The energy gathering around this request reflects how much value many of you find in these annual performances. I have been listening to your accounts of what the tour means to the community and those stories are helping me formulate a clearer case to present to the organizers.

Reaching this level of support confirms that the desire for a summer tour is shared by many people across the country. This momentum suggests that our interest is too significant for the organizers to overlook as they finalize their plans.