In 1980 the first British Colour Guard Championships took place and therefore on Saturday 4th April, at The Brentwood International Centre, WinterGuard United Kingdom will be hosting the 30th consecutive British Championships. There have been 100’s of Guards that have taken part in this wonderful activity over the years and therefore there must have been […]
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 […]
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, […]
For the second year in a row Rob Balfoort will arrange Beatrix’ hornline parts under the title ‘Alcatraz’. After having worked together last year with great success Rob Balfoort is now putting his effort into the writing of the new program. Rob Balfoort is well known in both the national and the international music scene. […]
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, […]
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