James Hagan has been involved in drum corps as a performer and/or instructor for sixteen years, and has been teaching high school and independent ensembles as a front ensemble instructor or caption head for 18 years. Some of the groups James’ has performed with as the timpanist include the Westshoremen (1996 High Percussion and DCA Champions), the Reading Buccaneers (High Percussion 1998-2000), the Empire Statesmen, the Hawthorne Caballeros (2003 DCA Champions), and the Harrison Bushwackers.
James has been a front ensemble technician for Franklin High School, Shikallemy High School, Lower Dauphin High School (2001 TIA A Class Champions), Aftermath Percussion (2001 TIA Independent Open Champions & WGI Independent A Bronze Medalist), Haverford High School, and Chesapeake Indoor Percussion (2011 TIA Independent A Champions). He has also served as the Percussion Caption Head for the 2007 Hatboro-Horsham High School, and most recently served as a percussion consultant for Liberty High School. He also served as the front ensemble technician for the 2005 Hawthorne Caballeros and the 2011 Windsor Regiment. James is happy to be back with the Bush family, and can’t wait to get started this year!!
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