Drum Corps International is expected to announce that it will move its headquarters to Indianapolis and will host its international championships in Lucas Oil Stadium for a decade beginning in 2008.
Anyone who visits the Drum Corps World booth at the Drum Corps International Championships in Madison, Wisconsin this week will have the an added incentive of subscribing to the long running publication as they will receive a free copy of the latest High Brass album, 'Time For A Change'.
Do you have questions about music, technique or style? InCorps is bringing the top experts from DCI to you. To start this project with a bang, InCorps presents Percussion Arranger Jim Casella as the InCorps Expert for the next two months.
Avid Technology, Inc. has announced that it has acquired Sibelius Software Ltd., for approximately $23 million in cash. Sibelius Software Ltd. Is the world's market leader in music notation software, with 180,000 registered users in more than 100 countries.
The Cavaliers took the gold medal in Allentown on Saturday night with a score of 95.550. On Saturday Night, Blue Devils (95.575) bested a field of 11 corps, with only .025 behind The Cavaliers.
Ian Lyall stepped down from his position as Corps Director of Southern Aurora last week. With regards to this situation the committee sat on Wednesday, the outcome of the meeting was to invite David Pope to take the position, which he accepted. David was previously Corps Director during the 2004 and 2005 seasons.
After a very successful meeting with the Staff/Program Director, Mr. Joe Miller, and in the quest to reach their initial goal of possibly fielding a corps in 2007, VK Youth Arts Organization has announced the start of rehearsals and auditions.
The Fund for Amateur Art and Performing Arts in The Hague has decided to sponsor the Drum Corps Europe Championships. This fund subsidizes many cultural projects it considers worth sponsoring.
Tickets for the British Drum Corps Championships 2006 are now available. The event is to be held on 30th September at the Pirelli Stadium in Burton on Trent.
The Spectrum Winterguard from The Southern Tier of New York State in the United States of America will be coming to the WGI European Regional in London England in 2007. Spectrum competes in the Independent Open Class in WGI.
The DCUK Board of Trustees has agreed to facilitate a proposal from the Corps Directors who were present at the meeting regarding the framework for the summer season in 2007. The Corps Directors & Trustees will be discussing three broad areas.
Following the successful BYBA Think Tank event, first conceived back in February this year, and held on Saturday 29th July in Leicester, it was recommended that the British Youth Band Association facilitate an open age division within its competition circuit.
At the recent meeting of the DCUK Board of Trustees, it was agreed that a proposal that had been presented by the WGUK Board would be put to the membership for consideration. The proposal involves a re-organisation of the charity to provide greater representation for the winter guards.
Drum Corps United Kingdom is recruiting volunteers to work at this year's finals day. The event will be held this year at Burton Albion FC on Saturday 30th September.
Drum Corps Europe has a great opportunity for fans who order tickets for the DCE Championships before 12th August. Ten patches containing the new logo will be raffled among those who have already ordered and paid for tickets by that date.
By a narrow margin, the Cavaliers defeated Blue Devils for their second Drum Corps International major regional championship in a row. Taking music general effect, visual performance, visual ensemble and the music ensemble captions, the corps scored 93.025 to Blue Devils' 93.000.
Drum Corps International announces the launch of SOUND Education, a program of schools, organisations and universities networked with Drum Corps International. The SOUND Education program is a strategic initiative established to introduce the organisation's high-achieving performing arts students to university-level performing arts schools and organisations.
On March 23rd, 2007, Rhythm X in conjunction with Muremo Music and Dynasty USA, will make history by being the first independent indoor drumline to tour Europe. Rhythm X will embark on an experience that will take the indoor drumline activity to a new level.
Drum Corps United Kingdom has announced that the venue for the 2006 British Drum Corps Championships will be the Burton Albion Football Club Ground (the Pirelli Stadium) in Burton On Trent - Staffordshire on Saturday 30th September.
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 Rohalt van Schaften.
At the DCUK Board of Trustees Meeting held on Saturday 22nd July it was agreed that, with immediate effect, the DCUK Discussion Page will be shut down indefinitely. A new forum has been set up by drum corps fan Tim Robson.
Just like last year, Drum Corps Europe has had a logo designed for the DCE Championships 2006 in Rotterdam. This time though, the logo is not adorned with the towers of the Sparta stadium 'The Castle', but a typical Rotterdam symbol has been chosen instead.
