2014 Santa Clara Vanguard Dallas Audition Weekend

Blistering cold weather, construction traffic near DFW and near sleet conditions could not stop the first 2014 Santa Clara Vanguard Clinic & Audition weekend from beginning on Friday night November 22, at Richland High School in North Richland Hills, TX.

While the only camp rehearsal scheduled to begin Friday night was percussion – brass and color guard were doing a late check-in and registration – there were enough guard members present to hold an impromptu pre-camp sectional in the gym and the brass worked on their individual playing technique and became familiar with the Vanguard’s Yamaha brass instruments. The snare drums owned the auditorium, while the front ensemble, tenors and bass drums were set up in classrooms appropriate for the number of players and size of instruments.

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