The 2009 Drum Corps Japan Championships will take place at the Ajinomoto Stadium on Sunday 11th January. Eight corps (Division I and Division II) will enter the field. The participating corps are Sonic Lancers, Cherry Blossoms, Phoenix Regiment, Tokyo Phoenix (Division II), the Jokers, the Yokohama Scouts and the Yokohama Inspires (Division I). It will […]
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"What can we expect from a Field Band and how can we make sure that a South-African Field Band can distinguish itself from other marching band and drum corps in an original way? This was one of the important prerequisites taken into consideration during the preparation of the national workshop of the Field Band Foundation […]
DCE, DCUK and DCN have clarified the description of instruments that can be amplified next season. All acoustic percussion membrane, acoustic percussion keyboards, latin percussion instruments and other comparable acoustic equipment used for musical effects are legal and can be amplified. The organisations announced earlier this year that the 2009 contest season will see the […]
The DCE European Championships 2009 will again be held in the Parkstad Limburg Stadium in Kerkrade. The football club Roda JC and Drum Corps Europe have come to an agreement about the stadium. The DCE Championships will be held on Saturday, September 26th. The responses by visitors and corps regarding the stadium were fantastic. The […]
It is with great sadness, today Sunday 14th December, we had our 6 charity boxes stolen from WestVale Lodge, Greetland, Halifax. We had earlier in the day done a couple of hours at Morrisons playing & collecting, and this is what the boxes were full of. Whilst performing at the Lodge, they were whipped whilst […]
Marching Music France concluded on Sunday December 21st a partnership with the organisation Marching Music Breizh (MMB). MMF Board of Directors is proud to announce the creation of its first regional organisation. Marching Music Breizh is now assigned to Breton all age marching orchestras even if, in the future, MMB will target the Breton youth […]
Plans are underway for the Dagenham Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps to field an Alumni/ Reunion corps for DCUK’s 30th anniversary at the 2009 British Drum Corps Championships. The organisers therefore call on all ex members who would wish to be part of this project to get in touch. There will also be opportunities for […]
The IMBA (Irish Marching Band Association) are delighted to announce that they will host the first ever DCE certified show in Ireland next summer. The IMBA are also pleased to announce that they will work closely in conjunction with DCUK to co-host this event. The show will take place in the south east coastal town […]
Are you an experience Drum Corps Brass arranger? Are you a budding Drum Corps Brass arranger? Following on from the past two seasons successful DCUK Theme Tunes (2007 – Perfect Day and 2008 – Ave Maria) DCUK are now on a search for a 2009 Theme Tune to help celebrate our 30th Anniversary season and […]
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