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 […]
Drum Corps Europe is proud to announce a partnership with Up-Front Footwear, Inc., maker of Dinkles marching shoes. Located in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, DINKLES Marching Shoes have been worn by leading bands, drum & bugle corps, and color guards throughout the world. For 20 years, Up-Front Footwear has been producing what is considered to be the […]
The schedule for the 2006 season has been amended, from seven shows to five plus Finals. The first show of the season, due to be held at Grantham on June 4th, has unfortunately been cancelled. Due to circumstances beyond DCUK’s control the Grantham venue is no longer available. Due to the short notice and the […]
The DCE Competition Manual has been upgraded from version 6.0 to version 6.1. The new manual is available as a PDF file and can be dowloaded free of charge from this website. In the new manual, a few typing errors that might cause confusion have been fixed (in the ‘contest rules’ section on page 4). […]
I regret to announce that Southern Aurora have withdrawn from competition for the foreseeable future. After a series of set backs in the past two months, it has become clear that the show we had written cannot be performed by the members we have. Whilst we could have pushed the members to a level of […]
Witzenhausen, Germany Drum Corps Germany May 13, 2006 Drum Corps Klasse Wölper Löwen (38,25 Punkte) Starriders (36,43) Fidele Vogelsanger (35,03) Flying Drums (30,20) Blue Diamonds (28,05) Blue Bandits (25,85) Red Stars (23,70) Black Panthers (21,10) Marching Band Klasse The Devils (29,80) Read the rest of the article here.
The Stadium Lille Metropole in Villeneuve d’Ascq in France will be the home for the 2006 Best of Bands festival. The event is scheduled for Sunday, June 25th, 2006. Although the Glassmen are unable to participate, music fans will have a unique opportunity to see many of the top groups in Europe perform at a […]
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