Tonight was the opening of the Drum Corps International http://www.dci.org/ season. I enjoy watching marching bands, but sometimes the "stories" these bands tell are a little esoteric, abstract or surreal. But I enjoy the music, the show and the fanfare. So, I went. It was a good show, and I arrived home sooner than I had thought I would. So that was nice. There was not much of a crowd in the theater. My experience has been that the premier show is not very full, but the finals show is. I think the reason for that is it is in early August, when the high school bands are starting practice, so they attend as a group to watch examples of good marching bands! How fun for these kids.
A colleague of mine sometimes attends, and in the past, has attended with her daughter who is a marching band director. Her daughter could make comments about what we saw that were so knowledgeable, it made the viewing that much more enjoyable. But, I had a good time tonight.
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