After completing an incredibly successful three years leading Thurrock Marching Brass’ marching band, Darren Crisp will be moving into the new role of Head of Music Education, effective immediately. Darren’s three year appointment by the board has seen an incredible growth in members, their development and also seen a number of competitive successes including back […]
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The live webcast of the DCE European Championships has again drawn more viewers than in the previous year. In total, the broadcast was viewed some 14,500 times, that’s 1,500 more views than in 2012. The increase is not as spectacular as in the previous year, when the number of viewers almost doubled, but there is […]
The DCE Video Vault has officially been launched. Drum corps fans can now watch all performances of the DCE European Championships 2013 in HD quality. Performances from previous years can also be viewed. Previously, it took more than three months before the recordings of the DCE European Championships were available, now all performances are available […]
Thurrock Marching Brass completed an undefeated season to win the 2013 British Youth Band Association Cadet Class National Championship title at Cannock, West Midlands yesterday. The talented group of musicians and performers have brought Thurrock’s first National Marching Band Championship title home for an incredible 30 years! As you would expect at a National Championships, […]
On Saturday 21st September Drum Corps United Kingdom held the 34th British Drum Corps Championships at the Select Security Stadium in Widnes, Cheshire. A new venue for the DCUK Championships which proved a massive hit with both spectators and performers alike with its astro turf “ipitch” surface and the biggest audience seen at Championships for […]
Thurrock Marching Brass were crowned as the British Youth Band Association (www.byba.org.uk) 2013 Cadet Class League Champions on Sunday 22 September 2013 after competing at the Brass Explosion competition held in Staffordshire. Competing against their own previously highest score the young band secured their second consecutive victory, posting a new highest score in the cadet […]
The DCE European Championships will be held in the Parkstad Limburg Stadium until 2017. Drum Corps Europe and Roda JC have signed a five-year contract. The event moved from Rotterdam (where Sparta was its host) to the Parkstad Limburg Stadium in 2008. Meanwhile, the DCE European Championships have become the biggest drum corps event in […]
Thurrock Marching Brass joined the cast of the 2013 Expression! Show, hosted by the High Voltage Big Band on Saturday 14 September 2013 and performed to an enthusiastic and packed Towngate Theatre in Basildon, Essex. Performing their 2013 summer program entitled Ker-Ching! Which features the music of legendary pop group ABBA the young performers were joined on stage by Corps […]
Marching and Performing Arts UK (MPA:UK) is pleased and proud to announce the launch of the UK Fan Network featuring videos from Drum Corps United Kingdom (DCUK) and Winter Guard United Kingdom (WGUK) Championships. Currently over 200 performances are available to access (DCUK 1984 to 1996 plus 2012 and WGUK 2010 to 2012) and over […]
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