Who would have imagined ten years ago that drum corps in Europe would grow to such an extent? Saturday, thousands of people enjoyed a thrilling European Championships at the Stadium or via the webcast. Kidsgrove Scouts took their first title, debutants The Company nabbed a close second and Dutch champions Juliana once again left Jubal […]
The Kidsgrove Scouts are the new European champions. The corps won the DCE Premier Class. Johan Friso won the Junior Class. Premier Class Finals 1. Kidsgrove Scouts – 88.65 2. The Company – 87.20 3. Juliana – 85.05 4. Jubal – 84.25 5. Black Knights – 82.05 6. Beatrix – 81.55 7. Dagenham Crusaders – […]
Screaming police sirens, gunshots, big suits … and … a city that never sleeps. The gangster life in the year 1930 speaks to everyone’s imagination. Who doesn’t know the story of Al Capone, The Godfather and The Untouchables? The tattoos and events where Beatrix ‘Drum & Bugle Corps will be present in 2011will give a fifteen minute show […]
Yes, you read that correctly. Beatrix? will move from their usual Wednesday night to Friday night. For years Beatrix rehearsed on Wednesday evenings and Saturdays. For members who live in Hilversum the Wednesday rehearsal was generally not a problem, but for the members who came from outside Hilversum, or even from abroad, this made for […]
This year, Drum Corps Europe is introducing a floating trophy. Along with the customary ?Champions flag?, the winner of the Premier Class will also receive a cup which is over one meter tall. The traditional flags will certainly remain, but the floating trophy will become a new tradition. “A huge, shiny cup is part of […]
The running order of the prelims for the DCE European Championships has been announced! After the DCUK Finals, all the scores from this season were counted and the line-up has been determined based on these scores. Con Spirito will make the first appearance of the day in Kerkrade. The full program for the Prelims: 10.05 […]
Still have to buy your tickets for the music event of the year: the DCE European Championships? Don?t wait too long, the ticket sales close on Tuesday at midnight. Only for a few more days can you ensure that you see a day and evening program with 20 top corps for only 15 euros! The DCE […]
An extra award will be added to the CGN Individuals & Ensembles this year. Besides awards for individual achievements, a classification system for units will be instated. Units can now win an award for the most succesfull organization with members in the competition on October 30 in Eemnes. So besides the best snaredrummer, color guardmember […]
The CGN Individuals & Ensembles will be extended with a Brass clinic by Rob Balfoort. Participants in this clinic don’t have to compete in the CGN Individuals & Ensembles, but will have some benefits as they have a last chance to improve their performance. At the start of the afternoon a play-in will start for […]
For years, Drum Corps Europe has offered a text (SMS) service, allowing drum corps fans to access the scores directly on their mobile during the DCE European Championships. There is now a new variant to this successful service: the scores are now also published on Twitter. From this Friday until next Wednesday it will be […]
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