InCorps has presented its renewed website. The site has a new English content and a number of additional topics which makes it more accessible and user-friendly.
In the DCE Close Up series you will meet the DCE personnel. Who are these people behind the scenes who offer their leasure time to run drum corps events? In this episode we'll meet the only American in our team: Bob Thomas.
Southern Aurora has announced the launch of their new website, the new site is part of the current development continuing at Aurora, and encompasses the wider activity base that they are pursuing. The site will continue to be developed after its initial launch.
6th Hove Scouts have presented their production for the 2007 season: 'A Man Called...'. The music and visual will be inspired by the films of Sergio Leone coupled with the soundtracks of famous movie arranger Ennio Morricone.
The day was due to start at 12pm but due to traffic issues on the M6 the instruments arrived a little later than anticipated. This didn't stop the workshop getting underway though as, following a brief introduction by Chris Jones (High Brass Director), Ian Darrington sat down with the students and High Brass and talked through a whole range of subjects involving playing and performing on a brass instrument.
Northern Star Drum & Bugle Corps from Leeds - UK have appointed Richard Saucedo as the corps' brass arranger for the 2007 season. "Richard brings a whole realm of knowledge and experience to Star's design team and we are incredibly excited to have him writing for for us", said Northern Star's Program Co-ordinator Mark Pickles.
On Sunday, October 22nd, over 300 visitors descended on the Centre Gustave Engrand in Hellemmes, France, for the open house and clinics presented by Showband USA of Hellemmes-Lille. The morning session for percussion and color guard, was led by Sandy Sueur (color guard), Benoît Sueur (battery percussion) and Jérôme Capoen (pit percussion) of Showband USA.
On Sunday 22nd October 2006 the Annual General Meeting of Drum Corps United Kingdom made some historic and exciting decisions which will map out the future for the organisation, not just for the coming season but also for many years to come.
Northern Star Drum & Bugle Corps have announced their 2007 programme: 'Through the Labyrinth: A Journey Of Discovery'. "Following our 2006 show was always going to be a tough challenge", said Program Co-ordinator Mark Pickles.
6th Hove will be experimenting with an indoor, full corps production over the winter, based on their 2006 summer production 'Bushido'. The experiment will challenge all performers to stay fit, adapt to a different performance arena and develop musical, visual and performance skills along side our usual winter program.
For more than 25 years, 122 Dutch have participated in Drum Corps International corps. Last year, two Dutch DCI alums founded an organization to support, foster and expand the continued participation of Dutch in Drum Corps International groups. The 2006 season was a successful first year for the Dutch in DCI Foundation.
Drum Corps International in conjunction with the Institute of Health and Human Performance (IHHP), is pleased to release a set of products which are specifically designed to enhance performance and reduce the risk of performance-related injuries for marching musicians.
High Brass are hosting their Brass Workshop this weekend on Saturday 21st October 2006 at The Pyramid Arts Centre, Warrington. Seventeen players have been selected by their corps to take part in the day's events and will spend an afternoon with High Brass.
The Crossmen Drum & Bugle Corps have announced the arrival of the newest Mini Corps in the State of Pennsylvania, The Crossmen Xtreme Mini Corps. They are due to start rehearsals in the next three weeks.
In the DCE Close Up series you will meet the DCE personnel. Who are these people behind the scenes who offer their leasure time to run drum corps events? In this episode we'll meet Wim Boone.
The decision of the Kidsgrove Scouts to go open age in 2007 has resulted in huge interest. Therefore, the corps is looking for instruments for the highly increased membership.
The Academy and Winter Guard United Kingsom have announced that the Independent World Guard The Light Brigade from Philadelphia - Pennsylvania will tavel to the London WGI Euro Regional on Saturday 17th February 2007.
"My first impression upon arriving at the Pirelli Stadium for the 27th British Drum Corps Finals was the quality of the stadium and how its compact design would be ideally suited for a Drum Corps show. My central position at the back of the stand offering an ideal viewpoint to absorb the day's entertainment and intense competition." A report by Ian Scaife.
Despite strong winds, the 2006 Tokyo Open (previously known as the Autumn Preview) took flight in Tokyo's Ohta ward at Ohta Stadium, officially opening the 2006 Drum Corps Japan (DCJ) season. Six drum & bugle corps in the DCJ family competed in this rare outdoor contest.
Northern Star took the Division 1 title of the BYBA Championships yesterday in Coventry. A score of 915 points was attained by the DCE runner-up in the Butts Park Arena.
September was again a good month for the DCE website, with more than 37,000 visits. This produced around 35 Gigabytes of data traffic for drumcorpseurope.org.