The Cavaliers pulled off a surprise win in Texas yesterday as they topped the previously undefeated Blue Devils by just more than half a point at the DCI San Antonio Southwestern Championship at the Alamodome. The Cavaliers took the gold medal with a score of 92.550.
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The first 25 members of Jubal Drum & Bugle Corps from Dordrecht - The Netherlands are on their way to the United States for participation in the DCI competition. They left early this morning from Dordrecht. The second group (75 people) will leave tomorrow.
No time to visit drum corps websites, but interested in drum corps news? Drum Corps Europe is offering a new service: drum corps news in your mailbox, free of charge!
About 10.20 AM central time, the O-4 Blue Devils bus got into an accident about two hours north of Dallas as it entered a construction zone. It collided at 10-15 mph with a non-BD semi that stopped suddenly.
Winter Guard United Kingdom has announced 'Spintastic', a color guard event to be held at the Trinity High School in Nottingham on September 9th. Many sessions are currently being considered.
It was a weekend full of drum corps and show band at the Barnsley Football Club. On Saturday, Northern Star won the Division 1 of the BYBA Academy Brass contest. On Sunday, the Kidsgrove Scouts took top honors in the DCUK Open Class.
The Blue Devils continue on their undefeated reign, besting Phantom Regiment by slightly over two points this weekend in Battle Creek - Michigan. Bluecoats are tight on Phantom's heels and Carolina Crown leads the next scoring tier of corps.
The Velvet Knights want to return to the DCI competition next year. The plan is to field the corps in 2007, when DCI brings World Championships to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California. Fundraising for the rebirth of the junior corps has started.
The 2006 Bluecoats' season will be the subject of a film documentary that is being made by an independent film company from West Chester - Pennsylvania, and that will be entered in American and Canadian film festivals in 2007.
Winning Music Effect, Performance Visual and Color Guard, Ensemble Music and Percussion captions, Blue Devils scored 85.525 at the DCI Indianapolis Central Division Championships, to become the sole undefeated corps so far this season.
During the coming winter, Southern Aurora will compete and exhibit throughout the UK and Europe, culminating in finals in Europe March 2007. The show will be based on a rock concert using rifts from Queens of the Stone Age, Muse and Radiohead.
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 Erik van Leerzem.
The British Youth Band Association (BYBA) has announced the location for the 2006 Championships. The BYBA National Championships 2006 will take place at Butts Park Arena, Coventry on Sunday, 8th October.
There have been problems with the final production of the WGUK 2006 finals DVD. Some of these problems can not be fully rectified as it was a live-mix, but over the last few months WGUK has been working with the production company to see how the DVD can be improved.
The best-of-the-best will meet head to head this Saturday, July 8th, at the DCI Indianapolis Central Division Championships. For the first time all season, the top three scoring Division I corps up to this point in the season from the West, Midwest and East, will battle it out for top honors at the RCA Dome in downtown Indianapolis.
Millennium Marching Band from Verdello are the Italian 2006 show champions. It is their third victory in a row. The championship event was held last Sunday in the Sinigaglia stadium in Como.
The Glassmen and several European corps performed last Sunday at the East of England Invitational in Peterborough. Many drum corps fans attended the big event. A review by Anna Storey.
In order to mark the 10th anniversary, the Phantom Knights from Nuneaton are arranging a big anniversary party. This event will give anybody who has been involved with the corps a chance to reminisce on the past and also see what the Corp is currently doing.
The Grenadiers from Kingston, Ontario have decided to go inactive for the 2006 Drum Corps Associates contest season as they work to rebuild their organisation. The corps wants to return to competition in 2007.
Join Yamaha product manager Jeff Hawley for this enhanced-podcast preview of the Drum Corps International 2006 season. This 30-minute podcast features interviews with the directors of the top DCI Division 1 drum corps including: The Cadets, Cavaliers, The Bluecoats, Madison Scouts, The Crossmen, The Colts, JSU Spirit and Esperanza.
Distant Thunder topped Divison 1 at the Colchester BYBA show last Sunday with a score of 648 points, and taking High Brass, General Visual Effect, General Music Effect and Drill and Deportment. 6th Hove Scouts were second with a score of 637 points and took High Percussion.