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| Bill McGrath - Biography |
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| Written by Administrator |
| Tuesday, 25 November 2008 19:57 |
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Condensed Biography of: William A. McGrath, Jr. · Drumming since age four Bill McGrath performed in Rochester area Junior Drum & Bugle Corps / Chili Crimson Cadets & Emerald Cadets from 1952-68 · Member of the Percussive Arts Society from 1969 to present · Instructor of the US Marine Drum & Bugle Corps of Washington DC 1971 · Am. Leg Nat Championship Drum Title 1971 with Yankee Rebels Baltimore Md. · Am. Leg Nat Championship Drum Title 1972 with Crusaders of Rochester NY · Red Carpet International Championship Drum Title 1975 with Phoenix Drum Corps of Rochester NY · Red Carpet International Championship Drum Title 1976 with Phoenix Drum Corps of Rochester NY · Member of the Company of Fifers and Drummers 1978 to present · Drum Instructor Intl Corps Assoc (ICA) Championship Empire Statesmen 1984 · Received Bachelor of Science Music Major from SUNY Brockport 1984 · Percussion Caption Chairman of NY Fed of Contest Judges from 1978 to 1991 · Judged NY State Field Band Conference Championships from 1979 to 1991 · Judged Drum Corps Associates from 1978 to 1991 · Member and Percussion Judge of the NY State School Music Assoc since 1983 · Inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame in 1994 · Inducted into the Crusader Hall of Fame in 1997 · Inducted into American Patriots Rudimental Drumming Club Hall of Fame 2008 · Lifetime Member of the New York Federation of Contest Judges
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