The Blue Lions Drum & Bugle Corps is history. A few years ago, the French corps converted from drumline to a drum & bugle corps, but this step did not generate the expected success. 2007 was one of the best years for the corps, as Blue Lions’ executive director Cédric Paques points out, but the […]
Next year’s European DCE Championships will take place in the Parkstad Limburg Stadium in Kerkrade. Drum Corps Europe has entered into a provisional agreement for a new commitment with Roda JC. In a review last Friday, both football club Roda JC and DCE were extremely positive about the collaboration. A survey among the audience demonstrated […]
Visitors are very pleased with the progress of the European DCE Championships in Kerkrade, as shown by a public survey. This was completed by over 200 people, who assess the European Championship with a grade of 8.7 out of 10. This is the second consecutive year that DCE has asked the viewers to fill out […]
Juliana Drum & Bugle Corps from Middelburg has announced the 2010 programme. The new show is called ‘Sound’. After the success of the 2009 show ‘Textures’ the corps has again opted for a theme with many musical and visual dimensions. For Juliana, the coming year will be all about the concept of sound: "What is […]
At first it seemed to be a one off, but the Dagenham Crusaders appear to have plans to continue their project into 2010 and to enter the competition. The corps already has a lot of people who want to join the corps. According to a message on the Facebook page of the Dagenham Crusaders Drum […]
On Saturday November 14th, brass arranger Rob Balfoort of Beatrix Drum & Bugle Corps, will lead a brass clinic with the Beatrix hornline in Beatrix’ corps hall in Hilversum. Everyone will have the opportunity to attend this workshop with Beatrix’ hornline at no cost. Some topics that will be covered are basic playing technique, breathing, […]
In the next year, Starriders Drum & Bugle Corps from Bad Münder will focus on the music and dance of South America with their new show ‘Sidestep’. In 2010, the German champions hope to close the gap between themselves and the top corps in Europe. The design team of the Starriders is working on the […]
Today, the registration period for the DCE European Championships 2010 has begun. Corps will be able to register during November. The participants list will be published mid-December. Like last year, criteria will be used for selection. If, by the end of the month, there are still places available, the registration deadline will be extended until […]
In the 99th season of Jubal Drum & Bugle Corps from Dordrecht, the DCN and DCE champions counts down to their centenary in 2011. The last chapter of the first century of Jubal will therefore be called ‘Clockwork Orange’. The new programme is all about the effects of time and of clocks in particular. Rotating […]
Showband Marum plans to travel to Asia within the next two years. The show band wants to look beyond Europe, and is also considering performing in other continents. "Performances of Showband Marum should not be limited to Europe", explains Chairman Piet van Houten. "Our name is already known here. The time has come to expand […]
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