by Ty Parker | Jul 12, 2016 | Meetings
USARD Meeting July 09 2016 Wilkes-Barre Pa Attendees: Bill McGrath, Joe Gillotti, Charlie Kammer, Bill Mojica, Bob Zarfoss, John Bosworth, Phyllis Gillotti, Gary Gillotti 1. Bill McGrath opening...
by Ty Parker | Jul 5, 2016 | Competition Results
Congratulations to our first U.S.A.R.D. individual contestants! And we thank them for coming out so early in the morning to compete. Many thanks, as well, to our judges: John Flowers & Brendan Mason. We hope that it has been a pleasant and positive experience for...
by Ty Parker | Jun 26, 2016 | Golden Members, USARD Members & Registered Users
Thank you Chris French for being a life member of the United States Association of Rudimental Drummers! From Chris’s website: Chris French grew up in the Dallas, TX area playing drums for the award winning Lake Highlands High School Marching Band and played drum...
by Ty Parker | Jun 3, 2016 | USARD News
The day of this writing, June 3rd, 2016 is the 88th birthday of USARD member and USARD 2016 Lifetime Achievement Awardee, Gerd Sommer. In this video interview Gary Gillotti produced after this year's Memorial Day parade, Gerd mentions his time as a grammar school...
by Ty Parker | May 11, 2016 | 2016 Convention Videos
Pipe band drummer, Colum Lundt, of the Worcester Kilties and many time snare drum champion, describes the use of “closed rudiments” in pipe band...
