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DCUK Announces New Venue For 2013 Championships

For the past few years Mansfield Town FC have provided DCUK the venue for the British Drum Corps Championships but this year they were promoted out of the Football Conference back into the main Football League and as a result need to carry out works to the ground which means they are unable to host […]

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Hall Of Fame Associate Member Gord Moffat Passes Away

Gord Moffat, an associate member of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame inducted in 2002 during ceremonies in Scranton, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at the Carpenter Hospice in Burlington, Ontario recently after a long illness. His wife Laura was with him at the time of his passing. At his request, there will not be […]

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Funeral Services Held For Gary Karpinski

Funeral mass for Gary Karpinski, a charter associate member of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame, was celebrated on Tuesday, June 4 in Saint Matthias Roman Catholic Church in Somerset, New Jersey. He passed away at age 46 at his father’s home in Somerset, New Jersey on Friday, May 31. He was inducted to […]

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Scout House 75th Anniversary Family Barbecue Details

Preston Scout House Alumni Band, of Cambridge, will extend Canada Day celebrations from the traditional one-mile parade route through downtown Preston on July 1 to include a giant family barbecue and picnic at the Knights of Columbus building, marking the Band’s 75th anniversary season. The family picnic for hundreds of Scout House Alumni Band and […]

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First New Hall Of Fame Associate Induction Since 2003

Eighty year old Jordis (Jordy) Larvick, the sole marching member remaining from the inaugural group that started the Williston Cowboys American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps in Williston, North Dakota, in 1954 will be inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame on Labor Day weekend, the first new associate member chosen since 2003. […]

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World Drum Corps Hall Of Fame Class Of 2013 Announced

The seven individuals to be inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame during a luncheon ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland on Saturday, August 31 represent devotion to the drum and bugle corps community that stretches in time from the early 1940s to the present day, from the Atlantic seaboard all the way across the […]

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27th Lancers Foundation Accepting 2013 Applications

The 27th Lancers Foundation is now accepting Scholarship applications which will be awarded at DCI World Championships in Indianapolis, IN. Founded by the Bonfiglio Family, the 27th Lancers Foundation was established as a vehicle to provide scholarships to deserving individuals who are pursuing a career in Education and Performing Arts. The Foundation will award two […]

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Ticket Sales For 2013 DCE Championships Start On May 15th

Ticket sales for the DCE European Championships will start on 15th of May from 9 pm CET (8 pm GMT). The overwhelming interest in the traditional start of the presale on the 1st of May caused the website to crash. Drum Corps Europe regrets the error and has been working hard on the technology in […]

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Bridgemen Reach Out To The Drum Corps Community

It seems like everywhere you go, bridges are being repaired, repaved and even raised up higher. This is necessary to ensure their safety and longevity. Here in Bayonne, the Bridgemen Alumni Corps, in an effort to ensure their survival, are reaching out; building bridges to the drum corps community. With their current membership drive netting […]

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Florida Brass Going To DCA This Year

The Florida Brass Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps from Lakeland, Florida, will head north to the DCA World Championship this year. The corps will perform their show in front of thousands at the Alumni Spectacular Sunday September 1st. The Florida Brass is now in its 10th year of entertaining the crowds in the sunshine state […]

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