Lancers Drum Corp Alumni had their first official rehearsal on 4th March at Longbarn county Primary school in Padgate Warrington. Even though it is early days yet, we had new comers from Morcambe, thank you for coming, the percussion section had a good session even though they hadn’t played in a while and the brass […]
In 2007 Drum Corps United Kingdom launched "DCUK Theatre" which was an on-line media player and was used to make video clips of Corps performances available to view on the website. Unfortunately the company that hosted the software to run this feature have changed their charging policy and therefore DCUK Theatre has had to be […]
With a lot of help from member organisations and from bands, The Federation has just published an impressive 20 page full colour magazine. The magazine has features by international percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie and Cultural Olympiad Supremo Bill Morris. It is packed with pictures of bands from all areas of the activity. There is news […]
This weekend saw the first music camp of 2009. Following the first Saturday warm up the battery started work on the closer in sectionals, the first distinction was the bad smell of feet in the battery area. "Apparently it was rather hot????? well that was the excuse" . The Front line warmed up and carried […]
Following the recent announcement that the Dagenham Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps would be returning to field an Alumni Corps to perform at the 30th British Drum Corps Championships, a website has now been created to not only keep people updated on this exciting project but also to chart the history of this 4 times […]
After many years away The Pacemakers will return to DCUK in their 30th anniversary year. As the only founder corps who competed at the first ever DCUK final, they are pleased to be able to help celebrate this historic milestone. Executive Director, Ray Westbrook said: “It amazing that 30 years have passed and we are […]
Following the success of Perfect Day in 2007 and Ave Maria last year, a month or so ago DCUK asked for ideas for a 2009 Theme Tune for DCUK. We did receive a number of suggestions (and thank you to those that did submit ideas) and are now pleased to advise that the Theme Tune […]
DCUK are pleased to advise that, following the initial registration process in early January, all Corps that indicated they wished to be part of DCUK in 2009 have now confirmed their membership. The 2009 membership now looks like this: Open Class37th Kingswood – Bristol, Avon
Atherstone Youth Marching Band is delighted to announce that they will be joining DCUK for the 2009 season. The band registered on the opening day for registrations and has confirmed that it will be marching in all of the DCUK competitions held in the season including an exciting trip to Ireland in July. The move […]
Two French musicians will join The Senators Drum & Bugle Corps for the 2009 season. David Lemant and Benoit Sueur will both march in the drumline of the DCE 2007 and 2008 European Champions. David will march snare, and Benoit will be part of the tenor line. They are both members of the indoor percussion […]
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