Last weekend Gifford Howarth instructed the front ensemble. A lot of the current members also participated in this clinic last year, but for our new members it was even more exciting! The beatrix.org editors spoke with Sharon Sens, new with Beatrix’ in 2012 and also new in the world of the front ensemble. Read the […]
Beatrix Drum & Bugle Corps from Hilversum will be investing significantly in the amplification of its front ensemble in the coming year. The entire front ensemble of the corps will be amplified. Last year in Hilversum, corps first started to experiment with amplification. During the ‘City of Angels’ show, the corps was supported by a […]
Andy Hewlett is planning a very different role in Drum Corps in 2012. The DCE announcer is hoping to be back on the field, marching tuba with Kidsgrove Scouts. Andy said “I went up to Kidsgrove for the first practice and was really impressed with what they were doing. Rob Swindells offered me a spot […]
Kadoudal Drum & Bugle Corps has announced its new show production entitled ‘One Night in Paris”. The design team has chosen a more artistic and romantic show telling the story of a group of friends having a night in Paris. While walking in the streets, the group of friends will discover different areas of the […]
The DCE European Championships will have another exceptionally strong corps line-up in 2012. There were far more entries than available spots, and nine corps have received a wildcard. The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, France and Ireland will be represented at the European Championships. The Premier Class has sixteen corps. The top ten of […]
Joke Schauvlieghe, who is the Flemish Minister of environment, nature and culture was an invite to the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban South Africa. On this occasion she also visited the Alexandra Field Band in the township Alexandra in Johannesburg. She was […]
Gifford Howarth, Vic Firth, Evans and Zildjian artist, is back in the Netherlands. In the weekend of December 16 – 17 he will be at the Beatrix Corps Hall to deliver Beatrix’ Front Ensemble some extra knowledge and skills. When the Beatrix Association was founded, the board decided to give some extra attention to the […]
Registration for the 2012 Drum Corps United Kingdom season has now been open for one week and so far 13 corps have registered to take part, including a new name. DCUK has reported that all of last years competing Open Class corps have already signed up for 2012 plus we welcome one new name – […]
DCE will stop organising the European drum corps symposium. Attendance at the event, however useful, was disappointing in the past few years. DCE hopes to be able to reach more corps through the congresses of the national partner organisations. At the symposium, which was held in London for the past few years, Drum Corps Europe […]
The Mosson Marching Band has changed its name into Mosson Drum & Bugle Corps, becoming the third Italian drum & bugle corps after Millennium and Besana changing their names earlier. After one hundred years of music and evolution, the Mosson Marching Band goes back to its origins. The corps was born in 1910 as a […]
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