The French Showband USA has unveiled its new logo design. Created by Aurélien Lejeune, the new logo shows graphically depicts the forward progress of this group in a simple and professional manner, and brings value and helps create a strong image for Showband USA in France.
Following some extremely encouraging discussions recently, where foundations for an excellent future for the marching bands and drum corps across the UK & Europe were discussed, BYBA are extremely excited about the prospect of working more closely with Drum Corps Europe.
For 2007, Kidsgrove Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps will be on open age unit, there will also be many differences in the nature that the corps rehearse so that they can accommodate and involve as many people as possible.
In the DCE Close Up series you will meet the DCE personnel. Who are these people behind the scenes who offer their leasure time to run drum corps events? In this episode we'll meet Jana Duyzer.
On the website of Drum Corps United Kingdom, the first set of photos has been published. Tony Gore and Hans Kloppert traveled to Burton Upon Trent to help provide DCUK with photos taken at the British Drum Corps Championships 2006 at the Burton Albion Football Ground.
The DVD of the 2006 British Drum Corps Championships will be released on Sunday 8th October and will available to purchase (or collect orders already placed) at the British Youth Band Association Championships in Coventry on that day.
For the first time, High Brass will be hosting a workshop for young brass players during the afternoon of the Pyramid Arts Centre performance on 21st October. The event, the first of its kind in the UK, shall take place in the Arts Centre itself and is intended to give young brass players the opportunity to rehearse with the band and later take to the stage during the evening performance.
The web host of the DCE community drumcorpstalk.com will be installing new database software. However, this new software may cause problems for the forum, blogs and gallery which can only operate with the current database software.
The Black Knights from Gravesend are the new champions of Drum Corps United Kingdom. With 92.7 points, their 'Infinite Knightmares' program received the highest scores from the judges. The Kidsgrove Scouts came second with their Spanish program 'El Art de la Danza'.
In the DCE Close Up series you will meet the DCE personnel. Who are these people behind the scenes who offer their leasure time to run drum corps events? In this episode we'll meet Marcel Matthijsse.
As of Tuesday October 3rd, the DVDs, CDs and Patches from the DCE European Championships 2006 will be available for order from DCE's online shop. The DVDs and CDs are expected to be delivered at the end of December, the patches are available directly.
Several galleries with pictures of the DCE Championships 2006 have been published on the internet, including a gallery on the DCI website. We collected the web addresses and made a list of them.
It is with regret that Drum Corps United Kingdom gives notice that it will be permanently closing its office in Sheffield during the month of October.
The Caballeros Drum & Bugle Corps from Hawthorne - New Jersey, have announced that a trip to Europe for the 2007 Competing Corps has been finalized. The competing corps will tour The Netherlands, France, Belgium and Germany.
A European color guard and indoor percussion organisation has been formed. Drum Corps France (DCF), Winter Guard United Kingdom (WGUK), Color Guard Nederland (CGN) and the Royal Dutch Music Federation (KNFM) have taken the first steps for the new organisation on September 24th, 2006 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
You can still feel the aftershocks at the Sparta Stadium after the events of last Saturday. About 1200 drum corps members and a couple of thousand fans created quite a spectacle in Rotterdam. Niels Merkx from Drum Corps Media sent us a personal report of the day's event.
You couldn't have wished for a more exciting finish than displayed yesterday evening during the climax to the DCE Open Class Finals 2006 in Rotterdam. Jubal Drum & Bugle Corps has been crowned as the new DCE European Open Class Champion. It was a closely fought title, as the difference between the champions and the number two, Northern Star, was minimal - 0.05 points. In the Percussion Class, DrumSpirit won for the second year in a row, with Jong Jubal coming out strongest in the Cadet Class.
Today Rotterdam will be the drum corps capital of Europe! Many performing corps, about 1200 drum corps members and lots of drum corps fans in the stand of the Sparta Stadium.
For those unable to come and watch the DCE Championships on Saturday, but who don't want to miss it, we can soften the blow: the entire day's event can be watched via a live 'webcast' by means of a camera in the stadium. And that's not the only thing.
Do you already own the DVDs of the DCE European Championships 2003, 2004 and 2005? If not, come and visit our DCE helpdesk this Saturday. You could own these sets for a special price!
The Executive Director of Drum Corps International, Dan Acheson, has accepted an invitation from Drum Corps Europe to come to Rotterdam this Saturday. This is the first time that the DCI top man will be present in person at a European drum corps event.
A special award for High Front Ensemble will be presented in Rotterdam this Saturday during the Open Class Finals. The award will be presented by the parents of Barry Boer Rookhuiszen.
No less than 16 judges will be active this coming Saturday during the DCE Championships 2006 in the Sparta Stadium. The full list of judges can be found in this article. (This is subject to change.)