Last Saturday, Beatrix’ traveled to Dordrecht for the second time this season. This day was all about a new concept: ‘Grote Prijs Stad Dordrecht’ (Grand Prize of the City of Dordrecht). In the afternoon, after all the members got their lunch from the organization, all the contestants were present at the street parade that was […]
After a long wait, finally they were there. The new Pearl field drums were officially unveiled last Friday. Pearl Europe and Beatrix’ Drum & Bugle Corps have made a new long term agreement at the beginning of this year’s summer. The instruments were delivered a few weeks ago, but the corps was on summer recess […]
Philipp Schüssler from Gevelsberg is the first German who can call himself a DCI champion. This year, he was part of the mellophone line of The Cadets, who became the 2011 World Class Champions in Indianapolis two weeks ago. Since 2006, Schüssler has marched with a DCI top corps in the States every year. In […]
Gradually, there are more and more Europeans who have been members of a corps which went on to become the DCI world champion. There are precious few, however, who have been members of a winning drum line. The Belgian Thomas Claesen did just that this year. As a member of the Cavaliers drumline, he won […]
The British Youth Band Association has announced that the National Championships will move venue for the 2011 season. While their 2010 Championships in Crewe was a success in terms of continuation due to the extreme weather conditions, it also proved that the smaller stand created a fantastic atmosphere. One other reason for moving in 2011 […]
Michele Moriggi has joined the Drum Corps Europe web team. He will take on the position of editor of the DCE website’s Italian news page (www.drumcorps.it). In 2005, Moriggi was the first Italian to be a member of a DCI corps (The Cavaliers). He then spent three years as an instructor at Millennium Drum & […]
Four French musicians and guard members have joined the UK based Black Knights Drum & Bugle Corps for the 2011 season. Melanie Leleu is part of the the color guard section, and Jerome Capoen joined the front ensemble since the beginning of the season. Read the rest of the article here.
Next Friday will be the kick off for the final part of the season. After a well deserved break, we will get on again to make the last two months of this season the best possible. The members enjoyed their six weeks of vacation. Many got to visit the sun, the sea and beach. Others […]
It has been on his mind a couple of years: to join a American drumcorps as a volunteer. This year he finally did it; DCI from the sideline. Suryono Wiersma, 30 years old, from Hilversum, had the long time dream to join a DCI corps. After his experience with Beatrix’ during the DCI tour of […]
We have reached the half-way stage in the Drum Corps Europe 2011 contest season. It was quite a challenge to provide panels at all of these contests, especially due to last minute changes because of sickness and work commitments. An update by DCE Adjudication Manager Douglas Caldwell. The weather has only been sunny at one […]
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