It is with great pleasure that we can announce that, under the banner of the Southern Knights Performing Arts organisation, a new musical ensemble has been setup in Brighton & Hove, United Kingdom.
After a thrilling final, The Company are the European champions. Although the British corps was behind Jubal and Kidsgrove Scouts in the Prelims, in the evening it overtook its competitors. With 89.95 points, the corps won the title.
Jong Jubal are the European champions in the Junior Class. The corps from Dordrecht once again won the title in Kerkrade with a strong show (83.20). Johan Friso came second (81.90) and Jong Beatrix came third (78.30). The captions were evenly distributed.
It’s D(CE) Day and how! The tension in the Parkstad Limburg Stadium is unprecedented, after the thrilling result of the Prelims. The top three are only two-tenths away from each other, with Kidsgrove Scouts as the leader for now.
The American cabler VH1 has given the green light to a TV movie follow-up to ‘Drumline’ (2002), the network announced. The sequel will have a female lead character.
In the coming months, European corps will open their doors for new members and those who are interested to take a look. Here is a list of all open rehearsals that are coming up. Feel free to visit the corps that you are interested in!
For 2014, the Kidsgrove Scouts are coming back to Open Class competition of Winter Guard United Kingdom. The guard won the High Auxiliary award at the DCE European Championships.
Juliana Drum & Bugle Corps from Middelburg - The Netherlands has won the 20th edition of ’Quando la banda passò World Bands Challenge’ in San Felice - Italy on 8th July 8th. The corps cored 86.25 points.
Beatrix Drum & Bugle Corps was crowned as the European Champion in Rastede on Sunday. The corps from Hilversum - The Netherlands won the Rasteder Musiktage final on Sunday.
Corps and bands from all over the world are invited to participate in a big parade in Cork City in Ireland. The parade is part of the Cork Rebel week, a week-long event embracing international visitors.
The Italian website www.marchingband.it is celebrating its tenth anniversary. In an article, DCE’s Italian media partner looks back at the period 2003-2013.
Drum Corps World staff member Jim Claytor has produced a promotional video for the American drum corps magazine. Drum Corps Europe is featured in the video.
The American online magazine Drum Corps World has lined up all drum corps competitions of next summer. The worldwide launch will be in Roosendaal.
On Saturday April 20th, the Flemish organisation for amateur musicians Vlamo organised the clinic 'Vlamo meets Blast' in Evergem (Belgium). Two former performers of Blast! taught the participants in brass (Sanford Jones) and percussion (Jeff Queen). Vlamo asked Jeff to respond to a few questions.
With the announcement of the location of the French contest, Indoor Percussion Europe has finalised its season. It took a little longer to confirm the French site than IPE had expected.
The first indoor percussion show of Beatrix from Hilversum will be called 'Da Vinci's Secrets - a visit at the Museum'. The audience is taken on a virtual journey to Paris.
The redesigned and updated site for Drum Corps World has been completed. Nearly all of the content from the previous site (articles, scores and historical products) has been transferred and a portion of the photos from earlier in this decade.
A new item will be introduced on the DCE website shortly. Each month a top 5 list of most viewed news articles will be published.
Strängnäs Drum & Bugle Corps from Sweden will once again be travelling to the United States next year. The corps will participate in the Drum Corps International competition.
The metamorphosis of the Drum Corps Europe website seems to have the visitors' approval. The number of visitors increased significantly in October 2012 compared to the month of October last year.
For the third time within a short period, the Winter Guard of Beatrix Drum & Bugle Corps from Hilversum - The Netherlands will again be taking part in the WGI World Championships in Dayton - Ohio. The management of the association has approved the plans for participation.
DrumSpirit Percussion Ensemble and Drumband dINK are the champions of the 2012 Vlamo show contest. The contest was held in Wevelgem - Belgium on Sunday.
Unik Star from Hellemes - France have announced their 2013 production 'Konect'. The show includes music composed by Joe Rodwell (UK), Carl Curtis (UK) and David Lemant (FR).
The DCE Championships will now also draw attention to charities. Juliana has taken the 'Dress Red Day' of the Heart Foundation to remind visitors of the importance of good research. And the Italian organisation 'Music in Motion' highlights the situation in the town of San Felice, which is still suffering after a devastating earthquake.