Forward Performing Arts Inc

The Mad Brass ensemble will focus on skills and performance development for members ages 15-18, utilizing a top-rate staff of local music educators. The group will develop a 7-minute production that will be produced in a time-efficient rehearsal process. Our objective is to provide a high-quality educational and performance experience balanced with respect for the member’s time and resources.

Fleurish Winds, a co-ed marching arts ensemble that will compete in the Winter Guard International (WGI) Winds division. Fleurish Winds will be based in Northwest Wisconsin.

Black Star Drum line is a program that gives kids ages 9-18 in the Madison community an opportunity for creative expression through the "Percussive Arts". Black Star Drum Line was created and founded in 2008 by director Joey B. Banks.

Joey incorporates diversity, respect for self and others, unity and mastery as the core elements of the youth development model he developed working as a youth development professional for over 20 years in the Madison area. The group has done over 600 performances in the State of Wisconsin and Madison community to date. The group has performed and collaborated with many local groups and performers.