Allegiance Elite

We will be heading back to Brooks for Camps this year, now that we have confirmed Camp dates with Brooks I will be able to fill in all the local rehearsal dates so please stay tuned for updates.

Here is the 2005 - 2006 Camp dates, please note that this is in the Calender section of the site as well.

Oct 28,29,30
Nov 25,26,27
Dec 16,17,18
Jan 13,14,15
Feb 17,18,19
Mar 17,18,19
Apr 7,8,9
May 18,19,20,21

We depart Fridays at 7pm for Brooks return 4pm on the Sunday of Camp. All Camps are at Brooks Composite High School.

The Schedule is subject to change.

Please take a look at the calender for upcoming rehearsal and registration dates.

We have been getting great feedback for the upcoming percussion ensemble/drum lessons
keep spreading the word. Also please note Winterguard registration has been pushed back to Sept 30th.

Okay so you have probably noticed the extreme lack of posting over the last week, a couple of reasons, first it is hard to post info when you can't confirm due to facility availability etc, etc so this being said I decided to take a week or so off from posting. So things are starting to come together so we are back to regular posting.

First Street signs have gone up for the new Junior Guard program and the Percussion Ensemble program, I will also be calling all the members from last year with info on registration. Here though is some overall info with dates etc

Drummers

Percussion Ensemble registration will be Sept 27th for beginner students Sept 29th for returning members, this will be at the corps hall (#15 3650 19th ST NE) 7pm

For those interested in the Drum Corps, Oct 15th will be registration and first rehearsal Location and time to be announced

Colorguard/Dance

Winterguard programs will start Sept 23rd with Registration at Bishop Kidd Junior High 1420 28st SE at 7pm

Hornline

Drum Corps Registration and first rehearsal will be Oct 15th, Location to be announced


Regular Rehearsal Schedule

Tuesday and Thursday Percussion Ensemble 6:00 to 7:30 ages 9 to 11, 7:45 to 9:15 ages 12 to 14
Fridays Winterguard/Dance rehearsal 6:30 to 8:30 ages 9 to 13 , 7:00 to 10:00 ages 14 to 21

Every Second Saturday Drumcorps Rehearsal 1 to 5pm or full weekend camp (Fri, Sat Sun), on non drumcorps Saturdays we will have Friday night sectionals for new members of the Drum Corps. Senior Winterguard members will attend all drumcorps camps.

So a big change for the corps will be the absence of the regular full corps Friday rehearsal. This will be replaced with new members having sectional time, and then a bi weekly full corps rehearsal. So the Drum Corps will have its first registration/rehearsal Oct 15th 1pm to 5pm.

The first registration will be Sept 23rd for both Senior and Junior level winterguards. Followed by Percussion Ensemble Sept 27th and 29th.

If you need more info send me an email at director@allegianceelite.org, we will be contacting each returning member with the new year info so stay tuned.

Start spreading the word as we look to make 2006 the best year yet for the Allegiance Elite!!!!

So we are going thru all the lost and found items, if you have lost something and are looking for it please email me.

Other than lots of towels and assorted clothing we have not turned up any large ticket items.

director@allegianceelite.org is the email

One week and we will handing all the lost and found over to Goodwill so email or call the office if you are looking for a certain something

This years annual Allegiance Elite Year End Banquet will return to its traditional home the Kensington Legion!!!

Date Oct 7th Friday
Time 6pm to when everyone quits dancing!!!

Address 1910 Kensington Rd NW Calgary Alberta

All members of the Allegiance Elite Percussion Ensemble, Summer Colorguard, and Drum and Bugle Corps are invited as well as all friends, families and alumni of the Allegiance Elite.

Tickets will be available at the door or at the office, these will go on sale Sept 5th prices TBA

Dinner and Dance will be included with ticket, this is also a non alcholic family event.

Come join us as we look back on a great season and celebrate the success of the 2005 Allegiance Elite!!!!

Check out an article that should be in todays copy of the Heralds "Neighbours"

Thanks Iris for all your help for this one!!!

http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/news/neighbours/story.html?id=c3c3a465-9d0f-41fc-8f79-9709a90e8511

As some of you may already know Allegiance Elite is sponsored by Vic Firth http://www.vicfirth.com/features/DCI2005.html


The drummers where very excited when the Vic Firth came by at finals and dropped off t-shirts drum sticks and lanyards for all. Here is a nice message from the man himself Mr Vic Firth!!!!

Now back to working on that horn sponsorship hmmmmmm......

We need help with a bingo Thursday and Friday night this week, if you can work at kings tommorow night and then an evening event at Bingo Barn on Friday please email me at bissoonanthony@hotmail.com

Without bingo everything this summer would have not been possible so please help out as we will need it for these 2 events. With everyone tied up with tour and the summer it has been difficult to put together these 2 events,

Please email me if you are able to help.

Just Search on this site for Allegiance Elite for prelims pics

http://www.marchingarts.com/photo_gallery/main.php?g2_view=core:ShowItem&g2_itemId=7673&g2_fromNavId=x74de6f96

Here is an email from a former instructor
Dear, Anthony and the staff and members of the finest.

Hey how is it going? Me nothing too much exiting happening just thought that I would say a quick hello and keep up the good work it is good to see a Canadian corps doing so well especially from Alberta any who tell every I say hello and I wish you and your drum corps a great big good luck at D.C.I in the week to come and good luck on your last stretch of tour you guys deserve everything that you have accomplished and don’t stop know keep up the good work.. I am proud of the work you have done with the corps and what the corps has done for you ….Ryan

Here is a email recieved from a very kind gentleman that helped us in Rome NY

It was a pleasure to meet you in Westmoreland, NY and be able to assist you in the purchase of food items for the corps. I hope the stay was enjoyable even though it was a short one. Seeing you perform was the highlight of the day for my wife and I.

My first experience with drum corps was with a small corps of about 75 younger kids. I know what a chalange it is to prepare them for a long season and performances. You can be proud of them and my congratulations to all the hard working parents who support the youth of our communities.

Having cooked for the Cadets of Bergen County for 8 years, it was nice to see that you had a friendly staff who seemed to work well together, Being "old" and forgetful, my appoligies for not remembering the name of the ladies that I took shopping. I'm sure they enjoy the time spent with the corp and I hope the "newbees" will return for another season.

If you plan to be in our area of Central New York another year, please let me know so I can give you my support and provide you with my knowledge of stores etc. (discounts and values).

Wayne C. Clinch

Here is a clip of a review found on soundmachine.org

Allegiance Elite - they have a great show design -
they didn't perform it as well as it could be expected
- the heat got to the keyboards as at times they had a
very different pitch from the horns. The guard was the
strong point for me - very expressive and they dance
really, really well.

http://eshare.hpphoto.com/en/home/welcome.asp?JobID=dc951087-3526-44ee-b6f6-805eb584fcb0