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Tournament of Drums marches back to Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids By Cindy Hadish The sights and sounds of high-caliber drum and bugle corps will rock Cedar Rapids, as the Tournament of Drums returns to Kingston Stadium on Friday, July 29. Following a highly successful come-back on the Drum Corps International circuit in 2015, the show promises to be even more exciting this year. Among the corps in competition, the lineup boasts four DCI Open Class finalists, including last year’s champion, Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets, and runner-up, Blue Devils B. Shadow, DCI’s newest member from Oregon, Wis., also will be among the corps competing at Tournament of Drums, so fans in Cedar Rapids will be among the first to see this up-and-coming corps. An all-volunteer group resurrected Tournament of Drums in 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Emerald Knights Drum & Bugle

Corps. The corps is no longer active, but alumni and supporters came together with Cedar Rapids schools to host the event, along with the Colt Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps of Dubuque. Tournament of Drums attracted an estimated 2,000 spectators in 2015, with people of all ages in attendance. The show will offer another family-friendly, affordable night out this year. In addition, the young adults who compete in corps from across the nation are treated to Cedar Rapids hospitality. Members of drum and bugle corps typically stay at schools as they travel across the country, competing in show after show. Neighbors and band students, particularly, are invited to watch the corps’ hornline, drum and percussion sections and color guard as they rehearse the day of the performance. Last year’s show offered an opportunity not only to bring drum and bugle corps competition back to Cedar Rapids, but former members of Emerald Knights, as

Parade spectators are reflected in a bass drum as the Colt Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps marches through Czech Village in Cedar Rapids. The Colt Cadets will be among the corps performing Friday, July 29, at the Tournament of Drums. (photo/Cindy Hadish)

Members of the Colt Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps march through Czech Village during the 2015 Freedom Festival parade. The corps, from Dubuque, Iowa, will again co-host the Tournament of Drums at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids. (photo/Cindy Hadish)

well as other corps that have made their mark on the city since 1928, gathered at several alumni events to celebrate the 50year anniversary. Those alumni and corps supporters are invited to attend a potluck picnic the day after the Tournament of Drums. The picnic will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids. Find more information at: www.Tournament Of Drums.com Details The public is invited to attend the Tournament of Drums, set for 6:30 p.m., Friday, July 29, at Kingston Stadium, 907 15th St. SW, Cedar Rapids. Corps in competition are: Vanguard Cadets of Santa Clara, Calif.; Blue Devils B of Concord, Calif.; Colt Cadets of Dubuque; Genesis of Austin, Texas; and Shadow, of Oregon, Wis. Tickets are $12 in advance and $14 at the gate and are available at West Music and Hills Bank locations in the Cedar RapidsIowa City corridor or online at: www.Colts.org.

Members of the Colt Cadets snare line perform with the corps in front of the NewBo City Market on June 27, 2015. The Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets, Blue Devils B and other corps will compete against the Colt Cadets during this year’s Tournament of Drums on Friday, July 29, at Kingston Stadium. (photo/Cindy Hadish)

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