Four organisations from across the United States have applied to participate as Open Class units on the 2016 Drum Corps International Tour. The prospective groups include Shadow of Oregon, Wisconsin, Indy Ignition of Indianapolis, the Battalion of Salt Lake City and Horizon of Odessa, Texas.
Last Sunday, more than 600 spectators witnessed the fifth edition of the IPE Scandinavian Percussion Regional. "A huge success", Indoor Percussion Europe said.
Laura Pickton has been appointed as Assistant Corps Director to Jay Lindner, Corps Director of Thurrock Marching Brass. She succeeds Cheryl Corcoran whose time has been pressed due to work and family commitments. Cheryl will remain an important part of TMB.
With this year’s new show 'Guardian Angel', the Wölper Löwen pay tribute to the firemen and women around the world who risk their lives on a daily basis. The theme was chosen for a reason: the corps itself is part of a fire service.
This year, Spirit of 52 from Rastede will be taking part in contests in no less than three countries. As well as Germany and the Netherlands, the DCE Premier Class finalist will also make an appearance in the UK, where they will be participating in the DCUK Leicester show.
The first in the European series of the Indoor Music Games and SoundSport took place in Alexandra College, Dublin on Saturday February 27th. The Irish Winterguard Championships took place on the same day.
This year, more show events than ever are scheduled by the collaborating organisations within the European Music Games. In addition to the summer events there are now also four shows in the context of the Indoor Music Games/SoundSport, starting today in Dublin.
With only a few days to go before the 2016 Indoor Music Games/SoundSport kick off, DCI Executive Director Daniel Acheson sent a note to the participants and organizers.
As well as participating in the Indoor Music Games/SoundSport competition this year, Cinderford Academy will host their own IMG event. Drum Corps Europe asked Clive Lewis, Bandmaster of Cinderford, about their participation in SoundSport 2016.
The British Youth Band Association will increase the number of overage members in a unit competing in BYBA from 5 to 10 for the 2016 season. The rule change is in for the 2016 season.
The Belgian drum ensemble DrumSpirit from Dadizele has announced their new show entitled 'Tsunami'. DrumSpirit tells the story of a ferocious wave. Both in Belgium and abroad, DrumSpirit is well-known for its captivating theme shows and entertaining street act, Drumline XL.
After months of negotiations, Drum Corps Associates is disappointed to announce that the 2015 audio and visual products will not be produced.
Juliana and their feeder unit Johan Friso from Middelburg are getting their own outdoor facilities for rehearsals, and a private storage place. Work on the field has already begun, but the corps is still looking for financial help. Interested parties can 'buy' part of the field.
Following the initial announcement at the end of last year, listing the dates of the 2016 Drum Corps United Kingdom contests, DCUK are now pleased to advise that all the venues have been finalised.
The European series of Indoor Music Games and SoundSport will open with a line up of 9 groups in Dublin on Saturday 27th February. The event also includes a winter guard contest.
The IMG/SoundSport season 2016 will feature a new show on Saturday 30th April. The SoundSport Forest of Dean Show will be held in Lydney, Gloucestershire and will replace the Essex show. This is due to the decision by Thurrock Marching Brass not to run any competitions in 2016.
Drum Corps Netherlands has opened the registration period for the upcoming summer season. The competition will start on 28th May.
The size of DCI Open Class corps continues to grow. DCI's Open Class coordinator David Eddleman reports that the average number of members per corps increased by 33% between 2010 and 2015.
Lynn Lindstrom, the first WGI Executive Director, passed away at the age of 76 following a battle with cancer. Lindstrom led the organisation for 24 years.
Kidsgrove Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps has entered a partnership with System Blue. Effective today, they will play exclusively on System Blue brass instruments.
2016 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Cadence's formation. The 2016 Summer programme of the corps has been designed to give the current membership "a completely new challenge whilst giving a gentle nod to the history and tradition of those who have come before us."
