Just like last year, Drum Corps Europe has had a logo designed for the DCE Championships 2006 in Rotterdam. This time though, the logo is not adorned with the towers of the Sparta stadium ‘The Castle’, but a typical Rotterdam symbol has been chosen instead. Read the rest of the article here.
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The Glassmen and several European corps performed last Sunday at the East of England Invitational in Peterborough. Many drum corps fans attended the big event. A review by Anna Storey. Read the rest of the article here.
Today, a draw has determined the order of performances for the DCE Open Class prelims in Rotterdam. The draw was held in the Sparta Rotterdam’s press centre and was broadcasted through the DCE website. On Saturday, September 23rd, the Open Class prelims will start at 09.00 hours local time. Read the rest of the article […]
Strängnäs Drum & Bugle Corps from Sweden will not enter the DCE Championships this year. Due to low membership in the hornline, they are not able to field a corps. The next corps on the waiting list, Jong DAP from Apeldoorn – The Netherlands, have accepted the invitation of Drum Corps Europe to enter. They […]
InCorps has announced a partnership with Vic Firth Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of drumsticks and mallets. Located in Dedham – Massachusetts (USA), Vic Firth is well known in the popmusic, concertmusic, drum corps, marchingbands and indoor drumlines. "Every year we set ourselves new goals at InCorps", Erwin van Gemert of InCorps said. "One of […]
The draw for the DCE Championships prelims will take place on Saturday 24th June. Lots will be drawn to determine the order within the various groups, three months before the spectacular event in Rotterdam. The draw for the Prelims will be held from 1:00 pm onwards in Sparta Rotterdam’s press room at ‘The Castle’. Those […]
Sunday the 4th of June, time for the championship of Hamont, were we had to defend our title! The members collected at the club house at half past 11. The trip took 90 minutes. When the corps arrived they were aloud to relax for an hour before they have to present themselves. At six o’clock […]
Ticket sales for the DCE Championships in Rotterdam on 23rd September are going extremely well, with tickets for the centre section of the stand selling particularly quickly. A month after the pre-sale began, most seats in the centre section have been sold already. Those wanting to be guaranteed of a good place during the Championships […]
This year, the order of the performances during the DCE Prelims will be determined differently from last year. The order will partly be based on the contestants’ results last year. Last year, both European and American judges reported that a complete mix of all the Open Class participants can cause difficulties for the judges when […]
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