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Details Irish IMBA/DCUK show available Ten corps and bands, including the UK based Atherstone Youth Band an The Senators Drum & Bugle Corps, will enter the IMBA/DCUK show in Arklow next weekend, Saturday 11th July. The event will be a DCE certified contest.
Corps and bands entering the show will be yje Boyle Marching Band, Ravens Marching Showband, Tallaght Youth Band Cadets, Clondalkin Youth Band, Clonmel Bluehawks, Atherstone Youth Band, Tallaght Youth Band, Tallaght Festival Band, Senators, and Inbhear Mór Marchers.
The DCE judges will be Tony Hendle (Field Brass), Marco Harder (Field Percussion), Paul Morgan (Ensemble Music), Erik de Vries (Field Visual), Berend Jan de Vries (Color Guard), Jim Lauver (Ensemble Visual), Theo van den Elshout (Music Effect) en Ivan Balchin (Visual Effect).
The gates open at 4 pm. A schedule for the day has been published on www.irishmarchingbands.org and www.dcuk.org.uk. |
Waterlooville Drum Corps to hold first rehearsal Following the recent announcement that the corps were re-forming, Waterlooville Drum Corps will be holding their first practice on 11th July 2009 from 1pm till 4pm.
The location is Waterlooville Baptist Church, London Road (opposite the Woodpecker pub) - previous members and anyone wishing to join are welcome to come along.
The Waterlooville Drum Corps are currently looking for new and old members alike, so if you used to march with the corps or you live in or around the Portsmouth area and would like to join then please get in contact by visiting the new Waterlooville Drum Corps website at www.waterlooville-dc.org.uk. (Source: dcuk.org.uk) |
Jubal stays on top at second DCN show Jubal Drum & Bugle Corps stays on top in the Drum Corps Netherlands competition. The corps scored 72.50, a jump of 5.9 points. Beatrix came in second with a score of 69.70.
The DCN show in Huizen was a big one, with 17 corps in 4 classes. Juliana ended in third place with 65.90 which is a jump of more than 10 points compared to the DCN show in Goes last month. Other competing corps in the Open Class were Starriders (Germany), Jong-Holland and FB.
Con Spirito and Dindua were the respective winners in the A-Class and the Percussion Class. They are both valued newcomers to the Dutch competition. Jong Jubal won the Cadet Class.
Results Open Class
1 72.50 Jubal
2 69.70 Beatrix
3 65.90 Juliana
4 59.00 Starriders (3.3 penalties)
5 58.60 Jong-Holland
6 48.95 FB (0.8 penalties)
Results A-Class
1 70.40 Con Spirito
2 57.60 Heartliner
3 49.40 Avalance
Results Percussion Class
1 61.90 Dindua
2 60.70 Harpe Davids
Results Cadet Class
1 67.30 Jong Jubal
2 65.25 Jong Beatrix
3 61.65 Johan Friso
4 55.15 Confetti (0.1 penalties)
5 54.50 Jong-Holland Junioren
6 53.25 Jong Avalance
The new kids on the block: Con Spirito from joure. (Photo: drumcorpsmedia.com)
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Glassmen volunteer bus in accident Shortly before 7am this morning, the Glassmen volunteer bus was involved in an accident with a tractor trailer coming out of a service plaza. According to the Glassmen website, the bus driver was the only one to sustain injuries, but as a precautionary measure three volunteers were also taken to be checked out.
Along with the bus, an equipment trailer and a quad-cab trailer with a flatbed attached were also damaged in the crash. No other Glassmen vehicles or personnel were involved with this incident. All members, staff and remaining volunteers are fine, and on their way to the housing site. |
James Moore (Kidsgrove Scouts) interviewed James Moore, the percussion caption head of the Kidsgrove Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps has been interviewed and featured on the Premier Percussion website.
James Moore is the percussion caption head of the Kidsgrove Scouts. Having joined the corps in 2003, James also writes for the drumline. In the interview, James talks about his corps, his career in marching music, and the European activity in general.
The interview can be found here.
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DCE unveals logo DCE Championships 2009 Drum Corps Europe has unvealed the logo of the DCE European Champrionships 2009 in Kerkrade. The logo has been designed by graphic artist Peter Franken. DCE will use the logo on all Championships publications, including the popular patches.
The logo is based on last year's logo, but Franken made the logo a bit more dynamic, and added the silhouet of Europe to the logo. Public Relations Manager Dennis Naaktgeboren of DCE is happy with the new logo. "It's a very dynamic and professional design and we like it", he said.
The DCE European Championships 2009 will take place in Kerkrade - The Netherlands on Saturday, September 26th.
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| Electronic Drum Sets Are Great For Practice Electronic Drum Sets Are Great For Practice
by matt2257
There is something about the beat and the feel of playing the drums. Even little kids love banging away at a pot with the kitchen spoon. It probably has something to do with a primal instinct. The drums is one of the most interesting part of the [...] |
| Crossmen Rehearsal Part 2 So I was able to see Crossmen yesterday while on their way to Toledo (great show BTW). It was interesting getting a "first look" at a corp before their first competition. I will say I like the music and there are some interesting moments, there just isn't that intensity and determination like they are in a race against time. They are in a race, I just don't think the rookies realize it yet.
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Crossmen Rehearsal  Currently blogging from the Crossmen ensemble rehearsal - more to come later.
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DCUK is looking for old yearbooks Were you part of the Drum Corps activity back in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s? Are you one of those people that hoards items from your youth - to one day show your kids how 'cool' you were? If you can answer yes to these questions, then you will probably be able to help DCUK in its search.
As part of a project currently being undertaken DCUK is looking to get hold of copies of past DCUK Yearbooks which they can borrow, copy and then return to their owner. They do already have some from within their own archives but have quite a few gaps and also some copies they hold have seen better times.
If you can help then please email chris@dcuk.org.uk or via the DCUK website. |
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