Summer drummin’
NORMAL — The Cavaliers live summer like they were rock stars. Except for the sleeping arrangements, that is.
The nationally known drum corps from Rosemont is among a handful of groups competing tonight at a Drum Corps International competition at Illinois State University’s Hancock Stadium in Normal.
The performances mark the end of the weeklong Bands of America camp for aspiring musicians, directors and field teams.
The drum corps life is “basically living like rock stars all summer long,” said Cavalier Brendan Vincent, a student at the University of Louisville. “You go to the competition and then get on the bus and to go to the next city.”
The corps has some of the best collegiate talent in the nation and has won its last eight competitions.
This week, in town to prepare for tonight’s contest, all 134 members have been sleeping in the Bloomington Junior High gymnasium. But the humble arrangements are nothing new.
