Celebrate America's Independence Day with MCV

MCV performed multiple times over the Independence Day weekend. We began with the Boston Harborfest Opening Ceremonies (Wed, June 30th) at Faneuil Hall in Boston. On Friday, July 2nd MCV played at the annual "Drums in the Night" concert to a packed audience at Old City Hall in Boston. We marched in two parades on July 4th (Boston and Sudbury). MCV capped off the weekend with a return appearance at the Boston Pops 4th of July concert; under the direction of conductor Keith Lockhart. Also appearing on the program were singer Toby Keith and Craig Ferguson as MC. We played to an audience of over 800,000 during the pre-concert show as well as with the orchestra. The ensemble will next appear at the Deep River Ancient Muster in Deep River, CT on Saturday, July 17th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCV 's Eighth Album Now Available

MCV's 8th album, Stormin' the Castle, was released on July 17th at the Deep River Ancient Muster! This is our first recording since In America and features 16 tracks ranging from traditional to modern compositions for fife & drum. You may order your own copy for only $18 each.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCV Invited to 2011 Sweden International Tattoo

MCV has accepted an invitation to appear at the 2011 Sweden International Tattoo, to be held for the first time in Malmo, Sweden. Details on MCV's next overseas Tattoo adventure will be posted to our Sweden International Tattoo webpage as they become available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCV Goes Pops

MCV performed with the Boston Pops Orchestra as part of the Presidents at Pops concert at a packed Symphony Hall Boston on Wednesday, May 19th. The concert featured the world premiere of The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers. Guest artists included Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Arlo Guthrie, Patti Austin, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Cherry Jones. MCV was well received by the audience and it was confirmed that we will be appearing again with the Boston Pops on July 3rd & 4th at the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston.

 

 

 

March into May with MCV

May will be a busy month for MCV with seven scheduled appearances. We will start the month off on Saturday, May 1st at the William Diamond Muster which this year will be held at the Minute Man National Historic Park in Lexington, MA. Next stop is Symphony Hall on May 19th (see MCV Goes Pops article). MCV will also be marching in three Memorial Day parades in Newton, Melrose and Andover, MA. The month will also feature two small group appearances in Boston and Cambridge. For further info on these events please check our Calendar.

MCV recently completed our Patriots Day weekend activities: a performance at the Lincoln Salute and marching in the annual Patriots Day parades in Concord and Lexington. It was great to see so many fans at these annual events.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCV performs at 2010 Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Australia

MCV recently returned from the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Australia that was presented in Sydney, Australia from February 4-7, 2010. MCV performed in four Tattoo performances for audiences as large as 28,000 in a single night, in addition to the thousands who watched the Tattoo live on television on February 6th. A video of MCV's performance at the Tattoo has been posted on our On the Road to Sydney web page. For reports on our journey and stay while Down Under, please visit our On the Road to Sydney blog.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For full-size version of our group photo please click here. Photos from Sydney trip courtesy and copyright Matt M. Lug.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCV Junior Fife & Drum Workshop for 2010 a success

MCV's popular Fife & Drum Workshop for Junior Level fifers and drummers was held on Saturday, March 6, 2010 and was another great success. Thanks to all the students and teachers that attended; hope to see many of you again in 2011!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCV at the 2010 NHL Winter Classic

MCV performed in the Opening Ceremony for the National Hockey League's Winter Classic that was held in historic Fenway Park in Boston on Friday, January 1, 2010. Mother Nature cooperated nicely and a sold-out audience of 38,000 hockey fans gave MCV a thunderous welcome.

Photos courtesy and copyright, Bill Toomey III

 

Download the Fife score or Flute score for the tune Sweetness of Mary, as featured on our In America album.

 

Fife & Flute Arrangements by John Ciaglia and Jim Clark Updated

Our Music Scores section, featuring arrangements by John Ciaglia, Jim Clark and members of MCV has been updated to include an arrangement of John Benoit's "Benjamin P. Emerick's Quickstep" to be published in the next issue of Ancient Times. Scored for both Fife and Flute, these popular arrangements are now available for purchase. Our site now features arrangements that can be heard on MCV's On Christmas Day album, the yet-to-be released Anthems album and on our latest album, In America.

Download quartet version of Benjamin P. Emerick's Quickstep