Some of you may be aware that this is the 100th anniversary of Breese Stevens Field on East Washington Avenue in Madison. As part of the city celebration, "Make Music Madison" week, "Field of Drums" will be at Breese Stevens Field on June 27th. The Madison Scouts have been part of the rich history of Breese Stevens Field, as that was the location of Drums on Parade for many years. The Madison Scouts will be headlining this 100th anniversary event. This will be the inaugural presentation of the 2026 Madison Scouts program. The Corps is currently at its summer camp at various locations in Wisconsin, including Beaver Dam, Hammond, and Sun Prairie, culminating at Breese Stevens Field on the 27th.
Our plan is to promote Drums on Parade, taking place at Mansfield Stadium in Madison on July 24, by distributing cards at Breese Stevens featuring a QR code that offers 25% off Drums on Parade tickets. To facilitate this, we need to recruit about 15 - 20 volunteers to hand out the cards.
Based on the Field of Drums schedule below, we are targeting a small group of volunteers from 5:45 PM to 8:00 PM and a larger group from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM:
5:45 PM – Introduction/Proclamation
6:00 PM – Black Star Drum Line / Rockford Rhythm
6:50 PM – Handphibians
7:10 PM – Intermission
7:20 PM – Beni Daiko
7:50 PM – Panchromatic Steel
8:10 PM – Intermission
8:20 PM – Sound of Sun Prairie
8:40 PM – UW Band
9:10 PM – Intermission
9:25 PM – Madison Scouts
Volunteers are not expected to pay the $10 entrance fee. Let me know if you are available to help the Board of Directors and additional fellow alumni hand out cards. If you can, please respond to
Thank you,
Doug Tholo and the FPA Board of Directors.