Drum Corps United Kingdom has confirmed the schedule for the 2006 competitive season. The British drum corps organisation will run six shows this year, starting in Warrington on June 18th with eleven contestants. All fourteen corps will take part in the British Drum Corps Championships. The complete schedule can be found here.
This year, the order of the performances during the DCE Prelims will be determined differently from last year. The order will partly be based on the contestants’ results last year. Last year, both European and American judges reported that a complete mix of all the Open Class participants can cause difficulties for the judges when […]
Translated via AltaVista Babel Fish: The Blue Lions are proud to officially announce a partnership with Adams. For the Blue Lions it is a real aubaine and a great pride to be able to profit from close cooperation with the prestigious Adams(currently the only group in France). Indeed, the contract signed about fifteen days ago […]
(Translated via AltaVista Babel Fish) French fans of drum corps and marching bands will have only the embarrassment of choosing for the last weekend of June. Indeed, two major events are organized in the north-Picardy area in Saint Quentin and Lille. Read the rest of the article (in French) here.
Color Guard Nederland (CGN) is pleased to announce the completion of the 2007 contest schedule. The contests for Color Guard and Indoor Percussion are very propular in The Netherlands and in 2007 an extra contest will be held.
Drum Corps Europe has revealed the date for the DCE Championships in 2007. Next year, the European Championships will be held on Saturday, September 29th. Every year, the DCE Championships are held on the last Saturday of September. This year is an exception, because the DCUK Championships are to be held in the weekend of […]
The Field Band Foundation and Jazz at Lincoln Center just completed an exchange programme generously sponsored by the US Department of State Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. The exchange programme focused on exchange of music, culture and using music as a medium for raising awareness around HIV prevention and education. The Septet from JALC […]
Dordrecht, The Netherlands Drum Corps Netherlands May 27, 2006 Open Class 1 • 63.60 • Jubal 2 • 56.75 • Juliana 3 • 51.65 • Northern Star (6.2 penalties) 4 • 48.50 • Federatieband 5 • 46.10 • Jong-Holland 6 • 38.15 • Tambourijnen (0.7 penalties) A-Class 1 • 50.30 • Willem Eggert 2 • […]
Jubal Drum & Bugle Corps has topped the Open Class of the first Drum Corps Netherlands contest, last night in Dordrecht. The corps scored 63.6 points, followed by Juliana from Middelburg (56.75) and Northern Star from Leeds (51.75, 6.2 penalties). It was a rainy day in Dordrecht, which resulted in a slippery field. Definitely not […]
Drum Corps United Kingdom have been approached to help in an independent survey entitled "Safeguarding the Future of Drum Corps in Great Britain". The survey is being undertaken by Ian Scaife and DCUK are pleased to be able assist in the distribution of this paper which is not just aimed at personnel directly involved with […]
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