Marching Show Concepts, a collective of successful music arrangers and drill designers, has decided to sponsor Drum Corps Europe in 2007. MSC has been a leader in show design for over 20 years. Drawing from a rich history of involvement in marching band field show creation, Marching Show Concepts continues to demonstrate support and belief […]
THEY have plenty of reasons to blow their own trumpets in the Equinox Drum and Bugle Corps of Biggleswade. On a very wet day at Colchester on Sunday they won six awards – best colour guard, best visual effect, best musical effect, best percussion, best wind and top junior band. Three weeks earlier in Bedford […]
During the tour through South-Africa the Vlamo (Belgium) delegation visited four field bands. In part 7, Geert Vanmaeckelberghe highlights the field band of Stellenbosch. Translation: Hans Kloppert. "The field band of Witbank (see part 1) was a young field band with children who had only two years ago met with the world of show, music […]
Spirit of Coventry is a NEW Drum & Bugle Corps based in the Wyken area of Coventry . Spirit is a non-profit making youth marching band with a mixed sex membership, recruiting from anyone aged 7+. The Corps offer complete tuition in music theory, practical playing, marching as well as supplying instruments and uniform all […]
Jubal Drum & Bugle Corps from Dordrecht has topped the Drum Corps Netherlands contest in their home town. But it was a close call: Northern Star became second, winning four out of eight captions. Jubal scored 76.30, winning the captions Music Effect, Field Percussion and Color Guard. Northern Star are one point behind (75.30), taking […]
Please note Tuesday rehearsals are as instructed and sites for rehearsal will be distributed on the members forum. Details of rehearsal sites for Sundays and the HQ are linked on the right hand side of the links page for directions. 08 Jul 07 – BYBA Somer Sounds – Paulton Rovers Football Club Paulton Bristol BS39 […]
"For more than seven years, the Norges Musikkorps Forbund (NMF) and the Fredskorpset (FK) have supported the Field Band Foundation. The exchange programme that was realised is of great importance to the further development of various field bands in South Africa." Written by Geert Vanmackelberghe. Translation: Hans Kloppert. "Several children are offered an opportunity to […]
The "37th Kingswood Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps" from Bristol are pleased to announce they have just taken delivery of their Pearl Battery and will compete on the 2007 season under the Pearl banner. This is a significant move forward with the direction of the Corps with the improvement of instrumentation. Corps Director Kevin Gannaway-Pitts […]
Due to flooding of almost biblical proportions in the North of England the Batley Bulldogs Mount Pleasant Stadium is under water and unable to host the Northern Star Contest Rather than cancel the contest, which was looking likely for a while, and with the kind help of Paul Cartwright the contest has moved to Barnsley […]
The 37th are throwing a party at Century’s Club in Kingswood on Friday 6th July 2007 and you are invited. Tickets are on sale at £3.50 per Adult, £2.50 for kids or £10 for a family ticket. Pay on the door or contact Tim Wild for more details at tim [at] 37thmembers [dot] co [dot] […]
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