Glassmen announce details 2006 European tour

The Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps has announced the performance schedule for their historic trip to Europe in June of 2006. In celebration of their 45th anniversary, the Glassmen will be spending fourteen days abroad on a tour of France, Belgium, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom bringing their unique style of concerts, entertainmaint clinics and outdoor field performances.

"This tour has been in the works for over eighteen months, and I am so excited to finally be able to share the details with everyone", stated Brian Hickman, Glassmen Executive Director. "More importantly, I think it is going to be an unforgettable performing and cultural experience for all of the young men and women of the corps."

After a six-hour journey over the Atlantic to Europe, the Glassmen will start their adventure in France with an indoor production as part of the opening ceremonies of the prestigious 'Paris Country Festival'. Following the performance, the corps will head to downtown Paris to enjoy the sights and sounds of the famed 'City of Light'. Highlights of the afternoon will include the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and some evening time down along the Champs-Elysées.

From Paris, the corps will then travel outside of the city to historic Saint Quentin, France â?? home of La Vaillante Show and Marching Band. In celebration of the band's 100th Anniversary, the Glassmen will not only perform in a very special anniversary tattoo event, but join La Vaillante for a joint concert in the city center. The corps will conclude their travels through France with performances in seaside Calais, and as the special guests at the 'Best of Bands Tattoo' in Lille; considered one of the premier pageantry events in France.

Moving north from France to Belgium, the corps will explore Bruges and Antwerp, and perform in the annual Tattoo event in Meerhout. Just over the border from Belgium is the city of Dordrecht in The Netherlands. The GLASSMEN will do a performance at their 'Evening with the Stars'.

Departing mainland Europe, the corps will travel to England for a historic collaboration with the British Youth Band Association (BYBA), DCUK, and Muremo. In addition to presenting their noted Entertainment Clinic, the Glassmen will be featured in an all-star tattoo event as the first U.S. corps to perform in the United Kingdom in over eighteen years. (Source: drumcorpsplanet.com)