Spirit of Coventry’s plans are under way for the 2012 season. Their plans for 2012 involve fielding a senior and a junior corps for the first time in the history of Spirit. The plans are already realistic as the juniors are rehearsing in their own right. To add to the current staff Spirit of Coventry […]
A drumcorps program is never finished. The program unfolds itself even before the first sheets of music are handed out. On a cold winter day the first sheets of music are placed upon the music-stands. From that moment on you will see and hear the program grow and everyone who is involved with the corps […]
The current DCUK champions Kidsgrove Scouts will return to the USA in 2012 to compete in the DCA World Championships. “After such a wonderful time in 2010 there have been many messages from people in the US who are very much looking forward to seeing the corps return”, says corps director Rob Swindells. “The welcome […]
The Field Band Foundations (SA) organized it’s national championships on Friday October 7th and Saturday 8th. Two Vlamo (Vlaamse Amateurmuziekorganisatie www.vlamo.be) representatives were part of the judging team (Best Show Design and Creative Excellence). By their presence at this great event, Vlamo has reinforced their believe into international cohesion between musicians in foreign countries. The […]
Brian Yothers becomes the new Adjudication Manager for Drum Corps Europe. He succeeds Douglas Caldwell as a member of the management team and is responsible for organising the judging community. Brian Yothers (48) was born in Pennsylvania, but has lived in Europe since 1989. After more than ten years in Brussels, he moved to Leiden […]
The internet broadcast of the DCE European Championships attracted a large number of viewers. The link for the webcast was clicked 7,000 times, an increase of approximately 70% compared to last year. As always, the webcast was available free of charge to all those who were unable to attend the European Championships live. The popularity […]
A MARCHING band from Coventry has walked off with a top award at the British Youth Band Championships. The Spirit of Coventry Drum and Bugle Corps became British Associate Class champions at the event in Cannock which was held at the weekend. The Corps, which has 40 members aged eight to 40, performed their show […]
We all know where and how a Beatrix season ends: in the finals stadium with a standing ovation from the crowd. But a Beatrix program starts within the minds of a group of people called the BPT (Beatrix Program Team). An enormous pile of ideas is discussed and researched, thoughts are discarded or mutilated, lessons […]
This past year, Beatrix ‘ has prepared itself for the 2012 USA Tour. We took the Drum Corps International Tour 2011 as a guide on which we composed a concept 2012 Tour that meets the requirements and wishes that we have; challenging competitions in the Open Class, good variety with World Class participants, enough time […]
Relive the DCE 2011 European Championships in your living room! You can now pre-order DCE’s DVD recording with unique images and Dolby Surround Sound 5.1. The video team in Kerkrade has worked hard to produce a professional image and sound recording. The shows were filmed using three cameras, both from the field and from the […]
NEW on the DCP Forums