FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Brigadiers’ “Holiday Brass” to Perform at Local Community Events

Syracuse, NY (November 27, 2007) - The Brigadiers Drum and Bugle Corps' "Holiday Brass" ensembles will again provide music and entertainment at various events throughout the local Syracuse community this holiday season. "Holiday Brass" is an offshoot of the corps proper and performs at numerous locations including tree lighting ceremonies and the spectacular "Christmas Around the World" at Sainte Marie Among the Iroquois.

Holiday Brass will kick off its performance schedule at three large-scale events this weekend. The ensemble will make its 2007 premier at the "Christmas Around the World" on Saturday, December 1 at 6:00 p.m., with additional performances planned throughout December. "Christmas Around the World" is a festive holiday display located at Sainte Marie, an Onondaga County Park re-creating the 17th century culture of the Iroquois. The exhibit is presented each year in conjunction with the extraordinarily popular "Lights on the Lake," Central New York's #1 holiday attraction. "Lights on the Lake" is a two mile drive- through holiday lights spectacle at Onondaga Lake Park and is open to the public every night during the holiday season.

For more information and directions, go to:

http://onondagacountyparks.com/parks/sainte_marie/

and

http://www.lightsonthelake.com

Holiday Brass will also perform the following day at two local tree lightings in the towns of Minoa, NY (Sunday, December 2 at 5:30 p.m.) and Central Square, NY (Sunday, December 2 at 4:45 p.m.). The corps is especially delighted to announce that it will be joined by members of the East Syracuse-Minoa High School Band for the performance in Minoa.

"We are extremely pleased to be able to take part in these events throughout the community," said Holiday Brass Coordinator and Brigadiers brass staff member Paul Cullen. "It's very satisfying to give something back to the Central New York area we call home and to be asked to participate in these holiday festivities is a great distinction for the corps."

In addition to providing holiday entertainment, The Brigadiers are beginning preparations for the 2008 competitive season. The corps' next camp will be held December 8-9, 2007. Further information regarding the camp will be posted on the corps' website at www.brigadiers.com. For more information or to inquire about engaging The Brigadiers or any of its ensembles at any time throughout the year, please contact Corps Director Rick Martin at rickmartin@brigadiers.com or Public Relations Director April Min at aprilmin@brigadiers.com.

From the entire membership, staff and support staff of The Brigadiers, we wish you and yours all a very joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year!

With roots dating to 1938, The Brigadiers Drum & Bugle Corps was reorganized in 1991 after a nineteen-year absence from competition. The Brigadiers are 5-time Drum Corps Associates World Champions, winning titles in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002, and are the only drum and bugle corps to ever win four consecutive DCA titles.

For more information, visit the corps' website at www.brigadiers.com.