The Mandarins are pleased to announce that Chris Tomsa will return to the corps taking on a larger role as brass co-caption head along with returning co-caption head Mark Trulson while Michael Samson is joining the corps as visual caption head for the 2017 season. The pageantry arts have been Chris Tomsa’s passion for four […]
For the past 50 years, the Santa Clara Vanguard has been officially known as The Santa Clara Vanguard Booster Club. In its early years, the name served the organization well, but as Vanguard evolves and expands its mission, the time has come for a change. On March 17, Vanguard announced an official name change, doing […]
Spirit of Atlanta is now accepting online registration for Spirit U – our brand new marching music educational camp for students and adults. Spirit U will feature an impressive lineup of educators who will lead this 3-day camp experience for students interested in learning and growing in the marching, playing and leadership abilities. Led by […]
Originally from Hazlet, NJ, Julia Cardillo will serve as the Media Team Supervisor for the Boston Crusaders this summer. In college, Julia marched in the color guard for the University of Massachusetts Amherst Minuteman Marching Band and multiple drum corps. After graduating with a B.A. in Journalism, she immediately set off to combine her two […]
Planning is well under way for the upcoming Blue Devils 60th Anniversary Gala to be held on June 24, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara and we’re looking forward to celebrating every wonderful moment of our 60-year history! On this memorable evening we join forces with our neighbors, the Santa Clara Vanguard, which the […]
Mickey Kelly, Scott Chandler, and Kathy Whitcomb discuss the contributions and legacy of this icon. This episode sponsored by ColorGuardEDU You can listen to us above, or if you want to take us with you, you can download us from iTunes. Read the rest of the article here.
The Colts are pleased to once again be offering some of the best Drum Corps International World Championships tickets to our families, alumni, fans, and friends. The DCI World Championships will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, at Lucas Oil Stadium on August 10-12, 2017, where the Colts will wrap up their 55th season and the […]
The Seattle Summer Music Games, scheduled for July 8, 2017 at Shoreline Stadium and hosted by the Seattle Cascades, has been selected by Seafair to become a Sanctioned Community Event! Seafair is our region’s largest summer festival promoting Seattle’s reputation as the boating capital of the world. Seafair believes in celebrating the traditions of our […]
It has been an exciting 50 year journey for the Santa Clara Vanguard. Year after year, our members perform spectacular productions, in amazing venues, for eager fans all around the country. Regardless of the year you were active in our organization, all of us share that common bond and the love we have for this […]
Auditions for the remaining open spots in colorguard for the 2017 edition of Spirit of Atlanta will take place April 28th – 30th at Luella High School in Locust Grove, GA. Those who have already auditioned and received “call-back” status are required to attend to continue your audition. Open auditions will also take place for […]
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