Winter Guard International welcomes two European guards this season: The Pride of the Netherlands and Mayflower. WGI is looking forward to the participation of the guards from Europe and therefore made an extensive article of these two groups.
Luuk Zonnevijlle from Zwijndrecht - The Netherlands has a dream: to march with the Kidsgrove Scouts and to go to the US with the corps in 2017. But that costs a lot of money, so he started a crowdfunding campaign, in the hopes of making his dream a reality.
David Gibbs is announcing his decision to transition into a new role. On 29th February, the Blue Devils will welcome Justin Heimbecker as the new CEO of BD Performing Arts.
A few more dark months and then the Summer season starts again! Are you itching to take part and do you want to be part of a horn line, drum line or guard this year? You can still join a corps!
Nine proposed changes to Drum Corps International's rule book are up for discussion at this year's annual winter business meetings and rules congress at the end of January. One of the proposals is to move the field judges to the front sideline.
Voted upon during a meeting of the Drum Corps International Board of Directors, Daniel E. Acheson has been renewed as the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the organization.
The Irish Marching Bands Association has scheduled four shows this year. One of these is an event as part of the Indoor Music Games/SoundSport.
Indoor Percussion Europe has announce that the 2016 edition of IPE Championships has been cancelled. "Due to a lack of entries there really is no other option", IPE's Erwin van Gemert said.
In May 2015, I set off to Great Britain to attend the DCE Judges’ College. What should I expect? What will others expect from me?
The web team of Drum Corps Europe is working on the construction of a completely new website. Both the website itself and the back-end will be given a full makeover.
On the last day of the year, the editorial team of the DCE website has created a list of the most popular news items of 2015. What news item were the most popular in 2015? The News Top 50 is a great way to look back at 2015 and reminiscence about the most memorable things that have happened over the past year.
Winter Guard International has opened a virtual education and evaluation platform called '1 on 1'. Groups can ask for any advice for a fixed fee per recording.
Jubal Drum & Bugle Corps will have a new drum major next year. Viktor van Maanen will take over from Floriaan Bilderbeek as the drum major of the corps from Dordrecht - The Netherlands.
Registration for the 2016 Drum Corps United Kingdom season is now open. The season will start om Sunday 19th June in Barnsley.
At the December meeting of Drum Corps Associates earlier this month, elections were held for all positions of the DCA executive team. With the retirement of Gil Silva, a new President has been elected, Allen Buell.
After 3 months 'off air' the UK Fan Network (UKFN) will be back with you once more from Monday 21st December, bringing the best in UK Drum Corps and Winter Guard. The UKFN team haven’t been resting these few months, they have been working on a brand new site, which will bring you an improved viewing experience.
What's more fun than gifting someone the DCE Championships 2015 for Christmas? Order the DVD and get it delivered before Christmas, so that you can keep enjoying drum corps shows during the dark winter days!
Drum Corps Europe has published the list of participants for the DCE European Championships. A record number of seven countries will be represented next year at the Parkstad Limburg Stadium in Kerkrade - the Netherlands.
Actor Dwayne Johnson and his Seven Bucks Productions will produce a documentary featuring the rivalry between Allentown’s Cadets and The Blue Devils from California in the competitive world of Drum Corps International.
Winter Guard United Kingdom has announced the 2016 membership. This season there are 36 units representing 17 different organisations.
Dennis Naaktgeboren is resigning as public relations manager at Drum Corps Europe. He has held the management position since 2003.
The Italian Marching Show Bands Association (IMSB) has announced the dates and places for their competition events in 2016: the Color Guard & Percussion Day and the IMSB Italian Championship. Corps from outside Italy are welcome to participate.
The registration period for the DCE European Championships has ended. There has been a lot of interest in participating in the event. More corps have registered than the number of available places.
There will be no Blue Devils International Corps in 2016. Two months ago, a second European tour was announced by the Californian corps, but the audition information has now been removed.