The 19th of June saw the long-awaited return of contesting to the British Youth Band Association and proof positive that the UK marching band activity is still alive and kicking following its enforced absence. Speaking to Oliver Richardson, Corps Director of Revolution and Contest organiser prior to the event, there was no way he was […]
After a 2 year hiatus the European Drum Corps Championships will be returning in 2022 The last event was held in 2019 and on Saturday 24th September 2022 the event will be back and will be held in Holland at the home of FC Dordrecht at Stadion Krommedijk (Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadion). Whilst this stadium is […]
The British Youth Band Association (BYBA) celebrate their golden anniversary in 2024. To mark the occasion, they are launching a special Composition Competition to find a new march. Read the rest of the article here.
We are looking for musicians for our new show orchestra. Currently, the orchestra consists of about 25 musicians. We play contemporary music. From rock and pop to big band music and soul. To complete the group, we are looking for a bassist, a guitarist and a keyboardist. Brass and woodwinds are also very welcome! More […]
On May 27 we will start with the Juliana Show Orchestra. A new part in which we play a variety of music with a new orchestra, from pop to rock and jazz to disco. Do you want to participate? Please contact info [at] juliana [dot] org. The first rehearsal is on Friday 27 May from […]
A Liberty colourguard member is celebrating after being awarded a $1000 scholarship. Lauren Walton, 18, has been performing with Liberty from the age of 11. Currently the guard captain, she has performed with the colourguard for the last 8 seasons. This includes two undefeated seasons – one in 2017, and one in 2019. Lauren has […]
Juliana is going to start with a new, hip and cool show orchestra. The Juliana Orchestra will be an orchestra with a great diversity of instruments and swinging and cool music. More info to follow! Read the rest of the article here.
St George’s Day is the annual day of celebration for England’s patron saint, who is said to have vanquished a dragon and rescued a princess centuries ago. It is celebrated on the 23rd of April each year, with additional celebrations taking place on the closest Sunday. This weekend saw many BYBA bands take to the […]
Welcome to our series of Meet The Council articles. Throughout these entries we will try to give you a chance to get to know the people working behind the scenes at BYBA. This week we are meeting the BYBA Judging Chair, Gary Roylance. Gary started performing with a CLCGB band in 1985 before moving into […]
Welcome to our series of Meet The Council articles. Throughout these entries we will try to give you a chance to get to know the people working behind the scenes at BYBA. This week we are meeting the BYBA Contesting Chair, Clive Burd. Clive started marching with Magic DBC on bass drum and drum staff […]
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