The long winter was great for the ice skating club. The ice rink was now a bright green field of grass. The temperature was above the water melting point, even though it wasn’t far. The barbeque went on despite the cold weather and Beatrix Brass gave a fun performance. The ice club, like Beatrix’, can’t […]
Starriders Drum & Bugle Corps from Bad Münder will be taking a different approach to training courses after this season. In the winter months there will be less rehearsals, but these rehearsals will be intensified by the introduction of short camps. From mid October until Easter, the Starriders will only rehearse once every two weeks. […]
A dusty football pitch on a warm Monday morning 25 miles outside Pretoria is not the place where I expected to find an American-style marching band – but then again, I am quickly learning that anything is possible in this diverse and often inspiring country. With the excavated earth of a diamond mine in the […]
Following his visit during the winter, Scott Brown will again be in our country to bring Beatrix’ drumline to the next level. His visit just before Beatrix’s first DCN contest is a great opportunity to do some last fine-tuning. This year is the first time Scott wrote the battery parts for Beatrix’. The scores are […]
The World Band Championship (WBC) recently held a three day Judges College from in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The WBC Judges College which was conducted by the Director of Education of Drum Corp Europe (DCE), Bob Thomas from the USA, is aimed at producing the first batch of certified WBC Judges for its Championship Series. A […]
Tickets for the DCE European Championships are now for sale at Roda JC. In the fan store of the Parkstad Limburg Stadion, tickets can be picked up and paid for directly. It’s first time that DCE has a regional venue for the presale. Drum Corps Europe is delighted with Roda JC to help the organisation […]
Last Saturday was a busy day for Beatrix’. The corps rehearsed, performed the best show until now and had a fantastic day. It was time for CBSD in Assen, where the program seems to come together every season. Also this year it was day not to be forgotten; a day during which Beatrix’ became Open […]
The Company Performance Ensemble has announced that Robert Beckett will be Drum Major for The Company in in their inaugural season, leading the ensemble in the competitions of DCUK, BYBA and DCE. Robert has had a long drum corps career and has performed on tuba for both Northern Star from Leeds and Phantom Regiment from […]
Drum Corps Europe and its Certified Partners will give corps free rein for the use of electronics. From next season all electronics and instruments will be allowed at DCE Certified Shows. Amplification has been permitted since the start of this year. Following the example given by DCI, various corps requested implementing new and exciting techniques. […]
Invest in the future If you are successful, it’s easy to take that succes for granted. As we all know, but sometimes forget to take into account, you have to work for your success and not think that it is unlimited without continuous investments in the future. The biggest mistake that you can make with […]
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