This past year, Beatrix ‘ has prepared itself for the 2012 USA Tour. We took the Drum Corps International Tour 2011 as a guide on which we composed a concept 2012 Tour that meets the requirements and wishes that we have; challenging competitions in the Open Class, good variety with World Class participants, enough time [...]
Drum Corps Netherlands decided to call off the DCN Finals halfway through the evening due to severe weather conditions. Thunderstorms and a huge downpour put a ??premature end to the Dutch Drum Corps Championship of 2011. The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute issued a weather warning in the course of the evening. Drum Corps Netherlands continued [...]
The 2011 season is stil in full swing, but behind the screens we are working hard on the preparations for 2012. Have you got what it takes to march Beatrix’ next year? Our open rehearsal will be held om Saturday, October 8th. In the morning, Jong Beatrix will have an open rehearsal from 9:00 until [...]
A Parlour Session will be held before the DCN Finals in Dordrecht on Saturday 10th September. DCE judge Edwin Beens will prepare and facilitate the session. The session will commence 75 minutes before the first competing corps as usual. The theme of the session will be ‘Expressive Skills and their Range’. All instructors are welcome [...]
Last Saturday, Beatrix’ traveled to Dordrecht for the second time this season. This day was all about a new concept: ‘Grote Prijs Stad Dordrecht’ (Grand Prize of the City of Dordrecht). In the afternoon, after all the members got their lunch from the organization, all the contestants were present at the street parade that was [...]
After a long wait, finally they were there. The new Pearl field drums were officially unveiled last Friday. Pearl Europe and Beatrix’ Drum & Bugle Corps have made a new long term agreement at the beginning of this year’s summer. The instruments were delivered a few weeks ago, but the corps was on summer recess [...]
Next Friday will be the kick off for the final part of the season. After a well deserved break, we will get on again to make the last two months of this season the best possible. The members enjoyed their six weeks of vacation. Many got to visit the sun, the sea and beach. Others [...]
It has been on his mind a couple of years: to join a American drumcorps as a volunteer. This year he finally did it; DCI from the sideline. Suryono Wiersma, 30 years old, from Hilversum, had the long time dream to join a DCI corps. After his experience with Beatrix’ during the DCI tour of [...]
There already some Dutchmen and Dutchwomen competing DCI, but this week our colleagues at Jubal from Dordrecht will also go to America for their DCI tour. We know what a magnificent feeling and experience it is and therefore we want to wish all the members, staff members and co-workers of Jubal the best of luck [...]
In this 65th anniversary year of both Beatrix’ and Pearl, Beatrix’ Drum & Bugle Corps was provided with a complete new set of field percussion instruments. Pearl Europe and Beatrix’ Drum & Bugle Corps have signed a new contract. In this contract our long term partnership has been sustained for many more years.
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