Music City Drum and Bugle Corp to perform in East Troy
The Music City Drum and Bugle Corps from Nashville, Tenn., will be performing at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 8, on the East Troy High School football field, 3128 Graydon Ave.
The Drum and Bugle Corps will perform with the Troy High School Jazz Band during the free show.
Refreshments will be available by the East Troy All Sports Booster Club and East Troy Music Boosters.
The Music City Drum and Bugle Corps is a marching, music-education organization. Membership consists of high school and college students ages 16 to 21. Drum Corps International supervises the summer tours of Music City and about 50 other drum corps nationwide.
The modern drum corps has evolved for almost a century from the military-inspired youth groups once sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion posts. While plenty has changed over the years, the discipline required to achieve the highest performance levels remains at the activity’s core.
Music City is the flagship performance ensemble of Music City Youth in the Arts, Inc., a non-profit organization. The corps had 47 members its first season in 2009 and grew to 64 members the following year. Music City has had a full-sized corps of 125 to 150 members each year since. In its eight-year history, Music City has become known for its fan friendly productions and is a crowd favorite wherever it performs.
Every December about 400 young people audition for a position in the corps. Monthly weekend rehearsal camps are held in the winter and spring. A three-week training camp is held in June prior to the corps embarking on a six-week tour that culminates at the DCI World Championships in Indianapolis.
Many of the corps’ musicians plan to become band directors after graduating from college. The drum corps experience provides an opportunity to hone their skills while receiving instruction of the highest caliber. The intense rehearsal and performance schedule also allows the students to learn valuable life lessons such as responsibility, teamwork and respecting others.
It is the goal of this organization to become a more visible musical ambassador for the community and to continue to improve the opportunities afforded the talented participants who will be our educators and leaders of tomorrow.
Each year the corps develops a 10-minute show to perform throughout North America. This year’s show title is “Tribe.” The corps will be at East Troy High School July 1 to 3 and will march in the July 2 East Troy Lions Club’s annual Fourth of July parade.
The corps will return to East Troy July 7 to 10, rehearsing daily at the school. The public is welcome to watch the rehearsals and preparation required to put this performing unit on the field for the summer.
