DCI TOUR STARTS THIS WEEKEND

Drum Corps International will debut its 2007 season this weekend with a schow at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. The event is partof the Flag Day celebrations weekend.

In a venue steeped with patriotism and honoring those who have served, this setting will dominate the senses as six Division I drum corps and 8,000 students from across the nation join together for this historic event.

This show is the opening event of the 2007 DCI Summer Music Games Tour which includes more than 130 events throughout North America. Total attendance at tour events exceeds 365,000 guests!

All the way on the other side of the country the California residents will be able to witness the opening of the season at the Precision West show at Pleasant Hill. Then a third show - Drums Along the Rapids - is held in Coon Rapids, MN.

I will hook up with the Blue Devils from Concord California on July 14, when they perform at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, and then travel some 5800+ miles with them through the country.

Annapolis - America's Sailing Capital - is a very historical city. The city is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. It is situated at the mouth of the Severn River which flows into the Chesapeake Bay, 26 miles south of Baltimore and about 22 miles east of Washington, DC. It is home to the United States Naval Academy.

Going back into history we learn that Annapolis even became the temporary capital of the United States after the signing of the Treaty of Paris back in 1783.

Enjoy,

HK