See the Top Drum Corps Compete at McKendree on July 15
Tickets Now Available for ‘DCI St. Louis’ Show
Lebanon, Ill. — The competition will be fierce when the country’s top drum corps meet
at McKendree University for “DCI St. Louis,” presented by Drum Corps International
on July 15. Tickets are available online at www.dci.org/tickets.
The Blue Devils, of Concord, Calif., Carolina Crown, of Ft. Sill, S.C., and Phantom
Regiment of Rockford, Ill., won the gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively,
at the 2012 DCI World Championship. The Blue Devils will make their “DCI St. Louis”
debut at McKendree, along with The Academy from Tempe, Ariz. Returning are the Blue
Stars from La Crosse, Wis., Music City from Nashville, Tenn., Pioneer from Milwaukee,
Wis., and the Troopers from Casper, Wyo.
“The marching band community is very excited to have the top three placing drum and
bugle corps from last year performing at DCI St. Louis this year, said David Boggs,
director of bands at McKendree University. “This is the third season in a row that
the DCI St. Louis show has an incredible line-up of drum corps for our audience to
enjoy.”
The third annual “DCI St. Louis” is a Premier Event on “Marching Music’s Major League’s”
41st annual summer tour, which culminates at the world championships in early August.
The show will take place at Leemon Athletic Field on campus, adjacent to the Hettenhausen
Center for the Arts at 400 N. Alton St. in Lebanon, Ill., 25 miles east of downtown
St. Louis.
Ticket prices range from $20 to $45 for reserved premium seating. Groups of 20 or
more qualify for a $5 discount in select sections; call 317-275-1212 for details.
Advance orders will end approximately one week before the event. The show is expected
to sell out, however any remaining tickets may be purchased from the box office on
the afternoon of the show.
Proceeds from the show support the McKendree University’s Music Department’s interactive,
hands-on “Music in Our Schools” program for pre-K through 12th grade students.
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McKendree University ranks among the top quarter of regional universities nationwide in the 2013 U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges” report. It is also a College of Distinction, among “America’s 100 Best College Buys,” and recognized as a “Military Friendly School” by Victory Media for 2013. Founded in 1828, the historic Lebanon, Ill., campus is 25 miles from downtown St. Louis. McKendree also has campuses in Louisville and Radcliff, Ky., and offers programs at Scott Air Force Base and other sites throughout Illinois and Kentucky.
