Contests held by drum corps organisations in Europe satisfying conditions set by DCE can be regarded as ‘certified’ from now on. In order to comply, the contest must be judged on the basis of the DCE judging manual and the performances of the corps must be assessed by DCE certified judges. Read the rest of […]
Rookie members discuss their determination on how they made the corps, a couple of snare drummers fess up to last-season’s victimless crime and we get to hear the brass and battery perform BlueView is much more than your basic camp report. It is a video magazine featuring insights, commentaries, flash backs of past performances, news […]
The Governor was in Dubuque attending to a series of functions, including the proclamation presentation. The event came together quickly, and on three days notice, all but 8 of the Colt Cadets were on hand for the presentation and to perform a concert for the Governor and many state and local officials. Read the rest […]
In part 4 of the ‘At the Borderline’ series we will get to know more about the South African Field Band from Soweto and we will feature the longtime exchange programme that the Field Band Foundation has with the Norwegian Musikkorps Verbond (NMF) and Pioneer drum & bugle corps from Milwaukee (USA). Part 4 also […]
You’re invited to a very special preview event for the 2007 GLASSMEN Summer Tour! WHO: All parents, family, alumni, friends, fans and supporters of the GLASSMEN Drum & Bugle Corps WHAT: You’re invited to a special preview performance of the GLASSMEN before they embark on their 46th summer tour – coast-to-coast! You’ll get a chance […]
Welcome back to the land of "All Things Brass." Over the past few months I’ve been receiving e-mails from many of you asking a variety of questions pertaining to brass technique. Brass technique or pedagogy (the study of performance techniques specific to brass instruments) is as much a science as it is opinion and preference. […]
Beating drums and blaring horns can be heard across the Denison University campus as the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps rehearses its 2007 show, “Criminal.” The corps, which has 135 members and is based in Canton, has been practicing at Denison since May 19. The corps will head to Annapolis, Md., for its first competition […]
Drum Corps International is very pleased to welcome fans and followers of drum corps from throughout the world to our new online home. With this “re-launching” of DCI.org, we hope to provide our visitors with a new and engaging way to find information and experience multimedia on the Web, highlighting the world’s most elite and […]
Drum Corps Planet’s Box Center podcast is ready for download! In this week’s edition, DCP Managing News Editor Kevin Gamin takes a look at the past week’s news and events in the drum corps world, including: Reviews from the Memorial Day camps of the SCV Cadets and Rochester Crusaders and the debut performance of the […]
The New York Skyliners have announced that they will not field a competitive corps this summer, but will compete as a Mini-Corps at DCA Championships over Labor Day Weekend. The N.Y. Skyliners invite anyone who is interested in performing with the N. Y. Skyliners’ Mini-Corps (brass with a small drumline/drum set player) to send an […]
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