MARCHING.COM: Drum Corps International offers clinics, ticket discounts for band groups

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Band directors can expose their students to powerful marching programs presented by drum and bugle corps during this year's Drum Corps International summer tour. Groups ordering 25 or more tickets qualify for ticket discounts, and select events will feature pre-show educational clinics.

As an added bonus, groups that place their ticket orders by June 15 will receive a free chaperone ticket for every 15 tickets purchased. To take advantage of this offer, download the group ticket order form at www.dci.org/tickets/groups.

DCI's 2009 summer tour includes more than 100 events in 41 states, putting at least one corps show within driving distance for most high school marching bands. The tour begins June 19 with events in Pennsylvania and Illinois, and ends with World Championships Finals in Indiana on August 8. View the complete schedule and show lineups at www.dci.org/schedule.

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Events in sixteen cities are designated as "premier events" which are held in large stadiums and offer some of the tour's largest lineups. The 2009 premier events include:

Annapolis, MD – June 20
Normal, IL – June 26
Clovis, CA – June 26
Stanford, CA – June 27
Pasadena, CA – July 4
Orlando, FL – July 11
Dallas, TX – July 16-17
Houston, TX – July 16-17
San Antonio, TX – July 18
Hattiesburg, MS – July 22
Murfreesboro, TN – July 23-24
Gadsden, AL – July 24
Atlanta, GA – July 25
Allentown, PA – July 31-August 1
Michigan City, IN – August 4
Indianapolis, IN – August 6–8

Among the corps competing on the 2009 tour are last year's top six corps: Phantom Regiment, Rockford, IL; Blue Devils, Concord, CA; The Cavaliers, Rosemont, IL; Carolina Crown, Fort Mill, SC; Holy Name Cadets, Allentown, PA; and Bluecoats, Canton, OH.

DCI also welcomes several new and returning corps to the summer tour, including Cascades, Seattle, WA; Capital Regiment, Columbus, OH; and Music City, Nashville, TN.

"Attending a 2009 Drum Corps International summer tour event keeps students engaged through the summer," said John DeNovi, director of business development for DCI. "It's a great way for a high school director to reward student leaders, inspire excellence, jump start a band camp and celebrate participation in marching music with administrators, students and their families."

Select events on the summer tour will feature pre-show clinics that allow students to get up close and personal with top instructors and performers from some of DCI's top corps. Check DCI.org for details.

For group ticket information, call DCI at 317-275-1212 ext. 3 or download the group ticket brochure and order form at www.dci.org/tickets/groups.

Photos courtesy of DCI.

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