The Company are the new DCE 2011 European Champions. They were crowned last night in front of a packed stand at the DCE European Championships in Kerkrade – The Netherlands. The Kidsgrove Scouts came in second place, before the Dutch corps Juliana (3th), Jubal (4th) and Beatrix (5th). Four UK corps made it into the […]
Besana Marching Band from Besana – Italy, supported by the whole association, has announces that next season it will become a full featured drum & bugle corps. “The group has the spirit of a drum corps in the attitude, in the music and in the heart”, states Besana. “Determination, hard work and drive to excellence […]
Juliana Drum & Bugle Corps will be going to the United States in 2013 to participate in the Drum Corps International competition. The tour will last two weeks and the current Dutch champions will enter the International Class. It is the first time that the corps from Middleburg – The Netherlands will be travelling to […]
The order of performances during the Premier Class Prelims and Junior Class Finals at the DCE European Championships has been announced! After the DCUK Finals, the line-up has been determined based on the national scores. The Italian corps Mosson will make the first appearance of the day in Kerkrade. Premier Class Prelims 10.00 Mosson 10.18 […]
Drum Corps Europe has decided to rename the Olympic Retreat as the Award Ceremony. According to DCE, the ancient name Olympic Retreat no longer covered the contents of the event at the DCE European Championships Premier Class Finals. Together with the name change, DCE has also decided to remove the massed piece performance. Instead, the […]
Still haven’t ordered your tickets to the DCE European Championships? Don’t wait too long. The ticket sales finish next week and the tickets are going like hotcakes. The D sections of the Parkstad Limburg Stadium are now sold out. Never before were so many tickets sold in advance. And the enthusiasm of the drum corps […]
On Saturday 10th September 2011, eight bands from across Ireland ascended on Tallaght Municipal Stadium in Dublin for the 2011 IMBA Championships. Following a season of three well attended successful IMBA shows, this years finals was set to be a great event. The show commenced at 5pm with the Junior Class Competition. Ireland’s newest marching […]
Marching Music France organised the first DCE certified French competition on 20th August. Three groups have entered the European Music Games show that was held in Quiberon. The contest became a success. The participating groups were Academy’X in the Percussion Class (score 29.00), Show Music Band in the Show Band Class (score 32.00) and Kadoudal […]
Finals month is starting again. That means plenty of drum corps news! Don’t want to miss a thing? Follow Drum Corps Europe on Twitter! The Prelims scores of the DCE European Championships will also be announced on Twitter. As always, September is the drum corps month in Europe. The national Championships are starting soon and […]
Philipp Schüssler from Gevelsberg is the first German who can call himself a DCI champion. This year, he was part of the mellophone line of The Cadets, who became the 2011 World Class Champions in Indianapolis two weeks ago. Since 2006, Schüssler has marched with a DCI top corps in the States every year. In […]
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