For the 2015 season, Drum Corps Associates will allow keyboard synthesizers, amplification of voice, pre-recorded speech, and sampled sound effects. The decision was made at DCA's Winter Meeting.

The Heartliner will not be entering contests in Europe next year. “We are drum corps people, so it was a tough decision”, states the corps from Ludwigshafen - Germany.

Independent World WGI Finalist, Mayflower from London, today announced it has established a partnership with leading pageantry manufacturer, McCormicks Enterprises. Mayflower will have all its show flags for the 2015 season and beyond produced by McCormicks.

Oisin Molloy is the new chairman Irish Marching Bands Association. He takes over from Frances McNulty who served as chairperson for the past two years.

Drum Corps United Kingdom has announced the 2015 season shows. There will be four regional contests taking place between mid June and early September.

Thurrock Marching Brass has announced their 2015 Summer Corps show entitled 'Leo'.  This program follows the journey of young cub Leo as he grows into Lion-hood with all the challenges that brings, as well as the fun and laughter along the way too.

Jubal has announced their 2015 production. It s called 'Beyond...'. "We, as human beings, have always defined ourselves by the ability to overcome the impossible."

DCUK, BYBA and TYMBA have formed the UK Marching Band Alliance, a partnership between the three organisations. It is an agreement to work together where appropriate to help each other and their members.

The Madison Scouts will march in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade today. The corps has hundreds of members from all over the world, also from Europe.

Southwind Drum & Bugle Corps returns to the competition of Drum Corps International. The corps was inactive for many years, but in 2014 the corps entered the SoundSport activity.

Familiar cities, longstanding events and the return of a number of well-known venues will highlight the 43rd annual Drum Corps International Tour. Kicking off on 17th June, 58 drum corps will travel the country to compete in 105 events in 37 states, before the 53-day summer tour concludes at the DCI World Championships in Indianapolis this August.

Drum Corps International has launched SoundSport virtual performance events. With these events, SoundSport teams will be able to spotlight their unique talents and creativity online.

Dana Duursma, member of the front ensemble at Showband Marum in the north of the Netherlands, plans to join The Company from Nottingham in 2016. She will spare no expense or effort to achieve her dream.

yMe Indoor Percussion from Carnate will welcome Rob Ferguson and Thomas Sparling from Matrix Percussion in their Design Team for the 2015 season.

Marching bands still look and act like they did a century ago. Sports columnist Billy Reed from KyForward.com believes that bands need to change with the times.

Drum Corps Europe receives a lot of questions in regard to participating in the DCE European Championships. It seems there are several myths about this. In this article, we will bust five of these myths.

The Black Knights Drum & Bugle Corps from Gravesend has announced their 2015 show. The production is entitled 'London Calling'.

Juliana Drum & Bugle Corps from Middelburg - The Netherlands has announced the new show. The corps' 2015 programme will have the theme 'Romeo & Juliet'.

Plans are announced for the launch of DCX: The Drum Corps Experience online museum, showcasing the evolution history of the drum and bugle corps movement.

The Kidsgrove Scouts have decided to increase the number of marching positions available for the 2015 corps. The maximum is 128 members.

The DVDs of the DCE European Championships 2014 are almost finished and will be shipped in the first half of November. Drum Corps Europe will produce DVDs of the Finals as well as the Prelims.

The Company Performance Ensemble has announced their 2015 show. The production is called 'Voyage Spectacle'.

Registration for the DCE Championships 2015 has started. For the whole of November, corps can register for the European Championships on Saturday the 26th of September 2015 in Kerkrade.

Craig Walker will be joining their instructional team of the Kidsgrove Scouts this season. He has been an instructor with The DCI World Class corps The Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps for the past eight years.

In 2015, the Kidsgrove Scouts will have a very large hornline. At the rehearsal last weekend there were more than 50 members present, and the number still seems to be growing.

Spirit of 52 from Rastede - Germany has announced the theme of its new show. 'Communication' is both the title and the theme of the show.

As a result of construction works on a BASF gas pipe, a massive explosion with fatal consequences took place immediately next to the corps home of the German corps Heartliner. According to the media, a construction worker lost his life and about 30 people were hurt, some of them severely.

Next year, the Kidsgrove Scouts will bring a show called 'The Stone Circle'. The title refers to the Stonehenge monument in England, and the myths about this mysterious structure.

The Belgian Maarten Deschacht will be the new Front Ensemble Caption Head of the Madison Scouts. Deschacht has been active in the instructional staff of the all male corps for the past two seasons and will lead the front ensemble in 2015.

Kadoudal Drum & Bugle Corps from Quiberon is looking towards the east in 2015. The new show of the French youth corps is entitled ‘Samourai’.

Now that all of the videos of the DCE Championships 2014 are on the DCE Video Vault, many of the videos are shared on Facebook. Haven’t shared a video yet? Do it now and win a free year's subscription to the DCE Video Vault!

Pioneer Drum & Bugle Corps will allow males to join the colour guard for the first time next season, reports Drum Corps World. Previously, only females were allowed to participate in the guard.

The DVDs of the DCE European Championships will be released later this month, both the Prelims and the Finals. Pre-order your DVDs now and be one of the first to receive your DVD set in the mail!

With a deafening bang, the European Music Games 2014 ended on Saturday night, 27th September. Were you in the stands or did you watch the webcast, and want to be on the field yourself next year? Grab your chance and go along to the open days of corps in your area!

Last Saturday, 31 performances of European corps could be seen live in the Parkstad Limburg Stadium. Now you can watch the shows in HD quality on the DCE Video Vault.

Are you interested in traveling around Europe, judging contests for an activity you love? Drum Corps Europe is looking for new people to join its established team of judges.

The pinnacle of BYBA's 2014 40th Anniversary season concluded on Saturday with the BYBA National Championships held at the New Bucks Head Stadium, AFC Telford United in Telford. "The atmosphere under the floodlights made for a fantastic spectacle to round off a fantastic season", BYBA stated.

Junior corps Confetti is quitting. After 21 years, the board of the corps from Goes - The Netherlands in consultation with the parents has had to decide to dissolve the association.

Indoor percussion groups who want to compete with colleagues on a European level can now register for the competition of Indoor Percussion Europe. You can sign up until 1st December.

The indoor percussion ensemble European X found Tom Gasparrini willing to lead the ensemble from this year. Under Gasparrini's guidance, the drumline is working towards their participation in Winter Guard International in 2016. 

After a thrilling final, The Company are the European champions. Although the British corps was behind Jubal and Kidsgrove Scouts in the Prelims, in the evening it overtook its competitors. With 89.95 points, the corps won the title.

Jong Jubal are the European champions in the Junior Class. The corps from Dordrecht once again won the title in Kerkrade with a strong show (83.20). Johan Friso came second (81.90) and Jong Beatrix came third (78.30). The captions were evenly distributed.

It’s D(CE) Day and how! The tension in the Parkstad Limburg Stadium is unprecedented, after the thrilling result of the Prelims. The top three are only two-tenths away from each other, with Kidsgrove Scouts as the leader for now.

It is Saturday the 27th of September: D(CE) Day! The day that all of drum corps loving Europe looks forward to. The day of the DCE European Championships in the Parkstad Limburg Stadium. Don’t have a ticket? Come over anyway, because you do not want to miss this!

As in previous years, the DCE European Championships are once again made possible thanks to the support of various sponsors. It is our pleasure to introduce you to them: The most drum corps-loving companies can be found at the DCE Market Place in front of the Parkstad Limburg Stadium on Saturday.