River City Rhapsody - Woodbury

June 28th, 2011
6:30 p.m., East Ridge High School Stadium,
4200 Pioneer Drive, Woodbury, Minnesota

A brand new drum corps event held in the beautiful new East Ridge High School Stadium.
The line-up features three of DCI's elite top eight corps in competition:

• Blue Stars (LaCrosse, WI)
• Bluecoats (Canton, OH),
  
• The Cavaliers (Rosemont, IL)
  
• Troopers (Casper, WY)
  
• Colts (Dubuque, IA)
  
• Pioneer (Milwaukee, WI)
  
• Govenaires (St. Peter, MN)
  
• Minnesota Brass (St. Paul, MN) 

Advanced tickets are $28 for Super Premium, $19 for Premium, $15 for Standard.
Tickets at the gate are $30 for Super Premium, $21 for Premium, $17 for Standard.

Free parking.

Tickets available at www.rivercityrhapsody.com or call 608-782-3219
 

System Blue Marching Skills Camp

July 14th-16th, 2011
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Sponsored by System Blue


This event provides marching students and music educators an amazing opportunity to learn from the most successful drum corps in DCI history in TCF Bank Stadium! This three-day intensive music, marching and guard camp will be taught by the instructors of the 14-time DCI World Champion Blue Devils. A broad range of skills needed for the outdoor marching activity will be studied. Participants will work in both small groups and large ensembles in the state-of-the-art U of M Marching Band music rooms and have the opportunity to play alongside current members of the Blue Devils. Participants will perform in TCF Bank Stadium during the retreat at DCI Minnesota. Housing is provided in the University of Minnesota dormitories.

Minnesota Brass is sponsoring scholarships for the System Blue Marching Skills Camp.
Applications can be downloaded here.

Cost of the camp is $250 with an additional $50 for dormitory stay.

For more information and to register visit System Blue Online at www.systemblue.org/live-events.
 

DCI Minnesota

July 16th, 2011
1:30 p.m., TCF Bank Stadium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

A Drum Corps International Regional Event


In one of the biggest drum corps events in the country, the 2011 Drum Corps International Tour will roll through Minneapolis on Saturday, July 16th, at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Home of the University of Minnesota's Golden Gophers, this beautiful state-of-the-art venue will host a whopping lineup of 24 World, Open and All-Age Class corps during one fun-filled and exciting evening. The largest marching music show ever held in Minnesota will feature ALL of the world's top drum corps!

In performance will be:

• Blue Devils - Concord, CA
• Blue Knights - Denver, CO
  
• Blue Saints - Sudbury, ON
• Blue Stars - La Crosse, WI
• Bluecoats - Canton, OH
• Boston Crusaders - Boston, MA
• Carolina Crown - Ft. Mill, SC
• Cascades - Seattle, WA
• Colt Cadets - Dubuque, IA
• Colts - Dubuque, IA
• Crossmen - San Antonio, TX
• Glassmen - Toledo, OH
• Govenaires - St. Peter, MN
• Legends - Kalamazoo, MI
• Madison Scouts - Madison, WI
• Minnesota Brass - St. Paul, MN
• Phantom Regiment - Rockford, IL
• Racine Scouts - Racine, WI
• Santa Clara Vanguard - Santa Clara, CA
• Spirit of Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
• Teal Sound - Jacksonville, FL
• The Cadets - Allentown, PA
• The Cavaliers - Rosemont, IL
• Troopers - Casper, WY


Visit DCI for ticket information at www.dci.org.
 

Sounds of Minnesota

August 20th, 2011
Co-sponsored by South Saint Paul Band Backers and Minnesota Brass Productions

Minnesota's premiere All-Age Corps weekend will kick off on Saturday, August 20th, 2010 with Minnesota Brass' own Sounds of Minnesota. This end of season spectacular will again take place at Ettinger Field, South Saint Paul High School.

Featured corps include:

• Minnesota Brass (St. Paul, MN)
• Govenaires (St. Peter, MN)
  
• Kilties (Racine, WI)
  
• Minne-Brass (St. Paul, MN)