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 Dear Friends of Mystikal Drum & Bugle Corps: 

 

These young talented muscians need your support to keep music alive in the community. You can contribute to our efforts by sending your tax deductible donation to the Mystikal Youth Arts Organization, 110 West 6th St., #242 Long Beach, CA 90802

 

For more information we invite you to visit our Donate page. Your support will help our mission to provide the opportunity for teenagers & young adults to participate in a highly competitive performing arts activity, while creating positive life experiences for all who participate.

 

ANY AMOUNT OF DONATION IS APPRECIATED! 

   

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TOUR UPDATE JUNE 18th – 22nd)

 

The members have been hard at work, taking only 3 days to finish drill for the Ballad and Closer!  They have been working day and night to finish this production and be ready for first DCI Competition performance of the season.  We now have the full musical production and all but 16 drill sets on the field.   At 11:36 we have the longest on field production of any other corps in our Drum Corps Pacific Division.  Sat. marked the first time that 90% of our Drum Corps Membership had participated in a DCI Event and they did not disappoint!  The "Home Team" took away many 1st in the history of the organization...we scored the highest 1st show score in our history with a 61.9, which was 5 points higher than any other first score in the 5 year history!  Mystikal took home the Silver Medal marking only the second time that has happened with a repeat Silver Medal on Sunday for the first back to back medal finishes in our history. 

 

Our dedication to the Education First philosophy is really starting to take hold with the members.  We have surpassed many of the goals we set up for ourselves in late Dec. and we have started teaching lessons that we had put into place for next season as well.  The members are soaking up these lessons as quickly as we can teach them and they are working at an amazingly high level.  We have had to change many of our goals and plans to accommodate the members as they exceed every goal set for them.  This is truly a special group of members and Staff and there are many great days ahead of us!!! 

 

After being on the Naval Base at Port Hueneme now for 2 weeks, many of the residents have taken notice.  We have been asked to perform at the Changing of the Guard Ceremony this Thursday as well as to put on a full exhibition performance of our production for the base resident's on Sat.  We wish to thank everyone at Port Hueneme for not only their hospitality but for allowing us to extend our stay with them until July 11th!  In addition to those two performances we will be attending a taping of "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader" on Tuesday with some free time to explore Hollywood.  Then it's back to work on Wed. to prepare for our 4th of July performances as well as our next DCI Event on the 5th. 

 

Remember to say in touch with your members and send words of encouragement and love.  It goes a long way in helping with the home sickness and hurting muscles. 

 

We are still looking for donations!  If you, or anyone you know is able to donate money or food items please let us know.  Our fundraising efforts have slowed down in this tough economy and we would like to continue to perform at this high level.  Doing so takes it's toll financially so please be on the look out for any opportunity we can provide these students to continue their development and amazing drum corps experience.  Thank you to all the parents and friends who have donated their time and money to help the "Home Team".  We can not do what we do without as much support as possible. 

 

Until the next update we hope that all of our Family and Fans have a great week and are looking forward to the future of Mystikal Drum and Bugle Corps.

 

Pictures From Our First 2 Shows

 

Riverside 6/21: http://www.corpsreps.com/pics2009/Riverside_Mystikal/index.html

 

Walnut 6/20: http://www.corpsreps.com/pics2009/Walnut_Mystikal/index.html

TOUR UPDATE - (JUNE 8th - 17th)

 

Greetings Mystikal Fans and Family,

 

We apologize for the delay in this update, we have been experiencing difficulties in finding Wi Fi on the Naval Base.  We hope to be able to give weekly updates from this point forward. 

 

Things at Port Hueneme are going very well. Better than planned as a matter of fact!  The kids have finally gotten used to the cooler weather and California climate, the members are living like Kings as we are two to a room with individual beds and bathrooms complete with showers. This is a major change for our staff who are used to Gym floors and communal showers that are not always the warmest. Thank you to Greg and Yvonne Ramsey and the entire crew in California for helping us secure this facility. We have been welcomed very warmly by the higher ups on base and have been asked to participate in the Change of Guard ceremony on Thursday June 18th, and to put on an exhibition of our show on Sat. June 27th.  We are developing very good relationships with those on Base and the members are learning a lot about both Drum corps and Naval life. 

 

We gave the corps the afternoon of Sunday June 14th off to enjoy the beach and to explore the area.  Many will agree that the much needed rest was a major refresher going into this week. After that free afternoon the energy level quickly rose to new heights.

 

As for our 2009 production Relentless, things are coming along at a rapid pace!  Having learned the Opener and Ballad drill in just 4 days, the Corps is hard at work on the closer to hopefully be prepared for our FIRST SHOW OF THE SEASON!!!  Sat. we will be performing in Walnut, California and Sunday In Riverside, California. The whole Drum Corps is very excited to show the world what we have learned and the talent we posses. Having worked on this production everyday for 14 hours has gotten everyone to the point where they feel it's time to perform. 

