From march 16 through March 26, 2007, a delegation of VLAMO (BE) travelled to South Africa. Geert Vanmaeckelberghe (President Artistic Committee Drum, Percussion, Pipebands and Showbands), Filip Santy (Director) and Michel Willé (General President) extensively took knowledge of the structure and the operation, the strategy and mission of the Field Band Foundation. Chief Executive Retha […]
Photos and videos from this years Northern Preview Concert, held at Crawshaw High School, Pudsey, West Yorkshire on Saturday 12th May are now available to view. Performances include Doncaster Danum, Revolution Show Corps, Halifax BB/GB, Concord, 3rd Davyhulme, Poynton Commodores and Northern Star. The Northern Preview Concert is an annual event held for the bands […]
While others cut a cake to celebrate anniversaries, the Field Band Foundation (FBF) is hitting the studio to record a CD to mark its 10-year birthday. The 80 minutes of music will feature jazz artist Brian Thusi and 37 other musicians. Senior members, from the age of 20, have been selected to perform on the […]
The Commodores are pleased to announce that they have been requested to entertain the crowds for the Manchester auditions of X-FACTOR! Everyone is looking forward to this great opportunity, the Auditions will be watched by over 12 million viewers!! Saturday 19th May at the Lowry Hotel, the full Open Class corps plus the Commodore Cadets […]
DCUK are pleased to welcome a new Corps into membership for 2007. Legion Star hail from Crawley in West Sussex, a town which has a long history of providing quality Drum Corps and Marching Bands. During the winter months their Drumline performed along side Rhythm X from the USA both in the UK and on […]
Concord’s Ceremonial Fanfare Team will appear on the ITV television recording of The X Factor when it comes to Sheffield for their open auditions. Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and the rest of the panel will be greeted by the Lord Mayor of Sheffield at the City Hall when the programme is produced in July this […]
Drum Corps United Kingdom are pleased to announce the launch of DCUK Theatre which currently features clips for the four 2006 Champions but, over the coming weeks, further clips will be added, including archive items. Read the rst of the article here.
As CGN is finalizing plans for the 2008 season, we have decided to swap the locations for two contests. The contests in Goes and Franeker have swapped. This has to do with Carnival, which is celebrated in the South extensively, and fell on the date of Goes. Franeker and the Regional in Drachten (both North) […]
Majestic Holland, manufacturer of Majestic instruments, has become a sponsor of Drum Corps Europe. The company, based in Nijehaske – The Netherlands, has a lot in store for this year, including an exclusive for the DCE Championships. The DCE Championships in Rotterdam on 29th September will be the first time that Majestic Holland presents its […]
The 37th have considered the priorities and aims of the members, parents and staff and the direction to meet the organisations growth and continued success. We have looked into the ethos of the Scouting movement, which the 37th have been supported by for a number of years. We also recognise that the cadet unit is […]
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