Ohio Valley Thunder Fantasy Drum and Bugle Corps

May 22 - June 17 - Spring Training, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

June 18 - Ohio Valley Performing Arts League Family, Friends, and Alumni Picnic and Season Kickoff!
             10 pm - Travel from Huntington to Garner, NC (approx. 6 h)
             Housing Info: Garner HS
             Est. Time of Arrival (ETA):  4-4:30 am

June 19 - Benson, NC
            Housing : Garner H.S., Garner, NC
            5 pm - Travel from Garner to Benson, NC (approx. 30 m)
            12 am (June 20) - Travel from Benson to Concord, NC (approx. 3 h)
            Housing Info: Northwest Cabarrus HS
            ETA: 3 am (June 20)

June 20 - Charlotte, NC
            Housing: Northwest Cabarrus HS, Concord, NC
            5 pm - Travel from Concord to Charlotte, NC (approx. 30 m)
            12 am (June 21) - Travel from Charlotte to James Island, SC (approx. 3 h 30 m)
            Housing Info: James Island HS
             ETA: 3:30 - 4 am (June 21)

June 21 - James Island, SC (AM Rehearsal / PM Free Day)
            Housing: James Island H.S.

June 22 - Hilton Head Island, SC
            Housing: James Island HS, James Island, SC
            2:30 pm - Travel from James Island to Hilton Head Island, SC (approx. 2 h 30 m)
            12 am (June 23) - Travel from Hilton Head Island to Kingsland, GA (approx. 2 h 30 m)
            Housing Info: Camden County HS
            ETA: 2:30 - 3 am (June 23)

June 23 - Kingsland, GA (Rehearsal Day)
              Housing: Camden County HS
 
 June 24 - Brunswick, GA
               Housing: Camden County HS, Kingsland, GA
               4 pm - Travel from Kingsland to Brunswick, GA (approx. 1 h)
               12 am (June 25) - Travel from Brunswick, GA to Wesley Chapel, FL (approx. 4 h 30 m)
               Housing Info: Wesley Chapel HS
               ETA:  4:30 - 5 am

June 25 - Wesley Chapel, FL (Rehearsal Day)
             Housing: Wesley Chapel HS

June 26 - Clearwater, FL
            Housing: Wesley Chapel HS, Wesley Chapel, FL
            4 pm - Travel from Wesley Chapel to Clearwater, FL (approx. 1 h)
            12 am (June 27) - Travel from Clearwater, FL to Winter Park, FL (approx. 2 h)
            Housing Info: Winter Park HS
            ETA: 2-2:30 am

June 27 - Orlando, FL
            Housing: Winter Park HS, Winter Park, FL
            4 pm - Travel from Winter Park to Orlando, FL (approx. 20 m)
            12 am (June 28) - Travel from Orlando to Thomasville, GA (approx. 4 h)
            Housing info: Thomas County Central HS
            ETA: 4-4:30 am

June 28 - Thomasville, GA (Rehearsal Day / Laundry Day)
             Housing:  Thomas County Central HS

June 29 - Valdosta, GA
            Housing: Thomas County Central HS, Thomasville, GA
            4 pm - Travel from Thomasville to Valdosta, GA (approx. 1 h)
            12 am (June 30) - Travel from Valdosta to Homewood, AL (approx. 6 h)
            Housing: Homewood HS
            ETA: 5-5:30 am CDT
           
June 30 - Hoover, AL
            Housing: Homewood HS, Homewood, AL
            4 pm - Travel from Homewood to Hoover (approx 20 m)
            12 am (July 1) - Travel from Hoover to Madison, MS (approx 4 h)
            Housing Info: Madison Central HS
            ETA: 4 - 4:30 am CDT

July 1 - Jackson, MS
            Housing: Madison Central HS, Madison, MS
            4 pm - Travel from Madison to Jackson, MS
            11 pm - Travel from Jackson to Cleveland, TN (approx. 6 h 15 m)
            Housing info: Bradley Central HS
            ETA: 6 - 6:30 am EDT

July 2 - Richmond, KY
            Housing: Bradley Central HS, Cleveland, TN
            1 pm - Travel from Cleveland to Richmond, KY (approx. 3 h 30 m)
            12 am (July 3) - Travel from Richmond to Shelbyville, KY (approx. 1 h 30 m)
            Housing info: Shelby County HS
            ETA:  1:30 - 2 am

