Drum Corps Europe has decided to rename the Olympic Retreat as the Award Ceremony. According to DCE, the ancient name Olympic Retreat no longer covered the contents of the event at the DCE European Championships Premier Class Finals. Together with the name change, DCE has also decided to remove the massed piece performance. Instead, the […]
Next Sunday Color Guard Netherlands (CGN) will start the registration for the new season. If you are planning to participate at one or more contest in 2012 , then Sunday, September 18 is an important date. At 15:00 that day, the enrollment starts for the CGN Congress on Sunday, October 16 at Eemnes and registration […]
Still haven’t ordered your tickets to the DCE European Championships? Don’t wait too long. The ticket sales finish next week and the tickets are going like hotcakes. The D sections of the Parkstad Limburg Stadium are now sold out. Never before were so many tickets sold in advance. And the enthusiasm of the drum corps […]
On Saturday 10th September 2011, eight bands from across Ireland ascended on Tallaght Municipal Stadium in Dublin for the 2011 IMBA Championships. Following a season of three well attended successful IMBA shows, this years finals was set to be a great event. The show commenced at 5pm with the Junior Class Competition. Ireland’s newest marching […]
Drum Corps Netherlands decided to call off the DCN Finals halfway through the evening due to severe weather conditions. Thunderstorms and a huge downpour put a ??premature end to the Dutch Drum Corps Championship of 2011. The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute issued a weather warning in the course of the evening. Drum Corps Netherlands continued […]
On Saturday, the Starriders from Bad Münder became the German drum corps champions. They won the German Open Premier Class at the Weserbergland Stadium in Hameln. The percussion caption, however, was won by Rastede Showband. Since the contest in Huizen – The Netherlands, the Starriders had increased their score by ten points (score 65.00). Showband […]
The 2011 season is stil in full swing, but behind the screens we are working hard on the preparations for 2012. Have you got what it takes to march Beatrix’ next year? Our open rehearsal will be held om Saturday, October 8th. In the morning, Jong Beatrix will have an open rehearsal from 9:00 until […]
Marching Music France organised the first DCE certified French competition on 20th August. Three groups have entered the European Music Games show that was held in Quiberon. The contest became a success. The participating groups were Academy’X in the Percussion Class (score 29.00), Show Music Band in the Show Band Class (score 32.00) and Kadoudal […]
A Parlour Session will be held before the DCN Finals in Dordrecht on Saturday 10th September. DCE judge Edwin Beens will prepare and facilitate the session. The session will commence 75 minutes before the first competing corps as usual. The theme of the session will be ‘Expressive Skills and their Range’. All instructors are welcome […]
Finals month is starting again. That means plenty of drum corps news! Don’t want to miss a thing? Follow Drum Corps Europe on Twitter! The Prelims scores of the DCE European Championships will also be announced on Twitter. As always, September is the drum corps month in Europe. The national Championships are starting soon and […]
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