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Texas Drum and Bugle Corps to perform Father's Day concert
By Heather M. Goodwin, hgoodwin@starlocalnews.com
In celebration of Father's Day, the Crossmen World Class Drum and Bugle Corps will perform a free concert before its summer tour.
The Father's Day concert will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. June 17 in Southlake Town Square at Rustin Park Pavilion. The second annual "Showcase in the Square" is free. The public is invited to bring blankets and chairs to the concert.
"My husband and I are co-founders of the event. We organized the concert because our son is a member of the corps. After hearing his first performance with the corps, we were blown away and thought it would be great to hear them in the town square," said Rhonda Schock, Southlake resident.
The two-hour Southlake concert will kick off the Crossmen's ten week U.S. tour that ends at the DCI World Championships in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium.
John Schock, co-founder of the event, said last year's concert drew approximately 1,200 guests and this year, he hopes to double the attendance.
"We are beyond excited to bring the Crossmen back to Southlake to celebrate Father's Day," said John Schock. "It is a special opportunity for families to spend quality time together and hear the talents of an incredible group of young men and women."
Prior to the concert, the Crossmen will have an open practice from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 17 at Carroll High School.
"We are aggressively promoting this event to band directors at all local schools in the hopes of getting kids involved in joining the Crossmen. The skills, discipline and relationships they make last a lifetime," said John Schock.
The Schock's son, Jordan has played with the Crossmen for two and a half years.
"My time with the corps has made me grow up. After a few seasons, the program really teaches you how to control all aspects in your life," said Jordan Schock. "You begin to realize there's a day by day schedule that you have to follow. It's very time consuming and physically demanding, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I have no regrets about giving up my summers to do this."
Tryouts for the Crossmen begin in December. Candidates attend an audition camp, usually lasting one week, and are told by the end of the camp if they made the corps. Members must sign contracts because of the rigid schedule. After selecting the corps, there are monthly camps leading up to the summer. The season begins with three weeks in San Antonio where members rehearse every day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
"We practice every day and follow a schedule," said Jordan Schock. "The program is hard, but you keep coming back because of the friends you make and the experiences you get."
Corps members must try out every year. Jordan Schock said it's a little nerve racking to restart the process every year, and judges expect repeat members to improve every year."
This year, the first stop on the tour is in Martin, Tennessee. While on tour, the corps performs in high school, college and pro-football stadiums. Jordan Schock said the performance that stands out for him was last year's final performance.
"We performed at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, which is where we're based. The crowd during that performance was really loud. It helps performances when the crowd is loud and enjoying it," said Jordan Schock. "This year we're doing something different than in past, we're playing some Michael Jackson. That's new to this drum corps, but we're looking forward to it."
The concert is being produced in conjunction with the city of Southlake, Southlake Town Square, APEX Arts League, Inland-Western and Carroll ISD. Sponsors for this year's event include Toll Brothers, Park Place Lexus, WordPlay LLC, Pet Love, Southlake Style, Gotta Go Trailways, Hilton Southlake Town Square, Pilot Flying J Travel Centers, Roxann Taylor and Associates and Kwik Kopy of Paris, Texas.
"My husband and I are very familiar with the corps, but in Texas not many people know about it. We wanted to bring awareness to Texans, especially because about 70 percent of corps members come from Texas," said Rhonda Schock. "This is an awesome program, and it needs awareness."
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