John H Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 (edited) Music to fill TCF Bank Stadium July 14-17, 2010 MINNEAPOLIS — Marching bands members and world-class drum corps will converge at the TCF Bank Stadium in July for the largest drum corps competition ever held in Minnesota. Drum Corps International (DCI) will present DCI Minnesota Saturday July 17, featuring twenty-four drum corps from across the United States. The high energy music and marching units will compete at TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota. The top ten corps from the 2009 DCI World Championships including the defending World Champion Blue Devils of Concord, California will all perform. “This is an amazing line up of drum corps!” comments Minnesota Brass Development Manager, Brent Turner, who is working with DCI, System Blue, and the University of Minnesota, to bring this event to the Upper Midwest. "With the combination of a venue like the new TCF Bank Stadium, an incredible line up of corps, the always enthusiastic fans in the area, and a significant effort by the Minnesota Brass volunteers, DCI Minnesota is the must attend event of the 2010 DCI Tour,” said Dan Acheson, Executive Director of DCI. Minnesota Brass Drum and Bugle Corps of Saint Paul will serve as the local Tour Event Partner for the events. Tickets for DCI Minnesota are available exclusively through www.dci.org Leading up to DCI Minnesota from Wednesday July 14 through Saturday July 17, the Blue Devils and Santa Clara Vanquard of Santa Clara, California will be artists in residence during the System Blue Marching Band Skills Camp. High school and college band students, directors and staff are invited to work with these world class drum and bugle Corps. Together the Blue Devils and Santa Clara Vanguard have won 19 DCI World Championship titles since 1972. “System Blue events are designed to create unparalleled interaction with our outstanding performers, instructors and designers in person,” said Blue Devils Executive Director David Gibbs. Students and marching band staff will work directly with design staff and performing members of both the Blue Devils and Santa Clara Vanguard. The camp will take place in the TCF Bank Stadium and The University of Minnesota Marching Band facilities prior to the DCI Minneapolis competition. Additional details and registration materials will be available on www.bluedevils.org. Local support for both the DCI Minnesota competition and the System Blue Marching Band Skills Camp will be provided by Minnesota Brass Drum and Bugle Corps, based in Saint Paul. Minnesota Brass is the premiere all-ages drum corps in the Midwest and will perform at the DCI Minnesota show. The new DCI Minnesota and System Blue camp join existing drum corps events sponsored by Minnesota Brass including Drum Beauty in Stillwater, Minnesota on June 27, 2010 (www.lumberjackdays.com) and Sounds of Minnesota in South St. Paul on August 22, 2010 (www.soundsofminnesota.com). Contact: Brent Turner, 612-743-8760 brent@youthinmusic.org, info@mnbrassinc.org, www.dci.org, www.bluedevils.org Edited November 21, 2009 by John H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BrassMember Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 this shall be my favorite day of 2010. guaranteed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff DeMello Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Francesca and I will be there ... direct flight from Sacramento CA to Minneapolis MN! :poke: :worthy: :worthy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Francesca and I will be there ... direct flight from Sacramento CA to Minneapolis MN! :poke: :worthy: :worthy: The DeMello's are coming! The DeMello's are coming! The DeMello's are coming! The DeMello's are coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverRat Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Groovin'!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Molho Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Become a fan of the new DCI Minnesota show on Facebook! We'll keep you informed as plans develop for another amazing show in Minnesota. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorf Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 This is fantastic news. Great show opportunity that I will look forward to. Nice job Brent and MBI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvbailey12 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 This is very exciting! I can actually make it too! WOOHOO! I can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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