Pacific Crest Youth Arts Organization (PCYAO) and BD Performing Arts (BDPA) will present a weekend of clinics and auditions this December in Southern California. Presented by System Blue (a division of BDPA), the Pacific Crest and Blue Devils Experience Camp/Auditions takes place at Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, California. The camp begins at 9 am […]
Program Coordinator Mark Gunderson joined the Pacific Crest staff for the 1997 season. The 2014 season was his final season with the corps. He will now serve on the Pacific Crest Advisory Board. “In early June, Mark informed me that he would step away after the 2014 season,” explained Executive Director Stuart Pompel. “We spent […]
More than 300 people attended the 2014 Banquet and Awards Luncheon, which took place on Sunday, September 7, at the Embassy Suites in Brea. Check out photos from the event. Read the rest of the article here.
This past July, Pacific Crest was awarded a grant from Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe’s Arts Education Partnership Program (AEPP). The grant supports the instruction of the 2014 Drum and Bugle Corps. “This is fantastic!” said Executive Director Stuart Pompel. “A grant from the AEPP is a prestigious honor, and illustrates the community’s confidence […]
Support Pacific Crest by playing in our Annual Charity Golf Tournament. The tournament takes place, Friday, October 3rd, at Los Serranos Golf and Country Club in Chino Hills. We start your day with breakfast. Then play 18 holes; try winning a car with our Hole-In-One contest; enjoy a great lunch; raffle, silent auction, and a […]
Pete Lucero has been tapped to lead Pacific Crest’s Percussion Program, taking over for Andy Bill who has spent five seasons with the organization. Andy Bill Andy came to Pacific Crest in 2010 as a front ensemble technician and assumed leadership of the front ensemble in 2011. He assumed the leadership of percussion program for […]
Pacific Crest donors successfully closed the funding gap for the 2014 season, surpassing our Tour Fund goal of $55,500! Member fees make up only 63% of our operating budget. Thank you to all our supporters for helping us close the resulting funding gap. Your total donations surpassed our 2014 goal of $55,500, ensuring the sustainability […]
Pacific Crest’s 2014 members included 156 students from 94 colleges, universities, and high schools. The corps represented 92 cities, including some of out-of-state students representing six states and Japan. Read the rest of the article here.
Pacific Crest was once again fortunate to have a solid class of ageouts in 2014. Please join us in thanking them for choosing PC for their final drum corps experience. Read the rest of the article here.
Melissa Haley, Trumpet Visit the Calendar throughout the season for our daily schedules. Listen to the podcast here.
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