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2017 Pacific Crest Auditions: Online Registration Ends Thursday

Registration for the December Experience Camp and 2017 Auditions ends Thursday, December 8th. After that date, you must register at the door, and the price increases to $175. A summer with Pacific Crest is an experience of a lifetime. An intensive tour; performing for tens of thousands; sharing the field with other like-minded performers: these […]

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2017 Spartans December Experience Camp

The December brass and percussion camp will begin on Saturday, December 10th with 8AM registration. All those attending are reminded to bring your $25.00 camp fee. This is an overnight camp and all meals are provided. Color Guard does NOT attend this camp. Horn players are reminded to bring your own mouthpiece. Camp will end […]

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Shapiro Elected To WGI Hall Of Fame

We are thrilled to congratulate Michael Shapiro on his election into the WGI Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is the highest honor presented to individuals who have influenced WGI history through their achievements and contributions. Each year, outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to the activity are inducted. Read the rest of […]

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Schoeffel Joins 2017 Spirit Of Atlanta Design Team

Spirit of Atlanta is proud to announce the addition of Geoff Schoeffel to the 2017 design team. Under Geoff’s direction, Spirit will be pushing to the cutting edge of electronic design and integration. Currently, Geoff is a professional electronics designer and recording engineer running his own company at www.pagentryaudio.com. After graduating from the recording school […]

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Santa Clara Vanguard 50th Anniversary Gala Hotel Accommodations

The Santa Clara Vanguard has a block of hotel rooms available for those attending the 50th Anniversary Gala and DCI WEST at Stanford. We want to encourage you to stay at the Gala Headquarters opening weekend. Special room rates will be available Thursday June 22, Friday June 23, Saturday June 24, and Sunday June 25. […]

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Santa Clara Vanguard 50th Anniversary Gala Tickets On Sale Soon

We are delighted to announce that you can purchase your tickets on Monday, December 5, 2016 for our Anniversary Gala, with special guest, The Blue Devils, scheduled for June 24, 2017. We are very much looking forward to this epic reunion weekend filled with performances, barbecues, silent auctions, and much more. Read the rest of […]

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Help Keep Dinah Owen’s Legacy Alive In 2017

Will you donate to help members who need financial assistance to join the drum corps or percussion ensemble? It was a sad day in March, 2014. We lost Dinah Owens, a long-time, committed volunteer for the Ascend Programs-the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps and Blue Knights World Percussion Ensemble. A Memorial Scholarship was established […]

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Cadets & Cadets2 Expanding Tuba Sections In 2017

The Cadets & Cadets2 are expanding their tuba sections! In years past, The Cadets have marched 8, 10, 12, 14 and even 16 tubas. The final number has not been determined for 2017, but what we do know is, we want more! So if you’re a tuba player, we want you to come to either […]

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Condolences For A Spartans Alumni

The Spartans would like to extend our best wishes to the family of 2008 alumni Dylan Edwards on his sudden passing. Once a Spartan always a Spartan.. the following message is from an alumni and former staff member of the corps… “Teachers are often challenged to explore better ways of engaging students and delivering higher […]

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