There is a new book on the market about the experiences of a drum corps member and instructor from 1950 to 2010. The book was written by Jack Meehan, entitled 'Space Music'. It is available from Amazon.
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.
Jubal Drum & Bugle Corps from Dordrecht saw its scores shoot up on Saturday in Atlanta compared to the contest in Gadsden - Alabama two days earlier. The corps increased its score by nearly seven points: from 64.90 to 71.80 points.
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Jubal has entered two Drum Corps International this week, and participates in the International Class (which has the same judging system as the Open Class). The first scores are in for the Dutch.
Jubal Drum & Bugle Corps from Dordrecht - The Netherlands is currently preparing for its first performance in the 2011 Drum Corps International competition. The first contest in which Jubal will perform is in Ocean Springs - Mississippi and is on today.
This weekend, Drum Corps Europe will hold a clinic in Indonesia. The clinic, which will take place in Bandung, Indonesia, is aimed at marching band instructors. The possible future use of the DCE Competition Manual for the national competition will also be discussed.
In the 65th anniversary year of both Beatrix and Pearl, Beatrix Drum & Bugle Corps was provided with a complete new set of field percussion instruments. Pearl Europe and Beatrix Drum & Bugle Corps have signed a new contract.
At about 11:00 PM the equipment truck of the Cascades Dreum & Bugle Corps was rear ended while traveling from Denton to San Antonio - Texas. The accident happened while passing through construction in Waco - Texas.
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Jubal Drum & Bugle Corps has experienced a turbulent start to its journey to the USA. Yesterday morning, today's KLM flight to Houston, which some of the members had been booked onto, was unexpectedly cancelled.
On Sunday 17th July 2011, Cheshire Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps performed in exhibition for the very last time at DCUK Warrington. The corps will move on as The Horizon Corps.
In complete contrast to two weeks ago, the weather really was not kind at the second DCUK contest of the 2011 season with most corps having to contend with driving rain at the Poynton Commodores sponsored contest held at Victoria Park in Warrington. The Kidsgrove Scouts won both classes.
Malaysia had once again enlisted the help of the DCE judging panel last weekend. Two European judges have travelled to the country to judge the Malaysian National Band Competition.
The Devils from Witzenhausen - Germany will not perform a show this year. After internal deliberation, the German corps saw no alternative but to take a year-long 'time out' from show performances, partly because of high costs.
Further to the recent update about Parlour Sessions, DCE Adjudication Manager Douglad Caldwell has details on the sessions for the remaining contests in 2011. Due to the length of a few contests, there are no sessions scheduled for DCN Championships, DCUK Championships and DCE Championships.
Sunday 17th July will see a new band take part in their first junior competition in Mullingar Ireland, part of the IMBA and DCE's European Music Games. The Athlone Town Youth Marching Band were formed less than a year ago in September 2010, and already have 45 members.
You may ask: why do the IMBA bring a DCE Certified Show to a commons field in a small village in rural Ireland? The Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore Competition (held in the village of Ballygar, population 642) is different to any other in the calendar of DCE field shows in Ireland.
Drum Corps Europe has been twittering drum corps news in English and in Dutch for some time now. Now this news is also available in German, French and Italian, so that European drum corps fans can easily follow the news in their own language.
It was perfect weather to kick off the 2011 DCUK season as twelve corps attended the Centro Drum Corps Contest held at South Kesteven Sports Stadium in Grantham - Lincolnshire sponsored by The Company. The Kidsgrove Scouts topped the Open Class.
The 2011 season of the Drum Corps United Kingdom competition starts today. Twelve corps will enter the pitch of the South Kesteven Sports Stadium of Grantham Town FC in Grantham - Lincolnshire.
After their successful DCA tour in 2010, the Kidsgrove Scouts have published the provisional plans for the 2012 tour. The 2012 DCA World Championship finals will take place at the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis - Maryland.
Drum Corps Europe has acquired the domain name drumcorps.eu. The domain was originally registered by a domain hijacker, but this company has given it up the domain name.
Jubal Drum & Bugle Corps continues to lead the Premier Class of the Drum Corps Netherlands competition. However, its lead on the competition has reduced.
The Kidsgrove Scouts will again field a large corps this year. The reigning British and European Champions will have their first competitive performance at Nottingham this weekend.
