Drum and Bugle Corps
Holsinger's works have been very popular in the world of drum and bugle corps since the 1987 Cavaliers first put "Liturgical Dances" on the field. In 1993 Holsinger—himself a former marching band director—spent time with the Cadets to help them understand the music they were portraying, with To Tame the Perilous Skies (1992 Cadets, 2nd place). At the Strongholds of En Gedi (2000 Seattle Cascades), In the Spring, When Kings go off to War and On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss (Both 1993 Cadets, 1st place), Symphonia Ressurecttus (2002 Spirit and 2003 Magic of Orlando), Abram's Pursuit (2001 Seattle Cascades, 2003 Magic of Orlando), well as Battle Music (2007 Bluecoats), and many other works performed by junior and senior corps frequently since 1987.
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Famous quotes containing the words drum, bugle and/or corps:
“Only the drum is confident, it thinks the world has not changed;”
—Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)
“‘Tis not your inky brows, your black silk hair,
Your bugle eyeballs, nor your cheek of cream
That can entame my spirits to your worship.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“L’amour pour lui, pour le corps humain, c’est de même un intérêt extrêmement humanitaire et une puissance plus éducative que toute la pédagogie du monde!”
—Thomas Mann (1875–1955)