DCI Event Set To Premiere April 26

For those needing an early spring pick-me-up, consider going out to see the special one night presentation of DCI's Classic Countdown at theaters across the USA!

As summer approaches I tend to get excited about the coming Drum Corps International (DCI) performance season. Drum corps are essentially professional marching bands made up of brass, percussion instruments, and auxilliary members that perform highly technical and impressive shows each summer at hundreds of events scattered all across North America. These corps consist of young musicians, all under the age of 22. The amount of work, dedication and passion that these young people put into the preparation and performance of their selected literature is perhaps the most impressive part of the endeavour. But then again, the music is awesome as well!

On April 26th, DCI afficianados will have the opportunity to see a presentation of the Classic Countdown at any of dozens of selected theaters. A trailer to give an idea of the impressive nature of this event is also available at the DCI web site. The event is scheduled to include historical footage of the top eight performances of the last thirty five years as selected by the fans through a voting process that ended in February. Despite the thirty five year history of the organization you can expect the majority of the performances to come from the last five to ten seasons. Admission to the Classic Countdown is $12.50 and is scheduled to begin at 7:30pm local time at all of the selected theaters.