Thunder Brigade is pleased to announce Sara McDougall as Color Guard Caption Head!

Sara McDougall is from Eldersburg, MD and has been involved with music performance since she was first given the opportunity to join chorus in 3rd grade! She sang all through elementary, middle, and high school; continuing afterwards with groups such as the Carroll Community Choir and the Maryland Choral Society. It was in high school that Sara discovered colorguard; performing with the Liberty High School “Lion’s Pride” Marching Band as well as the indoor colorguard. She continued on after school developing her skills as a performer with organizations such as the Westshoremen Drum & Bugle Corps, the Westshoremen Senior Winterguard, and THE Guard Independent Senior Guard … including five incredible seasons spent performing with the Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps.

Sara has teched/written/taught for and consulted with several high school programs in the Frederick and Carroll county areas. Most recently, she was given the opportunity to return to her alma mater and has held the colorguard designer/instructor position for the Liberty High School “Lion’s Pride” Marching Band since the fall of 2009.

 In “real life”, Sara is a replenishment analyst in the merchandising department at Music & Arts. Music & Arts has served students, teachers, and families through retail stores and school representatives since 1952. Based in Frederick, MD, the company specializes in instrument rentals, music lessons and band and orchestra instrument sales. Music & Arts currently has 120 retail stores in 22 different states.

 A Maryland girl through and through, Sara is excited to throw her experience and energy behind the effort to establish a local drum corps presence here in the Delmarva region!

Thunder Brigade is pleased to announce additions to its design and visual team!

Mark Lortz - Program Coordinator
Glen Brumbach - Program Consultant
Amber Abbott - Visual Caption Head

http://thunderbrigade.org/DrumCorps_Updates.html

Be sure to check out Thunder Brigade's FAQ section for information on our inaugural season!

http://www.thunderbrigade.org/DrumCorps_About.html

Thunder Brigade is pleased to announce our percussion staff for the 2014 season.

http://thunderbrigade.org/DrumCorps_Staff_Percussion.html

We are currently recruiting members for all sections. Anybody interested in joining Thunder Brigade can download a packet from our website.

http://thunderbrigade.org/DrumCorps_Join.html

Our first Open House will be on November 30, 2013 at the Laurel Boys & Girls Club in Laurel, Maryland. Hope to see you there!

Audition Packets and Information are now online for Thunder Brigade!

Please follow the links below in order to download the materials.  The fee per packet is $25.00.  Thunder Brigade's first open house rehearsal will take place on November 30, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at the Laurel Boys and Girls Club.  We look forward to seeing you there!

http://thunderbrigade.org/DrumCorps_Join.html

Thunder Brigade is pleased to announce John Miliauskas as Visual Designer/Program Consultant.

Mr. John J. Miliauskas III is the Associate Director of Bands at Towson University (Towson, MD), where he directs the marching band, pep band, and concert band. John received his Masters of Music in Music Education with a performance option in conducting from West Chester University in May 2004. In addition to his work at Towson University, John is an active adjudicator, clinician, conductor, and drill designer.

Prior to his position at Towson University, John was a band director in the West Shore School District (Lewisberry, PA) from 1988 until 2002. He was the Director of Bands at Crossroads Middle School (Lewisberry, PA) from its opening in 1993 until 2002. John’s lifetime of experiences in instrumental music began with his father who was the band director at Lake-Lehman High School (Lehman, PA) for thirty-three years.

John has gained many accomplishments as a drill designer over the past 25 years. He has written drill for numerous successful marching bands, drum and bugle corps, and indoor ensembles ranging in size from twenty to over 300 total members. These drills have varied from basic and intermediate to advanced level programs that have been recognized nationally with high acclaim. He has also taught various design and instructional summer clinics for band directors, drum majors, student musicians, and drill designers through Vivace Productions, United Music Enterprises, the George Parks Drum Major Academy, and the Caribbean island of Jamaica’s Cultural Development Commission. A brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and an honorary member of both Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma, John is a member of the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA). He resides in Glen Rock, PA with his wife, Sarah, and two daughters, Ava, age 5, and Ella, 3.

Thunder Brigade is proud to announce a new director for the 2014 season!

Sophie Levin: Director of Finance

Sophie Levin is a graduate of Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois.  She is currently a junior at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she is pursuing a degree in Criminology and Chinese.  Sophie began her marching career in middle school, where she marched with Northbrook Junior High in the local Memorial Day Parade.  She then went on to attend a school-sponsored band camp and participate in her high school marching band.  She became the section leader of the clarinet section at Glenbrook North.  Sophie continues to march at Maryland, and is the office assistant for the Mighty Sound of Maryland.  In addition to marching band, Sophie participates in a concert band and the university pep band.