From the limited feedback to date, mostly positive, it would seem that everyone had a great time at our National Championships; but I’m sure we can improve on that for 2007! Congratulations to all Finalists, Caption, Class & League Winners, you provided a magnificent sight and sound, in such a professional manner. A ‘big thanks’ […]
The recaps for the 2006 DCJ Tokyo Open are now available for viewing on the DCJ website (http://www.dcjpn.org/). While the website is in Japanese, the recaps are in English. You can view the recaps here. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required and can be downloaded here. DCP member Eddie Escobar’s report on the Open is also […]
After a very enjoyable and successful 2006 Cadence Guildford move into 2007 in great shape. Despite around 15 of the 2006 members moving up into the Cadence senior corps they have been hugely successful in keeping our membership strong. To date they have around 70 in the Cadets. This is mainly the result of moving […]
The Field Band Foundation website has been updated and has a beautiful new design by Webpro of South Africa. The site includes new information about FBF and includes new sections where groups can download our music. There is a beautiful new photo gallery as well. Please take a look at www.fieldband.org.za And many thanks to […]
Northern Star took the Division 1 title of the BYBA Championships yesterday in Coventry. A score of 915 points was attained by the DCE runner-up in the Butts Park Arena. Read the rest of the article here.
Despite strong winds, the 2006 Tokyo Open (previously known as the Autumn Preview) took flight in Tokyo’s Ohta ward at Ohta Stadium, officially opening the 2006 Drum Corps Japan (DCJ) season. Six drum and bugle corps in the DCJ family competed in this rare outdoor contest. All corps arrived at Ohta Stadium bright and early […]
September was again a good month for the DCE website, with more than 37,000 visits. This produced around 35 Gigabytes of data traffic for drumcorpseurope.org. Read the rest of the article here.
Following some extremely encouraging discussions recently, where foundations for an excellent future for the Marching Bands and Drum Corps across the UK & Europe were discussed, BYBA are extremely excited about the prospect of working more closely with our European friends at DCE. Read the rest of the article here.
For 2007 Kidsgrove Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps will be on open age unit, there will also be many differences in the nature that we rehearse so that we can accommodate and involve as many people as possible. Read the rest of the article here.
At the recent British Drum Corps Championships held at Burton Albion Football Ground, heats for the extreme sports drumming event, World’s Fastest Drummer, were held throughout the day with a live "Drum-Off" taking place during the Open Class Olympic Retreat between the highest two placings. Read the rest of the article here.
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