| On Saturday September 18th members from the MKFD Fife and Drum Corp. participated in the annual North Eastern Competition just outside of Hartford, CT. These drum corp. members that participated at North Eastern had taken first in second places in their events at the GDADCA competition in Bethel CT in May. For the fife and drum corp. the North Eastern is the highest regional competition and it is a great honor to be able to play around the greatest in the region and perhaps some of the greatest fifers and drummers in the nation. Though at the North Eastern none of the drum corp. groups placed they all played extremely well and a wonderful time was had by all. A special thanks to the Rivera and Tipa families who provided food and drinks and to Corp. President Ann Demonda and Bill Stewart who came out to support the members.
Competition Events:
Jr. Ancient Female Fife Solo: Katie Tipa (1st place at GDADCA)
Jr. Ancient Male Fife Solo: David Weiss (1st Place at GDADCA)
Jr. Ancient Fife Duet: Katie Tipa/David Weiss (1st Place at GDADCA)
Jr. Ancient Male Snare Solo: Brian Marroti (1st Place at GDADCA)
Jr. Ancient Male Snare Solo: James Tipa Jr. (2nd Place at GDADCA)
Jr. Ancient Drum Duet: Stephen Rivera (Bass)/James Tipa (Snare) (2nd Place at GDADCA)
Jr. Ancient Drum Quartet: Julian Hahdad (Snare), Brian Marroti (Snare), Stephen Rivera (Bass), and James Tipa Jr. (Bass) (1st Place at GDADCA) |
