What I did on my summer vacation.

Two members of Music City Drum Corps (Chelsea Blackburn, Thomas Bowling)

express the satisfaction of a great performance at DCI World Championships.

Well, it really wasn’t a vacation! But one of the activities near and dear to my heart is music & music education. My whole family has been involved with the performing arts and especially with drum & bugle corps. I was part of a grass-roots effort in 2008 to get a drum & bugle corps started here in Nashville and have been heavily involved with the Music City Drum & Bugle Corps over the past couple of years. My role has included developing/maintaining their web site (www.musiccitydrumcorps.org), helping instruct their brass players, and helping document their activities and achievements with quality photography. It is a great activity, a great organization, and a great group of people to be around. It is truly amazing what these young people (all under the age of 22 years) do for a chance to perform in front of appreciative audiences all over the country during the summer.

I try to always have a camera with me when I’m around this group as there are always good photo opportunities. I’ve put together an album of photos from the 2010 drum corps season (starting with auditions in November and going thru the world championships in August) and kindly invite you to check out the photos. www.blackburnimages.com/albummaster.aspx?g=mcdc2010

To all the members, staff, and volunteers that are part of this organization, I humbly thank you for a great summer and many wonderful friendships that were formed. I just wish I could join you for the full summer, but as I always answer the “where have you been” question… “someone has to keep the real world churning”! Enjoy the photos!