Yesterday Juliana Drum & Bugle Corps scored 1241 points at the World Music Contest in Kerkrade. Wiith this score, the corps from Middelburg beat Beatrix from Hilversum and Jubal from Dordrecht. Surasakmontree from Bangkok is still the leading band in the Corps Style World Division at the World Music Contest. Juliana reached the second place […]
The Clonmel Bluehawks have topped the first DCE certified show in Ireland last Saturday. The event was a joint venture of the Irish Marching Band Association (IMBA) and Drum Corps United Kingdom. The Bluehawks scored 51.35. The Tallaght Festival Band came in second with 45.75, followed by the Inbhear Mór Marchers (45.10), Tallaght Youth Band […]
Ten corps and bands, including the UK based Atherstone Youth Band an The Senators Drum & Bugle Corps, will enter the IMBA/DCUK show in Arklow next weekend, Saturday 11th July. The event will be a DCE certified contest. Corps and bands entering the show will be yje Boyle Marching Band, Ravens Marching Showband, Tallaght Youth […]
Drum Corps Europe has unvealed the logo of the DCE European Champrionships 2009 in Kerkrade. The logo has been designed by graphic artist Peter Franken. DCE will use the logo on all Championships publications, including the popular patches. The logo is based on last year’s logo, but Franken made the logo a bit more dynamic, […]
The stand sections A and B at the DCE European Championships have been sold out, six weeks after DCE started the online sale of tickets. More than 1,000 tickets have been sold. There are still tickets available for the other sections, but don’t wait too long if you want to have a good seat! Ticket […]
Millennium Drum & Bugle Corps have new uniforms. The new look of the Italian DCE finalist was presented to people of their hometown Verdello last weekend during a preview performance. Blue is still the main colour of Millennium, with black and silver added as colours. The designer of the new look is the well known […]
Today, the European drum corps season will start in Goes – The Netherlands. Eight Dutch corps will enter the Drum Corps Netherlands competition in the Open Class, Cadet Class, A-Class and Percussion Class. The performing corps are Juliana (Middelburg), Confetti (Goes), Johan Friso (Middelburg), Harpe Davids (Zoetermeer), Blue Phoenix (Axel), Showband 75 (Leidschendam), Jong-Holland (Zwijndrecht) […]
Junt Minalai, a staff member from Thailand travelled to Europe earlier this month to join the DCE Judges College in Dadizele – Belgium. He wants to use his knowledge about the DCE judging system to develop the drum corps and marching band activity in his own country. Junti received his bachelor’s degree in music education […]
DCE held its annual Judges College in Dadizele – Belgium last weekend. The judges in attendance went over the basic principles of judging as well as specfic caption sessions. There were judges from Holland, Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom and Thailand in attendance. Bob Thomas, the Director of Education, was extremely pleased with the interaction […]
The sale of tickets for the DCE Championships 2009 started on May 1st at midnight. Within a few hours all 500 tickets in the middle section of the stand were sold out. There are still good seats available. The sale started at 0.00 am, and all seats in the A section of the stand were […]
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