The Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps finished its 2006 competitive season where it began it – as undefeated world champions. The Buccaneers bested twenty-four other competing units at the 42nd Annual Drum Corps Associates World Championships, held this weekend at PAETEC Park in Rochester, NY. The Bucs placed first in the preliminary round of […]
Rochester’s Empire Statesmen narrowed the gap between front-running Reading Buccaneers to less than three-tenths of a point to finish second in the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) finals, but many other members of the Empire Statesmen “family” won top individual honors during the three day weekend tournament.
Part of the pitch for building Rochester’s Paetec Park was that it would be a multi-use facility and spur tourism in the region. The first chance came this weekend. Read the rest of the article here.
Black Knights Drum & Bugle Corps from Gravesend has topped the DCUK Open Class in Grantham last Sunday. They scores 79.1. 37th Kingswood came in second with a score of 73.9. The Kidsgrove Scouts were not present in Grantham. Read the rest of the article here.
There will be an addition to the activities planned during the DCE Championships weekend. In the evening of Friday, 22nd September you will be able to watch drum corps in Rotterdam with the extra event ‘Drum Corps Rocks the Town’. This event is free of charge. Read the rest of the article here.
Wölper Löwen still undefeated in DCG competition Wölper Löwen Drum & Bugle Corps from Neustadt am Rübenberghe has topped the Drum Corps Germany contest in Gevelsberg yesterday. The corps’ show was rewarded with 74.80. The Starriders came in second with a score of 68.83. Read the rest of the article here.
Now that 2006 is almost officially over and 2007 is about to start, we are doing something a little different this year with our fleet by combining our clean up day with the Concord Blue Devils. Read the rest of the article here.
After a rain-soaked and wind-swept Preliminary competition on Saturday afternoon and evening, the Drum Corps Associates 2006 World Championships concluded last night in grand form to a filled stadium of fans in Rochester, NY. The Finals competition featured the top 3 Class A corps and top 10 Open Class corps – as determined by scores […]
DCA started its Championship weekend in Rochester, NY on Friday night with the Individual and Ensemble and Minicorps competition. Spread across 5 great venues at the Clarion Hotel and Riverside Convention Center in downtown Rochester – the competition featured some 200 registered performances that kept the crowds cheering. The Minicorps competition, which closed the evening’s […]
Chris Gibbs, the 2006 Championships Director, and Jill Boyington, DCUK Administrator, spent a day at Burton Albion Football Club to meet with the management and confirm finals details for the forthcomning Championships event on 30th September. Read the rest of the article here.
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