Thunder Brigade is proud to announce its musical caption heads for the 2014 season!

A.J. Snapp: Brass Caption Head
A.J. graduated from East Stroudsburg South High School in 2006 and went on to major in music education at West Chester University. After graduating in 2010, he began marching with the Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps (2010-2013). He spent three seasons on the tuba, two as tuba section leader, and one season on the baritone. He has arranged for more than a dozen marching bands including Central Bucks South High School, Upper Dublin High School and the College of the Holy Cross. A.J. is currently the director of bands and orchestras at DuVal High School in Lanham, Maryland.

Trevor Santora: Percussion Caption Head
Trevor Santora comes to Thunder Brigade with a vast amount of experience and knowledge from all levels of the marching activity as this is his 20th year in the sport.

He is a native of Salisbury, Maryland where he attended Wicomico High School. After 6 years of the Jr/Sr High marching program, he went on to perform with several world class ensembles including the World Champion Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps, United Percussion, Jersey Surf, Lehigh Valley Knights and the Baltimore Marching Ravens.

Trevor's teaching experience includes many high school programs on the east coast including Parkside High School, James M Bennett High School and Wicomico High School in Salisbury, Maryland; Bensalem High School in Bensalem, Pennsylvania; Middle-Township High School in Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey; and Smyrna High School in Smyrna, Delaware. He also taught The Windsor Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps, The Caballeros Drum & Bugle Corps and Chesapeake Percussion.

Trevor currently lives on the Eastern Shore with his wife, Pamela, and works for a mechanical contracting firm.

Open House Auditions

Thunder Brigade is pleased to announce that it will hold an Open House Audition on November 30, 2013!

Any and all interested applicants are encouraged to come! The open house will take place in Laurel, Maryland. In the coming weeks, we will be posting information on our rehearsal facilities, caption heads, educational staff, fees and more!

For all interested in attending the Open House, please click on the "Join" section of the website and submit an interest form. You will receive a confirmation e-mail and audition materials will be sent to your attention in September.

In the meanwhile, please do your best to go attend a drum corps show (or two) this summer to support the activity!

What is Thunder Brigade?

Thunder Brigade Drum and Bugle Corps is a non-profit, performance education based, competitive ensemble serving the Mid-Atlantic region.  We are dedicated to providing our members with exciting and distinctive performance experiences.  Based in Laurel, MD, Thunder will be a member of Drum Corps Associates (DCA) and will compete at the 2014 DCA World Championships in Rochester, NY.  Additionally, this group will perform in several other settings including, sporting events, parades, exhibitions, concerts, and field shows.

Managed by Mighty Sound Productions, Inc., Thunder Brigade is an organization driven by excellence in performance and has some of the most talented arrangers and educators in the drum corps activity.  The program was organized in 2012, as an all age drum corps to offer performance opportunities to all interested drum corps performers from the Mid-Atlantic Region (Maryland, Washington, D.C., northern Virginia, West Virginia and south central Pennsylvania).  Thunder encourages participation by performers who have aspirations of marching in DCI (Drum Corps International), former members of DCI corps and other DCA programs that still yearn for the excitement of highly competitive performance experience on a drum corps field.

As an all-age corps, Thunder Brigade will rehearse on one Saturday and two Sundays per month during the winter season (December to March) and on select weekends throughout the spring and summer months with July and August being the most active for competitions and performances. Thunder’s rehearsal/performance schedule is designed for our members and staff to maintain family, work and school commitments while still being involved in a world-class competitive organization. Competitive success in the drum corps activity requires many hours of dedicated practice at home and ensemble rehearsal.  The feeling of accomplishment at the end of the season along with the creation of lifelong friendships and memories will be worth the time and effort.

Funded solely by membership and community support, tremendous effort and participation is necessary to create and operate a world-class competitive drum and bugle corps. Thunder Brigade wishes to thank all supporters who have offered us their encouragement and resources.  We look forward to meeting all members at our Open House to build a championship organization that will proudly represent the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Thunder Brigade Values

We appreciate our people…

by attracting the best people as members, staff, and supporters, and caring for them as they are the most important components of our organization.

Honesty…

by treating or members, staff, and supporters in a fair and honest manner.  By remaining transparent, all members and staff will be completely informed every step of the way throughout the entire experience.

We contribute to our community…

we are high energy entertainers and represent our regional community as a class organization and support other civic minded programs with our efforts.

Welcome to Thunder Brigade!

Be sure to visit the website regularly! We'll be posting new and exciting updates every week!