Hello! I am Isaac Hampel. I marched four seasons on trumpet with my high school band, the Ryle High School Marching Raiders. We made state finals all four years. This past summer, I marched with the Cincinnati Tradition Drum and Bugle Corps. We won DCI's All Age Open Class and placed 5th overall at All Age Finals. This past fall, I marched with the University of Louisville Marching Cardinals, performing at 8 home games, the Busch's Boca Raton Bowl of Beans in Florida, and will march as a part of the pre-show for the upcoming 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby.

Marching with a World Class Drum Corps has been my dream since I watched finals in Indianapolis in 2024. Because of how the University of Louisville handles their Engineering pathway, This is the only Summer I will be able to participate.

I am taking my talents to the Pacific Northwest to march with the Seattle Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps. Unfortunately, the marching arts are an expensive endeavor. Cascades tuition works out to about $79 per day, a steal considering this covers food, travel, lodging, and equipment for 2 months. I am requesting $30 per day to help me offset this cost. This works out to about $2,100 if 70 people donate. Feel free to donate more or less, but for each multiple of $30 that you donate, you will get a day dedicated to you on tour. This consists of an Instagram thank you post detailing my day, and a handwritten version I will send out after I get home from tour.