The BYBA Performance Portfolio is pleased to announce our 2009 summer season, which includes a number of minor changes to existing contests, plus sanction of two new contests taking our total to 10! With the support of our contest committees across the country, we believe we have created choice in our calendar, and opportunities for […]
Distant Thunder Drum and Bugle Corps is pleased to announce plans for 2009. Next year sees Distant Thunder’s tenth anniversary so it is fitting that some exciting developments are happening. The senior Corps will compete as an open age unit in BYBA Associate Class for the first time and looking to the future, Distant Thunder […]
Pride of Bristol are please to announce that they have entered into a Strategic Partnership with local education centre Filton College. The new group will be called the Pegasus Academy of Performing Arts, honouring the Engine produced in Filton by the Bristol Engine Company, then Rolls Royce when it acquired the firm in 1966. Pegasus’ […]
Local youth marching music ensemble CONCORD have been specially selected to take part in a national pilot scheme that will form the basis of a UK-wide programme. Supported by the prestigious National Lottery funding body “Youth Music”, Concord, one of the country’s oldest and widely-renowned youth music organisations, have agreed to work towards increased involvement […]
On October 9th 2008 a new band had its first rehearsal and Liberty Drum Corps, based in Duston, Northampton, finally moved from planning to happening. For the last 6 months the steering group had been working on the “behind the scenes” operations to make sure the band started with good foundations. Funding had been applied […]
The 2008 Tokyo Open occurred on Sunday, November 2, at Ohta Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. 1. The Yokohama Scouts 33.82. Yokohama Inspires 33.33. Pride of SOKA 32.34. Tokyo Phoenix 30.85. Sonic Lancers 28.46. Cherry Blossoms 28.1
This Saturday, the registration for the DCE European Championships 2009 will begin. Corps will be able to register during the whole of November. The participants list will be published mid-December. Like in previous years, criteria will be used for selection (the criteria will be published when the registration starts). 2007 DCE Open Class finalists and […]
Following on from a very successful 2008 season, Spirit of Coventry are looking for Staff/Instructors in various key areas to facilitate the new season. These are: Corps CoordinatorGuard Caption HeadFront Line Caption HeadPercussion StaffBrass Caption Head Read the rest of the article here.
At 10am UK (11am mainland Europe) on Saturday 1st November the on-line registration process for the WGUK sponsored 2009 European Championships will open. This event being held in Stoke On Trent in the UK on Saturday 21st February is open to units across Europe to compete and meet together in the continued co-operation under the […]
Marching Music France and Drum Corps Europe will enter a strategic partnership. Marching Music France is a new French music organisation, and one of their aims is to promote the drum corps style in their country. With education, Marching Music France wants to teach musicians ‘the drum corps way’ during national summer camps, with the […]
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