Celebration in Brass, July 14, 2024, 7 PM

Celebration in Brass features six outstanding drum and bugle corps at Ankeny Stadium on July 14, 2024. This year will feature the Govenaires, River City Rhythm, Colt Cadets, Blue Stars, Bluecoats and Colts. Through Drum Corps International (DCI), competitive drum corps participate in summer touring circuits – referred to as "Marching Music's Major League." Celebration in Brass is a partnership between the Ankeny Community Schools, Ankeny Instrumental Music (AIM) Foundation and Iowa's own Dubuque Colts Drum and Bugle Corps.

Ankeny High School senior Carter Ross will be marching with the River City Rhythm (RCR) corps this summer and will perform at Celebration in Brass. Carter and his family traveled as far as Texas to audition for DCI Open Class and World Class corps this year. Carter's primary instrument is Alto Saxophone, so he learned to play Euphonium/Baritone in order to audition for DCI corps. He trained with RCR in Minnesota in June, averaging 9 hours of practice per day, to prepare for this summer's competition tour in the Midwest.

Buy tickets now at: https://www.dci.org/events/2024-celebration-in-brass. Significant proceeds from the show go back to the AIM Foundation to support the band programs at Ankeny High School and Centennial High School. Tickets are also available at www.colts.org, or at the ticket booth of Ankeny Stadium starting at 3:00pm on July 14. Groups of 20 or more get a 10% discount. Groups of 50 or more get a 20% discount.