Drum and Bugle Corps

(dci.org)

Premier Events slated for the 2009 DCI Summer Tour:

Saturday, June 20
Annapolis, MD
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

Friday, June 26
Normal, IL
Hancock Stadium, Illinois State University

Saturday, June 27
Stanford, CA
Stanford University Stadium

Saturday, July 4
Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl Stadium

Saturday, July 11
Orlando, FL/Denver, CO
Florida Citrus Bowl/INVESCO Field at Mile High

Thursday, July 16 – Saturday, July 18
The DCI Southwestern Series
Dallas – Houston – San Antonio
Lake Highlands HS – Berry Athletic Complex – The Alamodome

Wednesday, July 22 – Saturday, July 25
The DCI Southern Series
Hattiesburg – Murfreesboro – Jacksonville – Atlanta
Univ. of Southern Miss. – Middle Tenn. State Univ. – Jacksonville State Univ. – The Georgia Dome

Friday, July 30 – Saturday, Aug. 1
Allentown, PA
J. Birney Crum Stadium

The 2009 DCI Summer Tour will culminate in the week-long World Championships, taking place in Indiana from Aug. 4-8. The series kicks off for all participating Open Class corps on Tuesday, Aug. 4 in Michigan City, Ind., while the balance of events are hosted at several Indianapolis facilities including the brand-new Lucas Oil Stadium.

Tuesday, Aug. 4
Open Class Quarterfinals
Ames Field, Michigan City

Wednesday, Aug. 5
Individual & Ensemble Competition
Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis

Thursday, Aug. 6
World Class Quarterfinals
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis

Friday, August 7
Open Class Semifinals/ World Class Semifinals
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis

Saturday, August 8
Open Class Finals/World Class Finals
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis

Star of Indiana to return for 2010 World Championship performance:

Thursday, November 13, 2008 – 8:01 AM

The Star Alumni Association recently announced plans to assemble an alumni corps to perform as part of the 2010 Drum Corps International World Championships in Indianapolis, Ind.

Based out of Bloomington, Ind., Star of Indiana was a Drum Corps International member corps from 1985 to 1993. Winning the DCI World Championship title in 1991, the organization left the competitive drum corps circuit after the 1993 summer season, pursuing several additional performance ventures including the Emmy and Tony Award-winning stage production “Blast!”.

According to Star Alumni Association president Nancy Brown, the alumni corps will perform highlights from some of Star of Indiana’s well known programs during its Drum Corps International years. “We plan to not just relive memories, but show what an impact this corps still has upon the activity,” Brown said. “Every championship corps today has a Star alum on its staff and we want to perform what we preach.”

In addition to the corps’ Aug. 6, 2010 World Championships performance, it will appear that same year as part of the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade on May 29 and in an Indianapolis-area exhibition on Aug. 4.

Rehearsals for the group will begin in Indianapolis in April of 2009. In the meantime, the alumni organization will be seeking members from all of the Star of Indiana performing groups to participate including those from the drum and bugle corps, Brass Theater, Blast!, Shockwave, Cyberjam, Mix, and Star United.

Learn more at StarAlumni.org.