Drum Corps Europe will be changing the names of the different classes. The ancient terms Open Class and Cadet Class will disappear with immediate effect. From 2010, DCE will use the terms Premier Class and Junior Class. This was announced by the DCE management team at the symposium. The terms Open Class and Cadet Class […]
The Black Knights from Gravesend have a brand new look on their website for 2010. The new site feautres up to date news, a look at the different projects run by the organisation, a section dedicated to the history of the corps as well as an up to date media section. In addition the Black […]
The second European Drum Corps Symposium in London was a great success. Dozens of staff and board members have enthusiastically exchanged experiences and discussed the future of drum corps. The breakout sessions were also well attended. The special guest was DCI director Dan Acheson, who was pleasantly surprised by the discussions at the symposium. "What […]
Drum Corps United Kingdom are pleased to announce that, so far, 17 Corps have registered for their 2010, and 31st consecutive, season. New registrations include: in only their second year of existence, Liberty Drum Corps from Northampton, The Company from Barnsley and, following last years successful exhibition performances, the competitive return of the 4 times […]
On May 9th 2006, Take That announced their comeback in a record deal worth £3 million. In 2010, with a production costing just under £300, the Pacemakers will bring the award winning pop band Take That to the drum corps field in a completely original format. The music score has been arranged by their in-house […]
Poynton hasn’t got talent…according to music mogul Simon Cowell. The village’s popular drum group failed to impress the notoriously tough judges at the auditions for Britain’s Got Talent. The Poynton Commodores Drum Corps were given the dreaded three red crosses by judges Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan after they took to the stage in […]
How can you get exposure in the newspapers? At the European Drum Corps Symposium, this Saturday in London, there will be a clinic session about public relations. DCE’s PR Manager Dennis Naaktgeboren, who is also a reporter for the largest national newspaper in The Netherlands, will explain the different between a good and a bad […]
The Federatieband is abandoning the idea of being a drum & bugle corps. The corps is once again positioning itself as a ‘corps style marching band’, a style in which FB was conducted up until a few years ago. There will be no shows in the near future. The American style remains. Modern music by […]
Lots of new members; which corps has not dreamed of that? Ten years ago, Ronald Wassink launched a revolutionary idea for his corps Jubal: Music Kids. After all these years, it is still very successful. At the European Drum Corps Symposium, he will share his idea with others. Entire meetings are spent talking about youth […]
The 2010 show is based on the story of the great emperor – Julius Caesar. This new and original masterpiece will allow us to express ourselves with true Italian temperament and vitality. IMPERATOR is an ambitious program and will come alive on the field this year with emotion, experience and rich new ideas. MillenniuM is […]
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