 

OUR FIRST PERFORMANCE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VEIW ONLINE!!!!  Beginning July 21st you will be able to view our performance from Walnut CA. on DCI on Demand at http://v2.thefannetwork.org/index.cfm?network_id=1  Be sure to check out the first performance from the NEW Mystikal DBC!!!!

 

Also remember our change of mailing address for member mail:

Greg Ramsey

c/o member name

603 Novato Dr.

Oxnard CA., 93035

 

More to come later in the week and don't forget about our picture blog at www.flickr.com/mystikaltour2009  and to be on the lookout for anything you feel may be able to assist the corps for the remainder of the season like food donations, money donations and time donations.  Our volunteers are working very hard to help the group and can ALWAYS use more hands!  More to come after the weekend so be on the look out!  Encourage your members to do their best and send those emails and care packages, every little bit of moral helps! 

Mystikal Gears Up for Summer Tour

The 2009 Edition of Mystikal is set to embark on their most adventurous tour in their brief history. On June 10th the Corps will welcome its 60 members from Texas to Port Hueneme Naval base in Oxnard California. The corps will spend 2 weeks finishing their 2009 production “Relentless” and fine tuning their Street Performance line up.  In addition to the 7 Drum Corps International sanctioned events, (including their home show) “Drums Along the Pacific”. Mystikal will be performing at various venues around the Long Beach Area, including Magic Mountain on June 30th and several 4th of July Celebrations throughout the Los Angeles Area.  

“The members in Texas are so excited to spend a summer in California”, says Corps Director Chris Magonigal.  “70 degree days sure beat the 100 degree days here in Texas and the members are really looking forward to a little beach time.”

Mystikal will complete its West Coast Summer Tour on July 19th at the “Loudest Show on Earth” in Dublin California before heading back to Texas for their final performance at their “Texas Family Day”.

April Camp Report

 

Mystikal recently held an extremely successful April Camp in Rio Grande Valley, Texas. The Brass and Percussion ensembles met together for the first time this season and were very productive. The Brass ensemble was able to complete the opener and ballad music, while the Percussion ensemble (meeting as a full ensemble for the first time) was taught and played through the opener music. The corps also spent a portion of the camp learning 15 drill sets of the opener and the opening body movement sequence. Several California members attended this milestone camp.

 

The members arrived at the camp to a special treat on Friday: a new set of brass instruments! Already the brass ensemble sounded great, especially considering that out of 40 members just 2 have previous drum corps experience, but with the new brass instruments the corps will sound phenomenal.

 

Corps Director Chris Magonigal is very pleased with the direction the corps is heading.  “I think what we have accomplished in the past 4 months as a group is amazing,” he said. “We had 3 total members in January when we started and we will continue to step it up to take Mystikal to the next level. This season is about the performance and will be our “introduction” to the competitive portion of the activity.  The kids from Texas are looking forward to going out to California and having a great summer!”

 

At the April Camp, the corps leadership was also finalized and announced. Emily Roman will be Lead Conductor and Jenny Ramsey will serve as Field Conductor. Daniel Cantu was appointed as the 2009 Horn Sergeant. Assisting Daniel will be Mellophone Section Leader: Sierra Villareal and Tuba Section Leader: Chris Meyer. Center Snare: Jerry Gamez was appointed as the Percussion Ensemble Section Leader.

 

Amanda Black (California Native and Mellophone player) was interviewed at the end of the camp and had this to say. “Except for the heat, this camp weekend has been amazing and this is way more advanced than my high school band program.”

 

After several months of planning, Missy Hill and Nathan Ortiz were very proud of the Color Guard’s April Camp. The Guard was able to learn about 1 minute and 30 seconds of the opener’s choreography and members are so excited that the season is now here and they will be meeting new lifelong friends from Texas and from other corps in the Pacific Region. The Color Guard is still accepting qualified applicants to fill out the ensemble. If there are any interested color guard performers wanting to perform this summer, please email mhill@mystikal-corps.org.

 

Mystikal has one final camp May 22 – 24 to prepare before moving the Texas based operations to California to join with the California operations and members for the Drum Corps International’s 2009 Summer Music Games Tour. This will be first season for Mystikal to jump into the full-time corps status. This new direction for the corps has proven to be successful.

 

Please support the corps’ new vision by donating your time, food, money or attend Mystikal Youth Arts Organization’s “Drums Along the Pacific” Sunday July 12, 2009 in the East Los Angeles College Stadium. Tickets can be purchased online for $12 or at the gate for $15.

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