brass & Percussion Team – Gino Cipriani & Colin McNutt

Gino Cipriani - Director of Music [caption id="attachment_2171" align="alignleft" width="306"] Gino Cipriani[/caption] Gino Cipriani joins Inspire Arts & Music as the Director of Music, which includes the role of Assistant Music Coordinator, and Brass Caption Supervisor. Gino served prior with The Cadets as the Brass Caption Supervisor from 2000-2001 and 2005 through 2016. He led the brass program…
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Passionate Boston Crusaders Keyboard Player Goes Viral

Anna Eberhart's wild performance of the Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps' 2016 production, Quixotic, has garnered over three million views and counting. Her great musical and theatrical performance was caught on video by drum corps superfan Mike O'Neill and spread like wildfire through the internet, expanding well past the drum corps community. A gif of her passionate performance picked up traction on reddit.com and made it’s to outlets like ESPN, Cosmopolitan, TMZ and Huffington Post before spreading overseas.

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Boston Crusaders Welcomes New Corps Director

The Boston Crusaders is pleased to announce that Jeff Pearson will assume the role of corps director for the 2016 season. Jeff Pearson was the Director of Operations for the Boston Crusaders during the 2014-2015 season and we are excited to have Pearson step into this new role. Executive Director Chris Holland states, "Jeff is a…
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Boston Crusaders Announce Student Leadership

Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps is proud to announce that Aidan Williams and Mark Hambleton will lead the 150 members in the 2016 season. With a combined 8 years of drum corps experience, the Crusaders couldn't be more excited for Williams and Hambleton to represent the membership.
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INSPIRE ARTS & MUSIC WELCOMES NEW COO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

INSPIRE ARTS WELCOMES Chris Holland, Chief Operations Officer/Executive Director AUGUST 26th, 2015- Inspire Arts & Music, parent organization of the Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps, welcomes Chris Holland as the new COO/Executive Director. Chris is an alumnus of the Boston Crusaders having participated for nine seasons from 1986 through 1994. Holland went on to…
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TIM SALZMAN JOINS 2015 DESIGN TEAM

BOSTON CRUSADERS WELCOMES TIM SALZMAN, 2015 MUSIC CONSULTANT The Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps is proud to announce that 2014 DCI Hall of Fame honoree Tim Salzman will be working with the Crusaders in the role of Music Program Consultant for the 2015 season. Director Andy Waldukat states, “ I could not be more…
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GET TICKETS TO THE 75th ANNIVERSARY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST

DONT MISS OUT ON THE EVENT OF THE YEAR We have sold over 300 tickets in the past few weeks, get the hottest tickets to our 75th Anniversary show WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! Reconnect with old friends and enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime event which includes incredible benefits. Your gala ticket comes with exclusive benefits which include: Tickets…
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