Drumming Competition Returns To Avon Lake

AVON LAKE, OH — The Shoremen Brass Classic — the city's annual Drum Corps International (DCI) competition — will return to Avon Lake on August 4. The performances will again be held in the Memorial Stadium.

“We are proud to bring this high-level, competitive show back to the community for our seventh year,” said David Eddleman, department chair for the Avon Lake High School Instrumental Music Department, DCI staff member. “This is not your typical high school or college marching band; this is as “professional” as marching band gets. It is Marching Music’s Major League and is thrilling to experience.”

Seven DCI drum and bugle corps from around the United States will compete. This year's show will feature Avon Lake High School's own Kyle Burr, performing for the second year with the Legends of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Christopher Hoch, director of The Ohio State University Marching and Athletic Bands, will be conducting the Buckeye All-Star Band as they perform the National Anthem.

This is the seventh straight year the competition has come to Avon Lake. Pre-sale tickets are available for $9, general admission, and $15 for premium seating. Avon Lake band students will be selling pre-sale tickets with no service charge. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door on the night of the event for $12 and $18, respectively.

Children 10 and under can attend the Shoremen Brass Classic for free, as long as they are accompanied by an adult who paid for a general admission ticket.

Tickets can also be purchased online by clicking here.

DCI features high school and college-aged youths that have undergone extensive physical and musical training to become skilled performers. These musicians perform across the nation. The summer 2018 tour, for instance, includes nearly 100 shows around the U.S., with the final competition being held in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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