The 2009 Northern Star summer corps show concept is entitled ‘From A to B’. The corps will embark on this journey using transport or transportation modes as their vehicle. Northern Star will look at how it is used to move people from one location to another before arriving at their chosen destination. The show is […]
All DVDs of the DCE Championships 2008 that were preorderd, have been shipped. The delivery time depends on the shipping time, which is usually 4-6 business days for European addresses. Drum Corps Europe would like to thank Peter Franken, Drum Corps Media, Show & Marching Music, Friedo TV Productions, and the DCE staff who worked […]
Both corps representatives and DCE want to have an easier way to get feedback about the judging system. Therefore DCE and the corps that were present at the DCE symposium last Saturday have agreed a corps initiative (not part of DCE) of an instructor task force. The task force will be headed by Robby Overilet, […]
DCE are currently looking into the possibilities are holding a Power Regional in the London area in 2010. Plans were unveiled at the recent DCE Symposium last Saturday in London, and the idea received unanimous support from all corps and national organisations represented. Many groups regretted that the planned 2008 event could not take place, […]
This week Drum Corps Europe will start shipping the DVDs of the DCE Championships 2008. Drum corps fans who already ordered the DVD will receive their order first. The DVD recordings are 16:9 widescreen, multi-angle (edited version and high camera), and include Dolby Surround Sound 5.1 audio (recorded and edited by Show & Marching Music). […]
Today, the German drum corps member Philipp Schüßler from Gevelsberg will perform in the inaugural parade for Barack Obama. The mellophone player will march in the parade with The Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps. Many people from German tv and radio stations, as well as newspapers interviewed Philipp about his once in a lifetime opportunity. […]
Drum Corps Europe has appointed Bruce Vrancken as the new DCE Adjudication Manager. Bruce will coordinate all judging matters as part of the DCE management team. Bruce succeeds Tony Mackenzie-Jones in the role of Adjudication Manager. "Bruce has been a long time talented and respected DCE judge", DCE chairman Marcel Matthijsse said. "He’s got what […]
The latest news from the Drum Corps Europe is easily accessible on your iPhone or iPod Touch. By placing the DCE RSS feed in the favorites of the iPhone browser, all news is just a few clicks away. With the iPhone you can visit websites, but zooming and scrolling on big pages is not always […]
DCE, DCUK and DCN have clarified the description of instruments that can be amplified next season. All acoustic percussion membrane, acoustic percussion keyboards, latin percussion instruments and other comparable acoustic equipment used for musical effects are legal and can be amplified. The organisations announced earlier this year that the 2009 contest season will see the […]
The DCE European Championships 2009 will again be held in the Parkstad Limburg Stadium in Kerkrade. The football club Roda JC and Drum Corps Europe have come to an agreement about the stadium. The DCE Championships will be held on Saturday, September 26th. The responses by visitors and corps regarding the stadium were fantastic. The […]
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