Ascend Performing Arts/Blue Knights will have a booth in the exhibit hall all three days that will see over 26,000 attendees at the 2015 Texas Music Educators Association conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Ascend Performing Arts/Blue Knights will have a booth in the exhibit hall all three days that will see about 1,600 educators and 2,000 performers and guests at the 2015 Colorado Music Educators Association conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Off to a great start! Since the beginning of this fiscal year (October 1, 2014) we’ve had 122 individuals provide 2,078.5 hours of volunteer service.
Ascend Performing Arts has been commissioned to produce a performance ensemble for the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail/Beaver Creek, Colorado in February.
At the holiday season, our thoughts turn gratefully to those who have made our programs–Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps, Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble, and Denver Broncos Stampede–possible in 2014.
Did you know? You can support Ascend Performing Arts and the Blue Knights when you shop this holiday season on Amazon Smile!
The Ascend Performing Arts family is saddened by the loss of the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps’ first director and long-time supporter, Ray Route.
We have a lot of laughs and share our experiences. This is a great opportunity for parents of a first time auditioner/member – even out-of-state ones that wish to come along and learn more about what their child is venturing into. What follows is an overview of what to expect if you come out to help us.
Music and arts programs are being cut and/or diminished throughout the country. Countless studies show that the benefits of these classes are vast and last a lifetime. What other academic subject or activity engages the whole brain and, in the case of marching band, the whole body? Something must be done…
Did you know? A Harris Poll found that 73% of CEOs from “Fortune 1000” companies were involved in music programs in high school. Read this article from Penny Ray about how music programs give our students practice and experience in skills that reach far beyond musical notes and instruments…
