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David Borck
Dec 10, 2006 - 10:16PM
"Royal Airs" and Alumni Corps

A lot of Norwood alums joined the Royal Airs alumni corps in 2002 (and later years) because it gave them a chance to "do drum corps" again.

The RA alumni corps presented music which people could understand, a field drill which showed great marching skills and military style, and great spirit.
Excellent drumming and bugling skills too!

They had a great time. But, the corps ran into the same problem of many corps .. politics and internal problems. People can be goofy!

Perhaps some NP alums don't like being associated with the "Royal Airs". But, that is silly. They are the same kind of drum corps people as us. Great folks.

As for me, I hope that the people involved can form another corps with the same spirit and musical approach .. but without the silly "background noise"!

What did you do in the Corps? drummer 1958-63; assistant instructor 1964-70;quartermaster 1964-66

What years were you a Corps member? 1958-63

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Jim Snyder
Dec 14, 2006 - 2:11PM
Re: "Royal Airs" and Alumni Corps

Well put, Dave. It's just silly not to have an alumni corps from Chicago. The Royalaires proved that it's possible.

What did you do in the Corps? Soprano

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Dec 14th, 2006 - 2:11 PM
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David Borck
Apr 27, 2008 - 11:45AM
"Royal Airs" and Alumni Corps

Jerry Davidson asked me to post this note. Seems worth considering, especially if you would enjoy a "less intense" experience.

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Dave,

Would it be possible to put out the call for the old members to consider getting back with Royal Airs? They seem to have healed the wounds with MOB and I was at the camp and played the gig at Momence and people really enjoyed themselves. The corps shows a lot of promise if we can get everyone there at the same time. I actually came out of retirement and joined.
Having Ken Norman there working the Brass and doing some new arrangements certainly helps in my eyes. He was the best brass instructor I have ever encountered. He is brilliant and really seems to have mellowed and actually gotten better with age. LOL

I would appreciate anything you can do in getting the word out to those that marched before or might want a fun corps to play in. It's pretty kicked back and I really like the idea of being in a corps where there is no pressure. I considered joining Kilts but they are too intense. They are going to be mighty good, but too much intensity and commitment for me to consider at my age.

Thanks for anything you can do.
Jerry

What did you do in the Corps? drummer

What years were you a Corps member? 1958-63

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