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 […]
Over the past 3 years, the Trinity School Showband have been working to a plan that would develop their members and staff in order to prepare for pushing themselves further. At a recent meeting, it was decided that the work that started in 2006 has been a huge success not only for the members, but […]
Drum Corps United Kingdom are pleased to announce their arrival on Facebook. The official DCUK Facebook group has been set up to bring together the UK Drum Corps community, to share news of current DCUK events and, as we enter our 30th season, to share cherished memories of days gone by. There are programmes, yearbooks, […]
Sunday 5th October 07.30am the rain was pouring down and I had a two hour trip to Coventry for the 2008 British Youth Band Association Championships, where six British Champions would later be crowned. I hoped that the weather would clear ready for the first band but on arrival the weather was just as bad […]
Stafford Lancers are pleased to announce the title of the 2009 show: ‘Outside the Box’ Stafford Lancers will for the first time in the Corps history be bringing a show full of upbeat Jazz, Swing and Blues to the arena for 2009!
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