In 1990 the Southern Knights Drum & Bugle Corps from Brighton, England embarked on a 3 week trip to the USA to be the first European Corps to compete at the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) World Championships which were held in Allentown, Pennsylvania. In 2015 we are celebrating the 25th Anniversary of this tour. In […]
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Thurrock Marching Brass entertained a packed 2015 Clacton Carnival on Saturday 8 August 2015 as people lined the sea front route under perfect blue skies. This is the third successive year that the young marching band has taken part in this popular carnival. Despite having a large number of members on their holidays, the band […]
Saffron Lane Stadium in Leicester has seen many DCUK spectacular events over the years and on Sunday 19th July the end of the first half of the 2015 season was no exception. The journey to Leicester was a damp and miserable one and after the excellent weather two weeks ago it looked like we were […]
I was quite excited to be asked to write a review on the International Summer Spectacular, held in Woking, UK on the 4th July 2015, I must have been because I started scribbling my thoughts down the night before! Wondering what I might expect from such a unique gathering, Drum Corps form Ireland, Holland, the […]
Thurrock Marching Brass has been incredibly active in the community over the past 10 days with a number of local community engagements, and an official Jack Petchey Achievement Award Presentation too. Starting on Saturday 11 July, this young up and coming group of youngsters opened the proceedings at the Treetops School Summer Fair with a […]
Liberty are now on a short Summer break and will be back at the end of August….so this is a great time to think about joining! We have opportunities in all sections: Brass, Dance, Percussion, Keyboard and Tuned Percussion. Read the rest of the article here.
Annual regional championships of the Field Band Foundation were held in Thabazimbi’s Regorogile township on Saturday, 11 July 2015. Field Bands from Thabazimbi, Blouberg, Musina, Rustenburg, Cullinan, and Hammanskraal showcased the results of their consistent endeavour in creativity, performance design, field movement, and musicality (see pics of the Black Like Me Hammanskraal Field Band and […]
Thurrock Marching Brass arrived early to DCUK Woking on Saturday 4 July 2015 to allow some lucky members to participate in the World Champion talent pool that made up the Blue Devils International touring corps for a clinic, where Brass, Percussion, Colourguard and Frontline Ensemble workshops were held. This was followed by a huge show […]
The Foundation’s 84-page 2014 Report to Society is available for reading and download on the homepage of our website at www.fieldband.org.za. With professional editorial direction by WHAM! Media, artwork and production by Ogilvy & Mather (Durban), and oversight by the Foundation’s directors, auditors and management, this Report to Society strives to public accountability of the […]
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