Drum Corps United Kingdom are pleased and proud to advise that one of their Vice Presidents, John Boyington, has been awarded a CBE in the 2007 Queen’s New Years Honours List in his role as Deputy Director General, Health and Care Partnerships and Programme Director, Health and Offender Partnerships, Department of Health. John was DCUK […]
The Blue Barons, 1985 DCUK Champions, are hosting a reunion for all its past members from its inception in 1979 until its folding in 1987. The venue is the Langside Halls on the 28th December at 19.30. We have the Brass Monkeys performing on the night. All ex members and parents are welcome to come […]
The Forgemen had the privilege of being invited to play the National Anthem and entertain the 5,600-strong audience at the Sheffield Steelers v Nottingham Panthers ice hockey match. The game ended with a 4-3 victory for the Sheffield Steelers after a penalty shoot-out. The brassline (and four little helpers!) performed the National Anthem at the […]
The DCUK management team are pleased to report further news regarding the 2007 summer season; planning is well under way and we are now able to confirm the dates of the three summer spectacular competition events along with the date for the 2007 British Drum Corps Championships. In mapping out the DCUK season the team […]
During the month of November the corps has made exceptional progress in all sections. The corps has increased in size and quality in all sections, the progress made at rehearsals has been extremely successful and very satisfying for everyone involved. The membership of the corps has nearly doubled from the numbers that we marched in […]
Drum Corps United Kingdom are pleased to confirm that following the adoption of the DCE designed Competition Manual, DCUK is making another positive step on the road to embracing the future. For the 2007 summer season DCUK has decided to plot a new course with regards to its approach and administration of the Judging at […]
Northern Star Drum & Bugle Corps are pleased to announce the appointment of Colin McNutt as the corps battery arranger for 2007. "It’s very exciting to have Colin join the design team here at Northern Star. His past record speaks for itself and it’s a privilege to have him on board," says Head of Percussion […]
Following the release to the Corps membership at the annual Awards Evening, CONCORD is pleased to announce details of their 2007 main show programme. The show follows on from the recently successful “big band swing” productions with a similar style for 2007. “DIAMONDS AND DIVAS” Read the rest of the article here.
37th Kingswood have announced their 2007 show which seeks to explore a range of movements in modern art, using modern music to represent the emotions, moods and ideas behind the art and taking visual elements of the paintings themselves onto the field. For each movement they have selected a famous image as their inspiration and […]
This coming Saturday will see 13 members of the Senators Percussion Section perform at Twickenham Rugby Stadium in London, in front of 82,000 fans at the final Investec Challenge international between England and South Africa. The three minute performance will be at 2.17pm just prior to the teams entering the pitch for the National Anthems. […]
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