The registration period for the IPE Indoor Percussion 2012 Events has begun. Between now and 15th November, indoor percussion units will be able to register forevents in four different countries.

Relive the DCE 2011 European Championships in your living room! You can now pre-order DCE's DVD recording with unique images and Dolby Surround Sound 5.1.

In order to widen the range of classes within the indoor percussion activity in Europe, Indoor Percussion Europe has announced two new percussion classes in 2012. The new classes are the Junior Concert Percussion Class and the Junior Marching Percussion Class.

The DCE European Championships could once again count on the support of various sponsors this year. DCE is proud to present these drum corps-loving companies to you: Majestic, Guard Equipment, Show & Marching Music, Muremo, Field Company and Drum Corps Media.

The Company from Barnsley are the new European Champions in the DCE Premier Class. With a score of 87.45, the corps not only took the title, but also won most captions. So the title will remain in Britain. Last night, the Finals proved to be an unrivalled drum corps competition with incredible shows, perfect weather and a packed stand.

Junior Drum Corps Johan Friso prolongs its European Junior Class title. The junior corps from Middelburg - The Netherlands topped the Junior Class Finals at the Parkstad Limburg Stadium by staying ahead of Jong Jubal (Dordrecht - The Netherlands) with 0.05 points. The French corps Kadoudal surprised with a third place.

The Company are the new DCE 2011 European Champions. They were crowned last night in front of a packed stand at the DCE European Championships in Kerkrade - The Netherlands.

Just missed the tickets in the centre blocks? Will your seat at the DCE Championships be a little further away from the 50 yard than you'd like it to be tomorrow? DCE offers you the chance to upgrade your tickets at the DCE stand on the day of the event.

Drum Corps Europe will once again be broadcasting its DCE European Championships webcast live through the internet. Those who are unfortunate enough to be unable to attend the event in person this year, can watch the video-webcast on the DCE website. The webcast is free and available without adverts.

"There was a definite autumnal chill in the air as I arrived at DCUK Finals in Mansfield, but at least the rain was holding off and the sun was starting to break through. Unfortunately a hold up on the motorway meant that I missed Cadet Class, but arrived in time to see the exhibition corps, two A Class corps and the eight Open Class finalists." A report by Andy Hewlett.

Drum Corps Europe has announced the judging panels for the DCE 2011 European Championships, this Saturday in Kerkrade. Judges from the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and the United States will judge the performances in the Premier Class Prelims, Junior Class Finals and Premier Class Finals.

The online ticket sales for the DCE European Championships will close at midnight tonight. Don't have tickets for the European drum corps event yet? Order them from the webshop today and enjoy watching the best corps from throughout Europe at the Parkstad Limburg Stadium this Saturday.

Besana Marching Band from Besana - Italy, supported by the whole association, has announces that next season it will become a full featured drum & bugle corps.

Two corps at the DCE European Championships will be performing at the market square in Kerkrade on Friday night. The Black Knights and The 6th will be giving spectators a free preview. Their performances are interspersed by spectacular demonstrations from break dance group The Beat Puppets from Heerlen.

Juliana Drum & Bugle Corps will be going to the United States in 2013 to participate in the Drum Corps International competition. The tour will last two weeks and the current Dutch champions will enter the International Class.

The order of performances during the Premier Class Prelims and Junior Class Finals at the DCE European Championships has been announced! After the DCUK Finals, the line-up has been determined based on the national scores. The Italian corps Mosson will make the first appearance of the day in Kerkrade.

Yesterday, the Kidsgrove Scouts prolonged their Drum Corps United Kingdom Open Class title. The corps from Stoke-on-Trent ended in first place, three tens ahead of The Company from Barnsley, scoring 80.25 points.

Today, the British drum corps champions will be crowned at the DCUK British Drum Corps Championships. Fifteen corps will make their appearance at the Mansfield Town Football Club. The event starts at 11.00 hours.

Drum Corps Europe has decided to rename the Olympic Retreat as the Award Ceremony. The 'ancient' name Olympic Retreat no longer covered the contents of the event.

Millennium is feature on this year's DCE European Championships poster. The poster is widely distributed in the Kerkrade region and will hopefully attract a great local audience.

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.

Artist Peter Franken has once again designed a special logo for the DCE European Championships. The Championships logo will also be used for this year's DCE patch.

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.

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 â??â??premature end to the Dutch Drum Corps Championship of 2011.

Winter Guard United Kingdom has reduced the maximum age for the Junior Class to 17 years old. This was approved at the recent WGUK Board Meeting.

This year's IMBA Finals will be held this Saturday at the Tallaght Municipal Stadium, from 4.30 pm. It is the first time in ten years that IMBA Finals have been held in Tallaght, a place many say is the home of the association.

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.

Rochester - New York became stomping ground of the land of 10,000 Lakes this past weekend as two Minnesota corps, Minnesota Brass and the Govenaires, became Open and A Class Champions at the all-age Drum Corps Associates World Championships.

Yesterday, ten corps (2 Junior Class and 8 Open Class) attended the final contest of the 2011 DCUK season prior to the British Championships. The venue was Saffron Lane Athletics Stadium in Leicester and the event was sponsored by Kidsgrove Scouts who took top honours in both the Open and Junior Classes.

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 heat was on in Rochester - New York, as corps converged onto Shalen's Stadium. Twenty-one corps participated in yesterday's preliminary event. Each corps showed significant growth this season. Minnesota Brass topped the Prelims competition, ending the Buccaneers' undefeated winning streak.

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.

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.

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.

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 Best Percussion award.

As the eyes of the drum corps world shift their focus to the upcoming Drum Corps Associates World Championships slated for Friday 2nd September through Sunday 4th September in Rochester, drum corps fans from around the world will have the unprecedented opportunity to join with thousands of fans in attendance as the all-age circuit launches the online DCA Fan Network and presents a live video webcast of its preliminary competition.

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.

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).

Drum Corps International has announced preliminary attendance figures for the 2011 DCI World Championships: World Class Prelims 6,903, Semi Finals 12,351 and Finals 17,363.

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.

For the tenth time in the organisation's history, the Cadets can again call themselves World Champions. The corps proved that 'Between Angels and Demons' lies a corps with unparalleled talent and dedication, earning a score of 98.35 and the 2011 World Championship title.

The Cadets have topped the World Class Prelims in Indianapolis - Indiana. They scored 97.35, slightly more than the Blue Devils (96.85) and the Cavaliers (96.45).

The DCI World Championship Open Class Finals in Michigan City on Tuesday was the first time all Open Class corps performed together, since the Prelims show the day before was rained out. Blue Devils B are the new DCI Open Class Champions. Jubal from Dordrechjt - The Netherlands made it into the top 12.

For the first time in eight years, a DCI World Championship event was canceled due to severe weather. The Open Class Prelims came to a halt on Monday, 8th August after only two corps had performed at Ames Field in Michigan City - Indiana.

The Blue Devils have topped the big DCI Allentown show. Yesterday the corps scored 95.250, passing the 95 point threshold. The Cadets passed it as well in Allentown.