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Cadence Announces 2010 Program

Cadence Drum & Bugle Corps has announced the 2010 show. The programme is entitled ‘Dreams Work’. The 1999 DCUK Open Class champions have been on a steady rebuilding schedule since the corps became inactive in 2005. After becoming BYBA Junior Class Champions in 2009 the corps has made the move up into BYBA Division 3 […]

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World Band Competition Becomes Licensed Partners Of Drum Corps Europe

Drum Corps Europe is expanding its borders. DCE is introducing ‘Licensed Partnerships’ for organisations outside of Europe wanting to use the DCE Competition Manual. The World Band Competition from Malaysia will become the first non-European partner. So far DCE only had Certified Partners within Europe. Organisations from other countries have also expressed their wish to […]

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Beatrix Alumnus Remembers 1988 US Tour

Getting your shots at the doctor. That was the feeling I had when I went to the USA with Beatrix’ on tour 1988, and it was not because I was sick. It was the first time I watched live shows, watched all the great corps in one huge full stadium during finals in Kansas. When […]

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5/22/10 DCE Middelburg Show Report

Jubal Drum & Bugle Corps from Dordrecht won the European season opener in Middelburg on Saturday. Juliana was a close second. A much improved Johan Friso claimed the victory in the Junior Class. Jubal came to Middelburg to claim first place in the Premier Class. The Effect captions as well as Field Percussion, Colour Guard […]

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37th Kingswood Scouts Announce 2010 Program

There is no greater honour for an athlete then to represent their country in the sporting spectacular that is the Olympic Games – this summer 37th Kingswood Scouts will endeavour to recreate the excitement and drama of this prestigious event in their 2010 production: ‘The Olympic Games – The Race to the Finish’. The Corps […]

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Vlamo Educational Project In South-African Field Band Academy Successfully Launched

‘We are convinced of the complementary character of the Vlamo (www.vlamo.be) support to the Field Band Foundation’, say Maarten Deschacht and Bart Tienpont at their arrival. This is also the main conclusion of the FBF after launching a Vlamo course about show design and percussion at the recently founded FBF Field Band Academy (http://www.fieldband.org.za/read_more.pdf) in […]

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White Or Blue?

After 5 years of marching with black Pearl drums, this season Beatrix’ decided to do things a little bit different. The black colour of the drums has disappeared and made room for a new fresh colour that perfectly matches the new Stanbury uniforms. Inside Beatrix’ it was well known that in season 2010 we would […]

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Belgians Join Kidsgrove Scouts

Sem Vanhessche and Maarten Descamps are joining the Kidsgrove Scouts this year. It is the first time that Belgians have joined an English drum & bugle corps. Reports of their experiences are published on Facebook and their website about the UK adventure. The 99 members of Kidsgrove Scouts will be travelling to America this year […]

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2010 Beatrix May Rehearsal Report

For the past three rehearsals Beatrix’ has worked hard on their musical program. “Wicked, the Music of Oz” has been polished up from all sides by the arranger, Rob Balfoort, and it already sounds amazing. Saturday, May 8th, time was spent on the entire musical program. Every piece of the show was played and where […]

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The Devils Enter DCE Championships

The Devils from Witzenhausen will participate in the DCE European Championships in Kerkrade this year. A spot freed up because the Senators have announced that they will not be competing this year. The Devils were the first corps on the waiting list for the DCE European Championships of 2010. Drum Corps Europe has invited the […]

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