Okay kids. Are you ready for our first overnighter? The following are items that you need to bring:
Your Uniform
Marching Shoes/Black T-Shirt/Black Socks
Music/Practice pad/Sticks/pencil
Pillow
Bedding of some type (Sleeping bag, or sheets/Blankets)
toiletries (toothbrush, deodorant, shampoo, etc)
towel
a change of clothes for after the parade
appropriate practice attire (tennis shoes)
air mattress w/pump if you want
keep electronics to a minimum!
snacks
**WE ARE LEAVING AT NOON ON FRIDAY. USUAL PARKING LOT. PLEASE BRI NG A SACK LUNCH TO EAT ON THE BUS, WE ARE NOT STOPPING FOR LUNCH OR FEEDING YOU.

KnightFire has purchased this bus and it will be transformed into a Drum Corps Transporting Machine. We will post pictures as soon as we are done.

KnightFire can now be followed on Twitter as well as FaceBook.  Keep up to date with what is happening with KnightFire with these 2 pages.

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Christmas came early for us this year and Santa brought us exactly what we wanted. New Members.  Our December camp brought back most of KnightFire’s extremely talented percussionists along with some exciting new prospects to our Brand New Horn Line. We are still taking members in the Horn Line as well as the Color Guard and Drum Line. A big Thank you goes out to all our staff including my wife Destinia for making this all possible.  Don’t miss our  Fundraiser on January 9th from 9am until 4 pm at the the North Side County Market. Our next Camp is on the 16th and 17th of January. Please make sure you can attend and bring a friend. Heres to Great New Year and our Brand New Drum and Bugle Corps.

It is with a saddened heart that I bring to you the news that Jack “The General” Stites passed away Sunday Qctober 26th.  Almost 3 years ago now, Jack read an article in the Macomb Journal about a  newly forming youth program that would provide continued music education for percussionists in the Central Illinois Area. Through The General’s kindness and generosity, we were able to purchase brand new equipment to make our program a reality. Today KnightFire is venturing into new waters with the addition of Horns and Color Guard to become a full Drum and Bugle Corps which wouldn’t at all be possible if Jack had just put the paper down. Instead he picked up the phone and with that one phone call, has affected the lives of many area youths as well as my own and that of all the  staff and parents involved with KnightFire. So from all of us at KnighFire, we say to Jack , “Thank you General and know that you will always be in our thoughts and prayers.”

Gary Schumann

Director

9/25/2009 – Danville, IL

KnightFire Percussion recently received a donation of 25 marching horns, various percussion equipment, uniforms, and money from Bugles Across America. This donation will allow KnightFire to expand beyond its origin as a drumline to become a full competitive drum and bugle corps and will be renamed KnightFire Drum and Bugle Corps.

Knightfire has performed as a drumline at various events throughout central Illinois over the last four years, including parades, town festivals, and local basketball games. The organization has provided safe and educational activities for over 40 Danville area kids during the summer months. KnightFire will begin competition in the Small Drum Corps Association (SDCA) Midwestern circuit in summer 2010.

KnightFire is an organization started in Central Illinois and currently based in Danville, IL, that is dedicated to providing continuing education in indoor marching and ensemble music performance located in the heart of central Illinois.

Bugles Across America was founded in 2000 by Tom Day, with the primary purpose of recruiting volunteers so that veterans from all walks of life will be afforded the opportunity to have a live bugler play “Taps” at their military funeral.

Contact Information:
KnightFire Drum and Bugle Corps
Gary Schumann, Executive Director
Phone – (217) 213-5771
Mobile – (217) 274-1167
gary@KnightFirePercussion.com
www.KnightFirePercussion.com

Bugles Across America
www.BuglesAcrossAmerica.org

Small Drum Corps Association
www.thesdca.org

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Thanks to the generosity of Tom Day and Bugles Across America, KnightFire is now ready to add horns and colorguard to complete our current drumline and become a full drum and bugle corps. Tom Day donated 25 horns along with  other items necessary to complete the transformation. It is our desire to enter the realm of competition by joining the SDCA by as early as this summer. We are hosting our first open house on November 14th for any one who is interested so please come out and join us for a day of music and marching. For more information, and to be placed on our mailing list please call Gary at (217) 213-5771  or email him at gary@knightfirepercussion.com.

The 4 time snare drum solo world champion and performer/instructor for the Tony and Emmy award winning show “Blast” treated KnightFire performers along with other members of Danville School District 118 wih a performance clinic and a percussion master class on Friday February 27th. There were over 200 students in attendace all riveted to their seats as he performed his signature solo “Tribute” Most made the comment “Wow, He has fast hands.” We look forward to doing more things like this in the future.

A big Thank you to all theose members who braved the cold weather and stood outside and played while weary shoppers bought goodies from our bake sale.  We look forward to doing more of these events when our feet thaw out