DRUM CORPS EUROPE IN ROTTERDAM AGAIN

Beatrix drum & bugle corps - Hilversum

Perhaps we weren't supposed to see it yet, for the announcement was removed shortly after it appeared on www.drumcorps.nl

But apparently we're going back to the SPARTA stadium for the Drum Corps Europe Championships 2006 !!!

DCE Championships back in Rotterdam!
The DCE Championships will once again be held in the Sparta Rotterdam stadium.
Both the Drum Corps Europe organization and Sparta were very pleased with the 2005 event which ran smootly, and have therefore decided to work together again for the 2006 championships.

Good news! Only 16 miles from home!!!

FABULOUS JAZZ

Another great night out!
I was invited to shoot for Jazz Connection at the annual event they host at the Mezz in Breda: BIGJAZZNIGHT
Some 600 enthusiasts enjoyed an incredible evening out last night!!

More on this later.
Wanted to share a first shot of the Finale (with all musicians & singers on stage) with you all.

Performers:
Rhythm & Sound Industry
Sensual
Jazz Connection & Marjon van Iwaarden: A Morrison Feeling
BOSCO

GREAT NIGHT AT THE THEATRE

Last night another fantastic evening out. Went to see one of my all-time favourite Dutch musical theatre company: HET GROOT NIET TE VERMIJDEN.

Incredibly gifted (talented) musicians!!!!!This show featured several highlights from their previous productions, of which I think I only missed one season….

Hilarious scenes, great musical arrangements, clever gimmicks, stunning lighting, creative excellence!

Entertainment with a capital E!!! (and the other letters too!)

Best fun in quite some time...

LIGHT OF THE PROMS

Every year the Night of the Proms concerts have the most stunning light effects.
Great concert evening to attend!

TODAY IN HISTORY

William I - first constitutional monarch in the Netherlands (March 16, 1815)

MARCH 16...

Some are a pretty darn while back, but on March 16 some interesting events took place in history!

March 16, 597 BC (!) Babylonians capture Jerusalem.
March 16, 1521: Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Philippines.
March 16, 1802: The United States Military Academy West Point is established.
March 16, 1815: Prince Willem of the House of Orange-Nassau proclaimed himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and became the first constitutional monarch in the Netherlands.
March 16, 1872: The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1-0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
March 16, 1942: The First V-2 rocket test launch, but exploded at liftoff.
March 16, 2001: The only day between 1993 and 2002 when nobody in the United Kingdom killed themselves, according to a health survey.

Some people we might remember were born…

March 16, 1585 - Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero, Dutch writer
March 16, 1751 - James Madison, 4th President of the United States
March 16, 1856 - Napoléon Eugène Louis John Joseph, called Napoleon IV, the only child of Emperor Napoleon III of France
March 16, 1926 - Jerry Lewis, American comedian
March 16, 1940 - Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian film director

Or died…

March 16, 37 - Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar, Roman Emperor
March 16, 1072 - Adalbert of Hamburg, German archbishop
March 16, 1736 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer
March 16, 1930 - Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish dictator
March 16, 2005 - Allan Hendrickse, South African politician

YOUNGBLOOD BRASSBAND

Mike Boman - trumpet with Youngblood Brassband

Holy shit,... can these guys play!!!!

Already enjoyed a live outdoor concert of this US-based nine-piece wild ensemble at the 5th of May celebrations in Wageningen a while back. I immediately bought their CDs and have since infected all of my brass friends with this unbelievable wall of sound and musicality.... Drum Corps Punk as they list their style.... I love it!

Went to see them at Tivoli in Utrecht last night. Took the camera as usual and shot away.
Lots of new pieces but also trademarks such as "Avalanche". Loved "Is that is a Riot" from their new album! And "Headbanger" really got the place going there in Utrecht.

Nice chat with some of the band members after the gig. Thanks Mike!

New Orleans Mardi Gras pieces took the fans' minds back to the devastating tragedy that hit New Orleans last year. A wonderful tribute.

Have even considered going to see them again tonight, when they'll play in Den Bosch. Might wait until the end of their European Tour when the perform in Brussels. Will see.

In the meantime I'm enjoying their new recording and the pix.

STADIUM LIGHTS

Somewhere over the Rainbow
Skies are Blue
Where the dreams that we dare to dream
Really do come True

Double rainbow behnd stadium lights at a drumcorps show.... That would be fabulous this summer!