July 3 - Louisville, KY
            Housing: Shelby County HS, Shelbyville, KY
            4 pm - Travel from Shelbyville to Louisville, KY (approx. 40 m)
            12 am (July 4) - Travel from Louisville to Hendersonville, TN (approx. 2 h 30 m)
            Housing info: Hendersonville HS
            ETA: 2:30-3 am

July 4 - Hendersonville, TN (Parade/Standstill/Free Day)
            Housing: Hendersonville HS
            11:30 am - Hendersonville 4^th of July Parade

July 5 - Hendersonville, TN
            Housing: Hendersonville HS
             
July 6 - Cookeville, TN
            Housing: Hendersonville HS, Hendersonville, TN
            3 pm - Travel from Hendersonville to Cookeville, TN (approx. 1 h 30 m)
            12 am (July 7) - Travel from Cookeville, TN to Lexington, KY (approx. 4 h 30 m)
            Housing: Henry Clay HS
            ETA: 4:30-5 am

July 7 - Lexington, KY
            Housing: Henry Clay HS
            4:30 pm - Travel to Show Site
            12 am (July 8) - Travel from Lexington to Huntington, WV (approx. 1 h 45 m)
            Housing info: Huntington HS
            ETA: 2-2:30 am
 
July 8 - Charleston, WV
            Housing: Huntington HS, Huntington, WV
            3 pm - Travel from Huntington to Charleston, WV (approx 45 m)
            12 am (July 9) - Travel from Charleston to Huntington, WV (approx. 45 m)
            Housing: Huntington HS
            ETA: 1-1:30 am

July 9 - Travel Day (Huntington, WV to Junction City, KS)
            9 am - Travel from Huntington to Junction City, KS (approx. 12 h 30 m)
            Housing Info: Junction City HS
            ETA: 8:30 - 9 pm CDT

July 10 - Travel Day (Junction City, KS to Greenwood Village, CO)
            9 am - Travel from Junction City to Greenwood Village, GO (approx. 7 h)
            Housing Info: Cherry Creek HS
            ETA:  3-3:30 pm MDT

July 11 - Denver, CO
            Housing: Cherry Creek HS, Greenwood Village, CO
            11 am - Travel from Greenwood Village to Denver, CO (approx. 40 m)
            12 am (July 12) - Travel from Denver to Greenwood Village

July 12 - Greenwood Village, CO (Laundry Day/Free Day in Denver)
            Housing: Cherry Creek HS
            12 am - Travel from Denver  to Fort Collins, CO (approx. 2 h)
            Housing Info: Fort Collins HS
            ETA: 2-2:30 am

July 13 - Fort Collins, CO
             Housing: Fort Collins HS
            4 pm - Travel from FCHS to Hughes Stadium (approx. 20 m)
            12 am (July 14) - Travel from Hughes Stadium to FCHS
 
July 14 - Laramie, WY
            Housing: Fort Collins HS, Fort Collins, CO
            3 pm - Travel from Fort Collins to Laramie, WY (approx. 1 h 30 m)
            12 am (July 15) - Travel from Laramie, WY to North Platte, NE (approx. 4 h)
            Housing Info: North Platte HS
            ETA: 5-5:30 am CDT

July 15 - North Platte, NE (Rehearsal Day)
            Housing: North Platte HS
            10 pm - Travel from North Platte to Ashland, NE (approx. 3 h 30 m)
            Housing Info: Ashland-Greenwood HS
            ETA: 1:30-2 am CDT

July 16 - Omaha, NE
            Housing: Ashland-Greenwood HS, Ashland, NE
            4 pm - Travel from Ashland to Omaha, NE (approx. 40 m)
            12 am (July 17) - Travel from Omaha to Tecumseh, KS (approx. 3 h 30 m)
            Housing: Shawnee Heights HS
            ETA: 3:30 - 4 am
           
July 17 - Topeka, KS
            Housing: Shawnee Heights HS, Tecumseh, KS
            4pm - Travel from Tecumseh to Topeka, KS (approx. 10 m)
            12 am (July 18) - Travel from Topeka to Pittsburg, KS (approx. 3 h)
            Housing Info: Pittsburg State University
            ETA: 3-3:30 am

