The Pursuit drumline includes competitive advanced players from approximately grades 9 to 22 years of age. Participation and placement is by audition only. Pursuit has sectionals each Tuesday night from 5:30-7:30 and full group rehearsals from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Sioux Empire Fairgrounds Armory Building.   In addition there will be all day camps roughly every other Saturday. Alternate practice locations include Faith Lutheran Church (4th & Cliff) or Sioux Falls Lutheran School (1 blk east of 33rd & Minnesota).  Check the Events Calendar regularly for location updates

Pursuit competes regionally in the WGI Winter Drumline Circuit and MPA Circuit in cities across the U.S. including Denver, Chicago, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Dayton, and San Diego. Pursuit members have gone on to compete in drum and bugle corps such as the Phantom Regiment, the Colts, Pioneer, Chopstix, Southwind, Troopers, and the Americanos.

Dues are $1300 and include all travel and competition expenses.

Here is a YouTube video of the Pursuit 2009 competition show… Enjoy!

Click on the links below to download pdf sheet music for the Pursuit auditions and camp, or click here to listen to Zanzibar (mp3).

Zanzibar – Score (pdf)
Zanzibar – Snare (pdf)
Zanzibar – Tenor (pdf)
Zanzibar – Bass (pdf)
Green (pdf)
Reading Studies (pdf)
Glassworks (pdf)
Double Vertical (pdf)

2010 General Pursuit Tryout Material
2010 Bass Tryout Material
General Exercise Expectations
General Exercises pt. 1
General Exercises pt. 2
General Keyboard Exercise Expecations
Pursuit Keyboard Exercises