The main stand of the Parkstad Limburg Stadium is filling up for the DCE European Championships. After sections A and B and the Super Seats, Block C is now also sold out.
Drum Corps International and counterpart Drum Corps Associates have announced an unprecedented, formal strategic partnership between the two organisations, intended to create new opportunities for thousands of performers and hundreds of thousands of drum corps fans throughout North America and around the world.
The scores and rankings of the first weekend of the Drum Corps International competition have been very interesting indeed. Carolina Crown managed to come first on Saturday in Saginaw, Texas, but one day later in Austin they dropped to fourth place, with four full points less.
A look at the latest drum corps news is now also a look at the latest drum corps videos. The drumcorps.org.uk news page has been enhanced with 'DCE Cinema', an overview of the newest drum corps videos from YouTube.
It's been 309 days in the making, but the 2011 Drum Corps International is underway. For the first time in Drum Corps International's 39-year history, the eight top placing corps from last year's DCI World Championship kicked off a new season together in one venue.
The ticket sales for the DCE European Championships are still going very fast. Three months before the closing date of the presales, more tickets have been sold than last year in the presale period.
The anniversary tattoo organised by Jubal Drum & Bugle Corps on Saturday 2nd July at the FC Dordrecht stadium is not 'just a tattoo'. The traditional tattoo announcer will not be present during the tattoo, and the performances will be moulded into one big show by image and sound and shown on large screens with a voice-over.
Trinity Music Academy is a Drum & Bugle Corps based in the UK. It officially launches in September 2011, being the first new drum corps in Essex for many years.
Soon the 2011 drum corps season will start on the other side of the ocean. The first DCI and DCA contests will take place in Texas and New Jersey. A large number of top corps will appear at the starting line.
The young French drum & bugle corps Mozaic already has 35 members. Recently, the corps had its first rehearsal. Besides the 35 members, 50 spectators also came to the rehearsal.
A bus of The Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps was involved in an accident yesterday morning on Interstate 80 approximately 30 miles northeast of Omaha - Nebraska. According to Troopers Director Fred Morris, one of the corps' tour buses experienced a blow-out causing it to roll over an embankment and land on its left side.
A new Facebook page will keep track of which British drum corps members are performing and have performed in the United States. Over 200 of those who have performed in the US are already documented on the page, for both DCI and DCA.
Admission to the DCE certified contest in Quiberon on Saturday 20th August will be free to the audience. Marching Music France is hoping that this will draw a large number of people to the stadium.
Jubal and Johan Friso have taken the lead in the first DCN contest of the year. The DCN season started with a bang in front of a full grandstand in Arnemuiden on Saturday. The 100 year-old Jubal outdid all other title candidates in the well-attended Premier Class. In the Junior Class, Johan Friso beat their competitors, Confetti.
The 2011 DCE Judges College was held last weekend in London, with about 30 judges and trainees in attendance. A report about the college by DCE Adjudication Manager Douglas Caldwell.
For the last two years, as part of the judges pre-briefing event to a DCE certified contest, a Parlour Session is held where a judge will research a relevant topic and lead a discussion. Instructors and designers are welcome to attend this part of the briefing.
The Winter Guard United Kingdom 2011 Championships DVD has now arrived. Shipping has commenced for the pre-orders received.
Drum Corps International, Blue Devils, Glassmen, Santa Clara Vanguard, The Cadets (Yea), Bands of America and Winter Guard International have advanced to the second round of the Chase Community Giving, created by the JP Morgan Chase company which awards grants of up to $500,000 to deserving nonprofit corporations.
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The DCE Judges College for 2011 takes place this weekend. "Judges and trainees are traveling from Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Belgium and Italy to participate in the training event", says DCE Adjudication manager Douglas Caldwell. The first session commences on Friday 20th May at 21.00h and closes on Sunday 22nd May.
The ticket sales for the DCE European Championships are still going well. Section B of the Parkstad Limburg Stadium is now also sold out. The luxurious Super Seats, real skybox seats with many added extras, are also very popular.â?¨
The first edition of the online Drum Corps World has been published and can be read free of charge. The online magazine includes over 100 pages.
The Cadets will participate in the Drum Corps Associates competition. It is not the current drum & bugle corps, but a newly formed group called Cadets2 that will be performing.