Last weekend Gifford Howarth instructed the front ensemble. A lot of the current members also participated in this clinic last year, but for our new members it was even more exciting! The beatrix.org editors spoke with Sharon Sens, new with Beatrix’ in 2012 and also new in the world of the front ensemble. Read the […]
Gifford Howarth, Vic Firth, Evans and Zildjian artist, is back in the Netherlands. In the weekend of December 16 – 17 he will be at the Beatrix Corps Hall to deliver Beatrix’ Front Ensemble some extra knowledge and skills. When the Beatrix Association was founded, the board decided to give some extra attention to the […]
Juliana Drum & Bugle Corps from Middelburg – The Netherlands has announced its new show. “Metamorphosis: From Anger to Love” is about the most basic human emotions: love and hatred. Juliana’s design team has been working on developing the new show for several months. In recent years, the team has developed a design process that […]
A drumcorps program is never finished. The program unfolds itself even before the first sheets of music are handed out. On a cold winter day the first sheets of music are placed upon the music-stands. From that moment on you will see and hear the program grow and everyone who is involved with the corps […]
We all know where and how a Beatrix season ends: in the finals stadium with a standing ovation from the crowd. But a Beatrix program starts within the minds of a group of people called the BPT (Beatrix Program Team). An enormous pile of ideas is discussed and researched, thoughts are discarded or mutilated, lessons […]
This past year, Beatrix ‘ has prepared itself for the 2012 USA Tour. We took the Drum Corps International Tour 2011 as a guide on which we composed a concept 2012 Tour that meets the requirements and wishes that we have; challenging competitions in the Open Class, good variety with World Class participants, enough time […]
Drum Corps Netherlands decided to call off the DCN Finals halfway through the evening due to severe weather conditions. Thunderstorms and a huge downpour put a ??premature end to the Dutch Drum Corps Championship of 2011. The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute issued a weather warning in the course of the evening. Drum Corps Netherlands continued […]
The 2011 season is stil in full swing, but behind the screens we are working hard on the preparations for 2012. Have you got what it takes to march Beatrix’ next year? Our open rehearsal will be held om Saturday, October 8th. In the morning, Jong Beatrix will have an open rehearsal from 9:00 until […]
A Parlour Session will be held before the DCN Finals in Dordrecht on Saturday 10th September. DCE judge Edwin Beens will prepare and facilitate the session. The session will commence 75 minutes before the first competing corps as usual. The theme of the session will be ‘Expressive Skills and their Range’. All instructors are welcome […]
Last Saturday, Beatrix’ traveled to Dordrecht for the second time this season. This day was all about a new concept: ‘Grote Prijs Stad Dordrecht’ (Grand Prize of the City of Dordrecht). In the afternoon, after all the members got their lunch from the organization, all the contestants were present at the street parade that was […]
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