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Players lined up for Sun Belt and Sandy Jones Amateur invitationals

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Instructor needed for St. Columba bass-section evangelizing

St. Columba’s in Renfrewshire, Scotland, is looking to attract a Bass-Section Instructor to help push forward the...
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Composing an Ensemble-Friendly™ 2/4 march

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Le Boucher wins Breton Drumming Championship
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