Cavaliers to Perform at PASIC 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(ROSEMONT, Ill.) — The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps is honored and proud to be featured as a performing artist at the 2020 Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC).
“Shortly after 2019 PASIC ended, Mike McIntosh approached me with an idea he had about a clinic/performance for the 2020 convention. I thought it was one of the coolest ideas for a clinic I had heard. Being able to showcase the history of The Cavaliers would appeal to an audience on many different levels. But the experience for the performers would be something equally memorable.
Then COVID hit and the DCI season was cancelled. To keep the members engaged, the percussion staff started working virtually on some of the material you will see in the clinic. Then the PASIC committee asked us if we could make the clinic work virtually. The staff pivoted like educators do and came up with a way to make it work. We are honored and excited to present this clinic as part of the 2020 Virtual PASIC.” - Monte Mast, Executive Director of The Cavaliers, Inc.
Michael McIntosh and The Cavaliers will take the audience on a journey of Cavalier rudimental composition from the 1960s through the 2020s. Entitled “Zero to Sixty - The Cavaliers Past, Present, Future” this clinic features the current Cavalier percussion section demonstrating iconic excerpts from each decade from the 60s on including selections from 1967, 1975, 1982, 1995, 2002, 2008 and a peak into the future as we premiere a selection from 2021. These excerpts will include interviews with some of the pillars of Cavalier marching percussion including Mitch Markovich, Dan Spalding, Dr. Brian Mason, Bret Kuhn, Jim Casella, and Erik Johnson. Along with Michael, current staff members Bret Kuhn, Alan Miller, Clif Walker, Russell Wharton and Jesse Backes will provide live commentary regarding designer trends and compositional techniques and their evolution through the decades. These clinicians will also speak to the educational process used to generate content using current technology and give a “behind the scenes” of what goes into a project like this in today’s educational climate. The zenith of the presentation will include performers from the last 60 years, all coming together to perform an excerpt from 1961.
“This clinic is something we started working on in March of this year. We will speak to and demonstrate marching percussion design trends of the last sixty years, all while utilizing current educational devices to bring this presentation together. The clinic is a love letter to all those involved in any capacity with the marching arts as we bring 60 years of percussion together in one, sixty minute presentation!” - Michael McIntosh, Percussion Caption Manager/Music Coordinator
Don’t Miss The Cavaliers at PASIC!
PASIC 2020 is Friday, November 13 through Saturday, November 14. You can find out more information at pasic.org.
ABOUT MICHAEL MCINTOSH
Michael McIntosh is a graduate of Butler University earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with an emphasis in Composition.
In addition to designing, coordinating, consulting and composing for many pageantry groups throughout the United States, Michael is the Percussion Coordinator for the Music For All Summer Symposium, as well as, the Percussion Caption Manager, Music Coordinator and one of two Percussion Designers for The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps. From 1997-2011, Mr. McIntosh was the percussion specialist at Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana and an integral part of programs named the 2001, 2017 and 2018 AAA National Champion as well as the 2005, 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2018 BOA Grand National Champions. Michael has been a part of 6 Highest Achievement in Music BOA Finals awards with two different groups.
Michael is an active clinician, giving clinics throughout the US, Europe, having also performed clinics in Japan and Beijing, China. He is currently an adjudicator for WGI Sport of the Arts and Bands of America.
Mr. McIntosh has had works commissioned for the Midwest Band Directors Convention as well as the West Point HellCats. and the US Army Old Guard and Fife and Drum Corps. In 2018, Michael was commissioned to write an original orchestral work for the Contemporary Youth Orchestra. Entitled “MESH”, this work premiered at the Cleveland Rock n Roll Hall of Fame! Currently, he has works published by SmartMusic, Row-Loff Publications, Yamaha Sounds of Summer, Tap Space Publications, Key Poulan Music, Drop 6 Media, The Hal Leonard Corporation, Innovative Percussion, Marching Show Concepts and JKS Music. He has created content for commercial projects across different digital mediums including video games, startups and digital advertising. Recently Mr. McIntosh was named the percussion designer for the Music For All 2021 Rose Bowl Honor Band.
Michael is a Yamaha artist/clinician as well as a multiple signature drumstick artist with PROMARK. Mr. McIntosh also endorses EVANS drumheads, Zildjian cymbals and Daddario Accessories.
ABOUT THE CAVALIERS
The Cavaliers were founded in 1948 from Boy Scout Troop 111 by the late Don Warren. One of the most successful drum and bugle corps in history, The Cavaliers have won 20 national championships, including seven Drum Corps International world championships, since 1992.
The Cavaliers provide a variety of life-changing educational and performance programs for young people that go beyond music and performing arts to build personal accountability, excellence, teamwork and camaraderie. Programs include GearWORKS, Cavaliers Indoor Percussion, Chromium Winds, Crystal Lake Thunder and Midwest Connection.
A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, The Cavaliers, Inc. is sponsored by the Village of Rosemont, Ill.