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2009 Marching Music France Open House

We are glad to invite you to our Open House in Paris on Saturday December 13th from 10 AM to 6 PM. Address : Maison des Associations du 4ème30, Quai des Célestins75004 Paris IVFRANCE Read the rest of the article here.

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Drum Corps United Kingdom Announces 2009 Dates

Drum Corps United Kingdom are pleased to be able announce their contest dates for their 30th Anniversary season. All three of the contests have received "bids" from show sponsors to run the events (in fact two of the dates have had more than one bid) but to ensure that any other potential interested parties have […]

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BYBA Expands To Provide 10 Contests In 2009

The BYBA Performance Portfolio is pleased to announce our 2009 summer season, which includes a number of minor changes to existing contests, plus sanction of two new contests taking our total to 10! With the support of our contest committees across the country, we believe we have created choice in our calendar, and opportunities for […]

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Distant Thunder Announce 10th Anniversary Plans

Distant Thunder Drum and Bugle Corps is pleased to announce plans for 2009. Next year sees Distant Thunder’s tenth anniversary so it is fitting that some exciting developments are happening. The senior Corps will compete as an open age unit in BYBA Associate Class for the first time and looking to the future, Distant Thunder […]

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2009 AJMBA Kanto Independent Class Contest Results

The 43rd Annual Marching Band Baton Twirling Association Kanto Contest took place on November 2, 8 and 9 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Eleven groups from Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa, Nagano, Tochigi and Niigata competed for five seats in the national contest, to be held in January. Each unit received a rating of […]

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Pride Of Bristol Partners With Filton College

Pride of Bristol are please to announce that they have entered into a Strategic Partnership with local education centre Filton College. The new group will be called the Pegasus Academy of Performing Arts, honouring the Engine produced in Filton by the Bristol Engine Company, then Rolls Royce when it acquired the firm in 1966. Pegasus’ […]

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Musique For Concord

Local youth marching music ensemble CONCORD have been specially selected to take part in a national pilot scheme that will form the basis of a UK-wide programme. Supported by the prestigious National Lottery funding body “Youth Music”, Concord, one of the country’s oldest and widely-renowned youth music organisations, have agreed to work towards increased involvement […]

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Liberty Drum Corps Hits The BYBA Scene

On October 9th 2008 a new band had its first rehearsal and Liberty Drum Corps, based in Duston, Northampton, finally moved from planning to happening. For the last 6 months the steering group had been working on the “behind the scenes” operations to make sure the band started with good foundations. Funding had been applied […]

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2008 DCJ Tokyo Open Results

The 2008 Tokyo Open occurred on Sunday, November 2, at Ohta Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. 1. The Yokohama Scouts 33.82. Yokohama Inspires 33.33. Pride of SOKA 32.34. Tokyo Phoenix 30.85. Sonic Lancers 28.46. Cherry Blossoms 28.1

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Shining Beat Report, Part 2

You cannot go wrong when "drum corps" and "free" are combined in the same media. Round 2 of All Japan Infant Marching Association’s Shining Beat opened the doors to Kansai’s "older" ensembles at Osaka-jo (Osaka Castle) Hall on Monday, November 3rd, free to the public. Sponsored by an array of big name companies within the […]

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