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2013 Member Information
This contains all the information you need to contact a Cadet, find them on the road or mail them cookies!
Schedule
(Please refer to our Online Calendar for the most up-to-date information.)
Calendar (printable)
Tour Itinerary (printable, coming soon!)
Mail Drop
(US Post Office)
We will update the tour drops as tour gets closer.
(Please DO NOT ship to these locations via UPS or FedEx)
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Until June 14
June 15 - June 21
June 22 - July 5
July 6 - July 12 |
July 13 - July 19 July 20 - July 26 July 27 - August 2 August 3 - August 9 General Delivery Attn: The Cadets Drum Corps (MEMBER NAME) 37 North Jefferson Street Knightstown, IN 46148 *Do not send to this location after August 5 |
Email should NOT be used for emergencies. CadetsOnTour@yea.org will reach a Cadet or a staff member. This communication will be printed and put in the mail bin to the corps for delivery on mail drop days. E-mail does not receive priority service. Members will only receive e-mail about once a week. Be sure to note the name of the member and the corps name. We insure confidentiality of all e-mail past the one individual responsible for downloading the electronic communication.
Banquet
The Cadets Annual Awards Banquet will be held on Sunday, August 11 at The Westin in Indianapolis from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend - family, friends and fans!
Tickets are $89 and you can purchase them online here.
Member Resources
To pay 2013 fees, click here or contact Melissa at 610-821-0345 ext.115 or melissa@yea.org.
Parent Resources
In Case of Emergency
It is difficult for The Cadets' administrative staff to take messages and deliver them to your son or daughter. Most members have cell phones. Dinner and post-show are good times for them to return calls. In the event that there is something that cannot wait, please call our administrative staff, but please use these contacts ONLY in the event of an emergency:
Primary Emergency Contact: Rick Minnotte, Tour Manager - (412) 720-7929
Secondary Emergency Contact: Mike Scott, Tour Assistant - (419) 343-3793
Tertiary Emergency Contact: Melissa Babalonis, Performing Ensembles Assistant - (610) 657-3634
Anytime: Call the Allentown, PA office at 610-821-0345 for information and assistance:
- Melissa Babalonis at ext. 115 or e-mail melissa@yea.org
- Main Office at Ext. 125 - open most days 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Volunteering
If anyone (parents, alumni, fans, friends) would like to volunteer as cooks, drivers, or certified medical staff during Spring Training or the summer tour, please contact melissa@yea.org with anticipated dates and preferred roles. Please read our 2013 Tour Volunteer Handbook to find out more about life on the road with the Cadets.
Visit our Volunteer Page here for more information.
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Follow The 2013 Cadets from move-in to finals night as they bring the music of Samuel Barber to the field like never before. Our media team will post videos from the road several times a week this summer to keep alumni and fans in on the latest news and anecdotes. Stay tuned for exclusive interviews with members and staff, rehearsal and performance footage, and the everyday oddities of life on the road -- shot entirely in HD. Videographer Dieter Wiselogel will return this year for his second season as head of The Cadets' media team. In conjunction with The Cadets' tradition of innovation, Dieter and the team will continue to blaze the trail in the visual presentation of drum corps, as they document the summer in artistic ways never before seen by its faithful audience. So join us for free this summer, and don't miss a single unique episode of The Cadets All Access. Subscribe free to The Cadets All Access. All Access: Fireworks over the FieldView historical performaces since 1980.
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2012 Episodes June 15: Progress in Mt. Pleasant June 18: First Show in Akron, OH July 25: The Prop, The Dome, The Ballad |
Who are The Cadets?
The Cadets, a program of Youth Education in the Arts, is one of the oldest and most honored continuously operating drum and bugle corps, with members from all over the country and world. The corps was founded in Garfield, NJ as the Holy Name Cadets in 1934 and has won 25 national championships and 10 world championships. The Cadets will travel over 15,000 miles this summer entertaining hundreds of thousands of drum corps fans throughout the nation.
What is a drum and bugle corps?
Modern drum corps are comprised of 150 performers who range in age from about 14 to 22. Each corps is made up of brass musicians, percussionists and a colorguard. They perform an 11-minute program on a standard football field. Programs are extravaganzas of musical excellence, marching precision, color, drama, dance and emotion. All members of the corps (except the front percussion ensemble) march in intricate formations which are coordinated with the musical productions.
Brass musicians in The Cadets play on the same top-quality Yamaha instruments available to artists, amateurs and students all over the world, including trumpets, mellophones, baritones, euphoniums and tubas.
Percussion instruments include marching snare drums, tenor drums (often referred to as "quads" or "quints"), bass drums in five sizes and stationary "front ensemble" instruments including various drums, cymbals, tympani, mallets (marimba, vibraphone, xylophone and chimes) and electronic synthesizers.
The colorguard adds color and drama through the coordinated use of flags, rifles, sabers and dance. The modern colorguard is as much a dance ensemble and storyteller as it is a precision marching unit.
What are the benefits to the performers?
Drum corps is an activity which attempts to do much more than provide a performance opportunity for students or entertainment for the audience. Through the drum corps experience, students will learn useful life skills such as leadership, goal-setting and teamwork, among others. The Cadets curriculum includes opportunities for students to exercise their potential not only as musicians, but as complete human beings.
How can I learn more?
Begin by attending a drum corps competition in your area. You can find the performance closest to you by visiting Drum Corps International.
