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8th annual Thunder in the Desert set for July 16 at Grande
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One of the highlights of the West Texas summer returns at 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 16. The 8th annual Thunder in the Desert presentation will this year feature four of the country's top-ranked drum and bugle corps performing at Grande Communications Stadium.
The precision choreography, razor-sharp percussion beats and clean, crisp brass melodies combine for edge-of-the-seat musical entertainment. The young musicians who make up the drum and bugle corps audition for the right to spend the summer touring with some of the most talented college-level artists in the country. The commitment, discipline and physical agility required to endure the summer schedule makes for the perfect tandem of athletics and fine arts for the corps members.
This year's corps include The Academy, representing the Arizona Academy of the Performing Arts; The Cavaliers, from Rosemont, Ill.; The Madison Scouts, from Madison, Wisc., and Santa Clara Vanguard, from Santa Clara, Calif.
The corps will use local school facilities as their home bases during their brief stay in Midland.
Tickets to Thunder in the Desert are $10, $15, $20 and $40 and are available online, at dcithunder.org or by calling 888-547-6478.
Thunder in the Desert is a fund raiser for the Midland High School Band Booster Club.
To see a slide show of previous Thunder in the Desert performances or to learn more about Drum Corps International or Thunder in the Desert, visit dcithunder.org.
-- Jimmy Patterson
The precision choreography, razor-sharp percussion beats and clean, crisp brass melodies combine for edge-of-the-seat musical entertainment. The young musicians who make up the drum and bugle corps audition for the right to spend the summer touring with some of the most talented college-level artists in the country. The commitment, discipline and physical agility required to endure the summer schedule makes for the perfect tandem of athletics and fine arts for the corps members.
This year's corps include The Academy, representing the Arizona Academy of the Performing Arts; The Cavaliers, from Rosemont, Ill.; The Madison Scouts, from Madison, Wisc., and Santa Clara Vanguard, from Santa Clara, Calif.
The corps will use local school facilities as their home bases during their brief stay in Midland.
Tickets to Thunder in the Desert are $10, $15, $20 and $40 and are available online, at dcithunder.org or by calling 888-547-6478.
Thunder in the Desert is a fund raiser for the Midland High School Band Booster Club.
To see a slide show of previous Thunder in the Desert performances or to learn more about Drum Corps International or Thunder in the Desert, visit dcithunder.org.
-- Jimmy Patterson
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