Registration for the CGN Individuals & Ensembles for brass, percussion and color guard is going extremely well. There are still three months to go before the event and already 38 performances are on the roster.
June 2005 has been the busiest month for the DCE website so far. The website was visited 33,500 times, with a total of 220,000 pageviews. This means that there have been 1,100 visits a day in June.
Drum Corps International has determined it is in the best interest of all involved to cancel the DCI Summer Music Games Solo & Ensemble Festival event. As a top priority to offer nothing less than a first-class experience, DCI decided that with only a small number of entries as of July 5, students would not realize the total experience they had anticipated and that DCI intended to offer.
In this photo gallery you will find 18 pictures of the ambiance in and around the Guldensporen Stadium during the DCE regional show in Kortrijk - Belgium. Photos by Dennis I. Naaktgeboren, Stijn Vanmackelberghe and Marcel Matthijsse.
This coming Saturday, the 9th of July, the Senators Drum & Bugle Corps from Eistleigh will be performing their 2005 show, 'Mission Incredible' at a concert in Winchester, Hampshire hosted by the world famous Band of the Light Division.
With only 3 months to go to the 2005 edition of the European Championships in Rotterdam (September 24), several hundreds of admission tickets have already been ordered. If you don't have tickets yet, please don't wait too long to order them.
From all accounts, the Blue Devils' romp through Europe is proving to be a momentous trek. In an IM exchange with the webmaster of dci.org, Blue Devils director Dave Gibbs said the corps' performance and audience reception in Kortrijk, Belgium, was comparable to that of the Beatles.
Today, The Senators Drum & Bugle Corps from Eistleigh - UK has reached a milestone. It has been 1000 days since the Open Class corps was last beaten in DCUK competition.
Michele Moriggi of the Millennium Marching Band from Verdello - Italy will march The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps this summer. He is the first Italian ever to march a DCI corps.
Many online photo galleries have been created after the DCE show in Kortrijk, containing thousands of pictures in total. Here is an overview of links to these galleries.
After the DCE show in Kortrijk, last Saturdau, executive director David Gibbs from The Blue Devils posted a message on the Blue Devils blogs. Here is what the executive director said about the show and the first week in Europe.
Having successfully competed in the Belgium regional DCE show winning A-Class, Distant Thunder arrived back in the UK on Sunday at 12.30 PM to compete at the BYBA show in Colchester - Essex.
Last Saturday, the Guldensporen Stadium in Kortrijk - Belgium, was the place for a big international drum corps party. The climax of the day was the performance of the Blue Devils, who won the Open Class with a score of 93.350.
Do you need tickets for DCE events, but haven't had the time to order them yet? During the DCE contest in Kortrijk you will be able to order your tickets for future events, with the DCE Ticket Service.
DCI has launched a new feature on the DCI Season Pass: The Field Pass with DCI's Dan Potter. The Field Pass is a half-hour audio magazine featuring the performers, designers, instructors and fans of the world's top drum corps.
During the DCE regional show in Kortrijk, to be held this Saturday, embroidered patches of the event will be available for only 5 euros apiece. The size of the patch will be 10 centimteres (width) by 6 centimeters (height).
6th Hove have unveiled their new costume at this weekends Northern Star Show in Batley - Yorkshire. It was exceptionally well received and the corps had a lot of people asking questions about it. In fact, it was the talking point of the day. Designer Sven Parris of 6th Hove tells about the vision behind the new look.
Distant Thunder Show Corps from Bedford - UK will start a color guard cadet section. From September, instructors Suzanne Bishop and Caroline Lawrence will be taking charge of the new section called 'Atmosphere'. Atmosphere will be run on a Monday evening and will aim to attract children from the age of 8 onwards to begin learning basic guard moves and techniques.
The Kidsgrove Scouts have a new equipment truck for the 2005 season. The vehicle, carrying the Scouts' 'fleur-de-lis' logo on all sides, truly needed a big 'face-lift' before it was ready to hit the road.
There's been quite a bit of talk the past few weeks over the presence of a female character in the Scouts 2005 show, 'The Carmen Project'. Corps director Sal Salas of the Madison Scouts explains how the Carmen character came to be.
Are you a big fan of the Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps from Concord - California? Be sure to visit their merchandise stands at the Guldensporen Stadium in Kortrijk next week.
The Strutters of Edmonton - Canada will go inactive for the 2005 season. This decision was made due to financial and staffing problems, which proved beyond their ability to resolve in time to save the season.
Nine members of the Forgemen percussion have successfully broken the world team drumming marathon record. Spirits were a little low after Lee Whitehead had to give up his attempt at the individual record. But the guys have pulled together and pushed past their target.