July 18 - Pittsburg, KS (Rehearsal Day)
              Housing: Pittsburg State University

July 19 - Pittsburg, KS (Rehearsal Day)
              Housing: Pittsburg State University

July 20 - Joplin, MO
            Housing: Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS
            3:30 pm - Travel from Pittsburg to Joplin (approx 1 h)
            12 am (July 21) - Travel from Joplin to Mountain View, AR (approx 4 h 30 m)
            Housing Info:  Mountain View HS
            ETA: 4:30-5 am

July 21 - Batesville, AR
            Housing: Mountain View HS, Mountain View, AR
            3:30 pm - Travel from Mountain View to Batesville, AR (approx 1 h)
            12 am - Travel from Batesville to Texarkana, AR (approx 4 h)
            Housing Info: Arkansas HS
            ETA: 4-4:30 am

July 22 - Texarkana, TX
            Housing: Arkansas HS, Texarkana, AR
            4 pm - Travel from Texarkana to Texarkana, TX (approx 10 m)
            12 am - Travel from Texarkana to Duncanville, TX (approx 3 h)
            Housing Info: Duncanville HS
            ETA: 3-3:30 am

July 23 - Dallas, TX
            Housing: Duncanville HS, Duncanville, TX
            4 pm - Travel from Duncanville to Dallas, TX (approx 20 m)
            12 am - Travel from Dallas to Duncanville

July 24 - Free Day in Dallas, TX
            Housing: Duncanville HS, Duncanville, TX
            10 am - Travel from Duncanville to Dallas
            12 am (July 25) - Travel from Dallas to Spring, TX (approx 3 h 30 m)
            Housing: Dekaney HS
            ETA: 3:30-4 am

July 25 - Houston, TX
            Housing: Dekaney HS, Spring, TX
            3:30 pm - Travel from Spring to Houston, TX (approx 45 m)
            12 am - Travel from Houston to Ponchatoula, LA (approx 5 h)
            Housing info:  Ponchatoula HS

July 26 - Ponchatoula, LA (Laundry Day)
              Housing: Ponchatoula HS
              6 pm - Travel from Ponchatoula to Cottonwood, AL (approx. 5 h 30 m)
              Housing info: Cottonwood HS
              ETA: 11:30 - 12 am (July 27)

July 27 - Dothan, AL
              Housing: Cottonwood HS, Cottonwood, AL
              4 pm - Travel from Cottonwood to Dothan, AL (approx. 30 m)
              12 am (July 28) - Travel from Dothan to Collierville, TN (approx. 7 h 30 m)
              Housing info:  Collierville HS
              ETA: 7:30 - 8 am

July 28 - Memphis, TN
              Housing: Collierville HS, Collierville, TN
              4 pm - Travel from Collierville to Memphis, TN (approx. 45 m)
              12 am (July 29) - Travel from Memphis to Sevierville, TN (approx. 6 h 30 m)
              Housing info: Sevier County HS
              ETA: 7:30 - 8 am EDT

July 29 - Sevierville, TN (Rehearsal Day)
               Housing: Sevier County HS
               5 pm - Travel from Sevierville to Spartanburg, SC (approx. 3 h)
               Housing info: USC-Upstate Hodge Center
               ETA - 8-8:30 pm

July 30 - Spartanburg, SC
               Housing: USC-Upstate Hodge Center
               5 pm - Travel from Hodge Center to Gibbs Stadium (approx. 10 m)
               12 am - Travel from Spartanburg to Millers Creek, NC (3 h)
               Housing info: West Wilkes HS
               ETA: 3-3:30 am

July 31 - Boone, NC
              Housing: West Wilkes HS, Millers Creek, NC
              4 pm - Travel from Millers Creek to Boone, NC (approx. 40 m)
              12 am (August 1) - Travel from Boone, NC to Huntington, WV (4 h 30 m)
               Housing info: Marshall University
               ETA: 4:30-5 am

August 1 - Huntington, WV (Free Day)
                 Housing: Marshall University

August 2 - Huntington, WV (Rehearsal Day)
                 Housing: Marshall University
             
August 3 - Huntington, WV
                 Housing: Marshall University
                 12 am (August 4) - Travel from Huntington to Plainfield, IN (approx. 5 h)
                 Housing info: Plainfield HS
                 ETA: 5-5:30 am

