On Saturday 22nd January, Drum Corps Europe and its Certified Partners will once again organise the European Drum Corps Symposium in London. On that day, European corps will be given the opportunity to discuss the future of drum corps and exchange ideas. Besides a meeting for corps administrators, there is also a meeting for instructors, […]
The Kidsgrove Scouts will be returning to Drum Corps Associates in 2012. This year the British corps were very successful with a 6th place in DCA Finals. The aim is to return to DCA in 2012 with 128 members. The corps is already growing. Many members are returning, old faces are rejoining the corps and […]
When Adolf Hitler seized power in 1933, the Frank family moved to The Netherlands due to the threatening political climate in Germany. Anne Frank herself followed just a bit later, in 1934, and lived with her family at the formal ?Merwedeplein (Merwede-square) in Amsterdam. She and her family led a peaceful life there, thinking that neutral ?Holland? would […]
There are still a few unique European Music Games ‘tour shirts’ left for sale. They are stylish collectors’ items designed by artist Peter Franken. The last remaining ones are now available in the DCE webshop! The shirt has been printed in a single edition and will no longer be available after this year. On the […]
The Nexus organisation and Encore Drum & Bugle Corps today announce they have formed a partnership to launch a new junior drum corps unit to be based in Sandy, Bedfordshire. The launch sees the Encore name return to youth marching music activity for the first time since 2003. The corps previously had a very successful […]
The first DCE Certified Show in France will take place next year. The contest will be organised by the Marching Music France organisation and will be hosted in the Claude Riguidel stadium in Quiberon. The contest is organised in collaboration with Kadoudal Drum & Bugle Corps. After their participation in the DCE Championships in Kerkrade […]
Since October the vacancy for Corps Director of Beatrix? has been filled. The members were happily and surprised when it was announced that Constant Labrie is the new Corps Director for Beatrix? Drum & Bugle Corps. Constant Labrie is well known at Beatrix?. When he was seven he started as a member of the percussion […]
In the summer of 2011 The Company will present a production entitled ‘COLD’. Since the close of the season at The BYBA Championships in Stoke there has been plenty of work going on behind the scenes at The Company to prepare the corps for their second season in competition. The Company describes the new show […]
After a succesful competition season, the decision to fold came all of a sudden. The new programme was already in progress, the corps members were ready for the new season and seeking for new members. Financially, Heartliner have always had quite a heavy task to manage. Due to this fact, the corps’s next-season show entitled […]
Beatrix Drum & Bugle Corps wants to get back in the lead. To achieve this, the board has presented a ‘vision plan’. Time, patience and a consistent policy are needed to reach this goal, says President Gerard Eijlers. Although the rumours that Beatrix is having a difficult time are not true, the Beatrix Chairman understands […]
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