The DCE Competition Manual version 6.0 is ready for download. Besides a change in field set up, like announced last year, there are no major changes in the contest rules (compared to the previous version 5.1). The judging manual includes several changes though. From 2006 and beyond, the Color Guard caption will be included in […]
We are delighted to announce the release, for the first time, of DVD’s from DCUK’s history of Finals. The years 1984 to 1988 are now available to purchase from the website, with later years to follow in the future. The price of DVD’s for all years will be set at £20.00 with all proceeds being […]
The first day of the ticket sale for the DCE Championships 2006 has been very succesful. Already 200 tickets have been ordered in the DCE webshop. This is a record setting number for Drum Corps Europe. This year, the European Championships will be held in the Sparta Stadium in Rotterdam – The Netherlands on Saturday, […]
Registration for the Color Guard Nederland (CGN) Individuals & Ensembles for Brass, Percussion and Color Guard had started. Participants can battle in many different classes and categories om October 14 in Eemnes, The Netherlands. The new venue in Eemnes offers great warm-up facilities and a much better experience for participants. In a theatre musicians can […]
For 2006 and beyond, the Juliana Drum & Bugle Corps hornline will use the AirMax Breather. The Breather is a device, intended to improve breathing for horn players, that offers different resistance levels in order to enlarge lung capacity and allow each performer to play better within the ensemble. Juliana from Middelburg – The Netherlands […]
The admission tickets for the DCE European Championships in Rotterdam – The Netherlands are now available. Orders are taken 24 hours a day in our webshop. There are two price levels: one for the centre section of the stand, and one for the other sections. Tickets for the centre section will be available for EUR […]
As a result of the loss of performing members and staff, combined with the need to recruit and rebuild the corps, Forgemen from Sheffield will not take the competitive filed in either BYBA or DCUK this year. "The corps is continuing upon our voyage of change that will result in the long term sustainability of […]
Due to demand from its members, Distant Thunder have set up a members blog to record marching members experiences during the 2006 season. Hot on the heels of some DCI corps, they are the first UK corps to launch a public blog on their internet website. Postings will follow after rehearsals, events and competitions giving […]
Drum Corps Europe has activated a new domain name: drumcorpseurope.org. This will be the new starting point from where visitors of the DCE website can proceed to their own language (English, Dutch, German or French). The old DCE website was hosted on the drumcorps.nl domain. The DCE management decided that a Dutch TLD (.nl) is […]
Details of the Glassmen’s ‘Entertrainment Clinic’ are now available. The clinic will be held on the day of the East of England Invitational that will be held in Peterborough on July 2nd. The Entertrainment Clinic will be held between 3.30 and 5.00 PM. Attendees of the clinic will participate on the field with the Glassmen […]
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