Marching Music France and Drum Corps Europe will enter a strategic partnership. Marching Music France is a new French music organisation, and one of their aims is to promote the drum corps style in their country. With education, Marching Music France wants to teach musicians ‘the drum corps way’ during national summer camps, with the […]
The 30th Annual Kansai Marching Band Contest took place at Maishima Arena in Osaka on October 19th. In the independent class, eight marching units, including six drum and brass/bugle corps were on hand, competing for two seats in the All-Japan National Contest, to be held at the Saitama Super Aena this coming January. Today was […]
Over the past 3 years, the Trinity School Showband have been working to a plan that would develop their members and staff in order to prepare for pushing themselves further. At a recent meeting, it was decided that the work that started in 2006 has been a huge success not only for the members, but […]
Drum Corps United Kingdom are pleased to announce their arrival on Facebook. The official DCUK Facebook group has been set up to bring together the UK Drum Corps community, to share news of current DCUK events and, as we enter our 30th season, to share cherished memories of days gone by. There are programmes, yearbooks, […]
Sunday 5th October 07.30am the rain was pouring down and I had a two hour trip to Coventry for the 2008 British Youth Band Association Championships, where six British Champions would later be crowned. I hoped that the weather would clear ready for the first band but on arrival the weather was just as bad […]
Stafford Lancers are pleased to announce the title of the 2009 show: ‘Outside the Box’ Stafford Lancers will for the first time in the Corps history be bringing a show full of upbeat Jazz, Swing and Blues to the arena for 2009!
Plans are well underway that will see The Green Lancers from Warrington, Cheshire return to Drum Corps United Kingdom in 2009; it’s 30th Anniversary Year. So why, after all these years, have they chosen now? “2008 is the 25th Anniversary of the Green Lancers championship winning year” explains Gary Wells, the brain-child behind the project, […]
Beatrix’ Drum & Bugle Corps will host its annual open rehearsal on Saturday, October 18th from 1pm until 5pm. Everyone is welcome to attend! Come and play along with the European Runner-up 2008, DCN 2008 Champion and DCI International Class Champion! The only way to fully experience drum corps is not by watching it, but […]
Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond their control Southern Aurora have parted company with Legion Star. Darren Spill Corps Director of Legion Star withdrew his corps from competition during the summer leaving Southern Aurora no choice but to follow suit. David Pope, Corps Director of Southern Aurora said that they fully understood Darren’s actions and sympathized […]
The 2009 British Drum Corps Championships is scheduled to take place on Saturday 19th September at Marston’s Arena in Northwich, Cheshire and this year if the British Drum Corps Championships is the only DCUK event a Corps can commit to then they are welcome to enter and take a full competitive part in the day. […]
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