August 4 - Plainfield, IN (Rehearsal Day)
                 Plainfield HS

August 5 - Indianapolis, IN (I&E)
                 Housing: Plainfield HS
                 11 am - Travel to Indianapolis (approx. 30 m)
                 11 pm - Travel to Plainfield (approx. 30 m)
               
August 6 - Indianapolis, IN (DCPI Quarterfinals)
                 Housing: Plainfield HS
                 12 pm - Travel to Indianapolis (approx. 30 m)
                 12 am (August 7) - Travel to Plainfield (approx. 30 m)

August 7 - Indianapolis, IN (DCPI Semifinals)
                 Housing: Plainfield HS
                 TBA - Travel to Indianapolis (approx. 30 m)
                 12 am - Travel to Plainfield (approx. 30 m)

August 8 - Indianapolis, IN (DCPI Finals)
                 Housing: Plainfield HS
                 TBA - Travel to Indianapolis
                 12 am - Travel to Indianapolis International Airport then to Plainfield

August 9 - GOING HOME!
                 Noon - Travel to Indianapolis International Airport
                 12:30 pm - Travel from Indianapolis to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (approx. 2h)
                 3 pm - Travel from Cincinnati/NKY International to Huntington, WV (approx. 3 h)
                 6 pm - Arrive at Marshall University and officially end tour!

November 21-23 - Audition Camp I - Marshall University (Huntington, WV)

ALL BRASS AUDITIONEES - Please prepare 2 etudes of contrasting style plus the required etude. Please have a 2" 3 ring binder (preferably black), a pencil, gloves, valve oil, mouthpiece, water jug.

Trumpet Auditionees - Please bring your own horn
Mellophone Auditionees - You may audition on french horn if a mellophone is not available for you to bring. We will try to rotate everyone on the ones we have.
Baritone/Euphonium Auditionees - You may audition on trombone/concert euphonium if you do not have a marching baritone available. We will try to rotate those wishing to audition for euphonium on the ones we have.
Tuba Auditionees - You may audition on concert tuba or sousaphone. We will try to rotate everyone on the marching horns we have.

ALL PERCUSSION AUDITIONEES - Please bring a 2" 3 ring binder (preferably black), a pencil, sticks/mallets, practice pad, water jug.

Snare Auditionees- Please bring your own drum.
Tenors/Bass Auditionees- Please bring your own drum if possible. We will try to rotate everyone on the equipment we have. Tenors; please bring mallets and sticks if you have them. Bass; please bring appropriate mallets for all bass sizes (16-30").
Cymbal Auditionees- Please bring your own cymbals, gloves (weight lifters gloves in black)

Frontline Auditionees- Please bring all the mallets you have. You will be rotated around on marimba, vibraphone, xylophone, auxiliary (rack), and timpani.


COLORGUARD AUDITIONEES - Please bring your own equipment if possible (flag, sabre, rifle), gloves (color does not matter), shoes (please no lyrical sandals or boots), hair tie (for those with long hair), we ask that you wear all black for your audition, and please do not wear revealing clothing. (a camisole top is acceptable, a halter top is not.), water jug.

ALL AUDITIONEES- Please bring; completed audition form, $25 audition fee (checks payable to Ohio Valley Performing Arts Association memo: Ohio Valley Thunder Audition Fee. VISA/Master Card accepted), sleeping bag/air mattress, pillow, tennis shoes, comfortable clothing for marching/rehearsing in, change of clothes for lunch/dinner, toiletries, towel, a good attitude, and a smile!

December 19-21 - Audition Camp II - Marshall University (Huntington, WV)

**Please see information listed under Audition Camp I**

January 16-18 - January Camp - Marshall University (Huntington, WV) - Full Corps

February 20-22 - February Camp - Marshall University (Huntington, WV)  - Full Corps

March 20-22 - March Camp - Marshall University (Huntington, WV)- Brass/Percussion Only

**If you will be competing with a WGI unit please let your caption head know**

April 17-19 - April Camp - Marshall University (Huntington, WV) - Full Corps

May 22 - Move In - Marshall University (Huntington, WV)

May 22 - June 17 - Everydays - Marshall University (Huntington, WV)