UPDATES - 04-12-04

Check out the rehearsal schedule page, but most rehearsals will be at Old Timber Inn. We have access to the field next door.

2004 Show Schedule will include: Harrison, Fairfield, and Centerville, Ohio.

Tradition announces 2004 show. We celebrate our 20th year with a show entitled, HERITAGE. The Tradition will be playing, "American Heritage", "Irish Tunes of County Derry", "Fiddle Sticks", and "Chorale and Shaker Dance".

The 2004 Percussion Line was awarded, "Best Percussion" in the 2004 St. Patrick's Day Parade.

The Tradition's director, Tom Slade and his family were recently featured by DCI at the 2002 DCI World Championships. You can find the article HERE

The Tradition has decided to try and perform at winterguard shows this winter. We will use our 2002 show and try to ad some of our 2003 as we go.

The photos are up for the 2002 season. The first ones from the Fairfield Show are posted.

Check out Soaring Sounds web site. It has pictures of Tradition.
http://www.marchingarts.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=2124

Johnnie Green has moved on and is working with Pioneer. Mark Mayfield will be moving up to Brass Caption Head.

We just received 2 soprano horns from Boston Crusaders and have a 2 valve contra on the way.

Some music is already picked for 2002. The horn line is all the way through "Sousa Themes", just got started on "God Bless America", and they should have "God Bless the USA" soon.

Some pictures are up of percussion and horn lines.

We have the new digital camera now and we have been uploading pictures to our web site.

Mark wolfe will be marching the New Year Day Citrus Bowl Parade and representing the Cincinnati Tradition this Saturday. Check him out on New Years Day before the Citrus Bowl.

We heard from Mike (contra) & Jennifer Friedhoff (French horn) who left the Tradition and moved to Michigan. They have a family web page so you can keep up with their lives and what's happening with them. Friedhoff Home Page

The Cincinnati Tradition would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.

Look for pictures of the January rehearsals. We are getting a new digital camera.

Thanks everyone for making the Cincinnati Tradition a top 10 corps at the Marching Arts web site. If you haven't voted, please do so at: http://www.marchingarts.com/links/Drum_Corps/Senior/

The title of the 2002 show has been picked and we will be playing, American Themes.

The Drum Major for the 2002 Season will be Ethelbert Williams.

Mark Mayfield will be the new Brass Assistant to Johnnie Green.

Next rehearsal will be January 6th for percussion and January 13th for the brass.

Sorry the program on the computer went sour for a few weeks and is now back up.

Percussion rehearsals start this Sunday, Nov. 25th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Bring sticks, if you have them.

Brass rehearsals start Dec. 2nd from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Bring mouthpieces.

Both rehearsals are at Charles Gailey VFW Hall in North College Hill, Ohio.

John Heinold has already seen BLAST. Said it was excellent, better than the PBS Show on TV.

Tom Slade, Dan Hartwig, Bob Imbronyev, Melissa McClelland, Tim Hartwig, Eric Slade, Keith & Kathi Heinlein, and Aaron Porter are all going Sunday Nov. 25th after percussion rehearsal.

The Tradition bought 4 horns from Carolina Crown. Two 3-valve baritones and two 3-valve altos.

Mike Olsen has joined the Army again. He will be gone for the next 10 years, but has agreed to help out with the web site.

Entertainment Books are now on sale. Contact Keith Heinlein, the price is $35.00.

John Heinold is talking about bringing his nephew out.

Any news and updates can be sent to Tom Slade at: tomslade@juno.com