Executive director Brian Hickman has announced that DCI Division I finalist Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps will be traveling to Europe for two weeks in late June of 2006 for a series of concerts, clinics and competitions. The corps was elated by the news, and Hickman was just as excited to finally make the announcement.
Distant Thunder Show Corps from Bedford have marched to their second victory in two weeks with a win at the Midlands British Youth Band Association Show at Walsall - UK.
Drum Corps Europe receives many questions about the capacity of the side stand of the Guldensporen Stadium in Kortrijk - Belgium for the DCE show on June 25. People ask if they risk a sold out stand when they arrive at the stadium. The answer: there is no such risk, because the side stand has sufficient capacity.
Nine members of the Forgemen percussion section are in the middle of a challenge to break the World Team Drumming marathon record, which currently stands at 100 hours. Everything goes well.
Distant Thunder marched to victory in the opening competition of the BYBA season. Taking first place in Division 2 with General Musical effect, General Visual Effect, Wind, Percussion, Drill & Guard Captions also awarded. Thunder then took the Ouse Valley Sounds Supreme Champions title with the highest score of the day.
6th Hove from Sussex will be taking the field with an exciting new look. The corps is the first in the UK to take steps away from the military-style uniforms favoured by most groups and has opted to perform without headgear so that the performers can engage with the audience and express themselves more.
DCI Executive Director Dan Acheson announced Tuesday that ESPN2 will be the official home of the 2005 DCI World Championships highlights broadcast, marking the first time ever that a drum corps show will be broadcast on a commercial television network.
Starting on Friday June 10 at 10 AM, nine members of the Forgemen percussion section will begin a challenge to break the World Team Drumming marathon record, which currently stands at 100 hours.
Drum Corps Europe has acquired the German domain name drumcorps.de ('.de' stands for the German extension 'Deutschland'). The domain was owned by Clairette Neumann - she hosted an info page about drum corps on this address. Drumcorps.de is now the URL for the German version of the DCE website.
The Senators from Eastleigh have topped the first DCUK contest in Leicester, last Sunday. The corps were credited with 65.9 points. Kidsgrove Scouts came in second with 60.3. Here is a short review of the contest. The reviewer didn't see Concord, Southern Aurora, Forgemen, and Poynton Commodores, so unfortunately these corps are not in the list.
The time table for the DCE show in Kortrijk - Belgium, on Saturday, June 25, has been announced. The full schedule has been published on this website. The Kortrijk page also includes hotel information.
The 8th June 2005 is ten years to the day that Stafford Lancers tentatively opened its doors for the first time. So much has happened in that time which has seen the organisation develop into the largest independent youth group in Stafford and one of the finest bands of its type in the UK. A look back at how it began.
The full corps look of The Senators Drum & Bugle Corps from Eastleigh - Hampshire was revealed for the first time at the corps annual preview on Monday. The new uniform was well received by the audience.
After many struggles and despite all the hard work from all of the members and staff, the Bandettes from Sault Ste. Marie - Ontario are heartbroken to announce that the competitive corps will be inactive for the summer 2005 season.
Drumcorpstalk.com, the discussion page of Drum Corps Europe, has been extended with news forums. As of today, it's possible to discuss news stories that are published on the DCE website.
Injuries have opened some holes in the The Cadets. In 2005, The Cadets are on the move. From 180 beats per minute, to 200 bpm, and even 224. What comes with fast is challenging and this spring training, the corps is coping with the injury bug.
Jubal, from Dordrecht - the Netherlands, has topped the first Drum Corps Europe show of the 2005 season. That contest took place in the Dutch city of Middelburg. The power of Jubal's 'Danzón' program was credited with 60.850 by the judges.
The 2006 edition will mark 5th official European Regional in The Netherlands and the organisation will be celebrating that big time. Not only do they offer a state of the art new venue, they are also going to bring units to an area of The Netherlands that has everything people are looking for at an afforable rate.
Do you need tickets for DCE events, but haven't had the time to order them yet? This season you will be able to order your tickets at DCE contests with the DCE Ticket Service.
The DCE Competition Manual has been updated to version 5.1. The update fixes some minor errors in the manual, like spelling errors and some omissions in the 5.0 version.
At an excellent new venue in Nottingham, the Kidsgrove Scouts from Staffordshire - UK embarked on finishing the 2005 production of 'The Conquest'. The hornline and drumline both finished their shows in the weekend, while the guard and frontline are making excellent progress and should complete their books within the next two weeks.
The beta test for the DCI Season Pass is now closed. The DCI Season Pass will be open for business on June 1. Thus far, more than 8,600 people have listened to more than 137,000 streams since DCI launched the DCI Season Pass beta test last week.