Chris Devona, Director of Brass Education CHRIS DEVONA is excited to return for Jersey Surf’s 2019 season in a new role leading the brass program. Chris began his drum corps experience playing trumpet at the 7th Regiment and continued on mellophone at The Cadets. He is currently the band director at the Hopkins School in […]
The first rehearsal and audition for the 2019 Colts will be held November 23 – 25, at the Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa. The address of the facility is 405 Main Street, Dubuque, IA 52001. Click here for a Google map to the facility. The cost for your first rehearsal is $175 (or $125 […]
George Hopkins, the former director of Allentown’s famed Cadets drum corps, was charged Tuesday with sexually assaulting two former employees, another striking turn in what had been an illustrious, four-decade-long career that took Hopkins to the top of the national youth activity. Hopkins was forced out as director of the Cadets in April after the […]
Following the recent announcement of the 2019 SCV Design Team and appointment of David Yunis as SCV Corps Director, Vanguard Music and Performing Arts is now pleased to introduce the 2019 Santa Clara Vanguard Caption Managers! “This team is made up of world class educators who are some of the greatest minds in our activity […]
Phantom Regiment is seeking 10 male performers who are proficient in movement and rifle to fill colorguard performance roles for the 2019 drum corps season. Men considering auditions should have advanced skill sets on rifle including consistent 7s and should be comfortable with not spinning any other traditional equipment during the show. These performers should […]
On Oct. 19, Stephenie Hebert and Susan Macias, longtime volunteers of Vanguard Music and Performing Arts (VMAPA), folded T-shirts. They were preparing for the upcoming Oct. 21 Quakes Santa Clara Day at Avaya Stadium. At the event, Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor recognized the Santa Clara Vanguard for winning the 2018 Drum Corps International World […]
7th Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps is excited to announce its team of educators who will be leading the organization throughout the 2019 Drum Corps International Season! “We are so excited to have this amazing team of educators in place. They represent the absolute best of what we have to offer to 7R. Our members […]
The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps is pleased to announce our 2019 Brass Educational Team, under the direction of Kevin LeBoeuf, Drew Dickey, and Claire Pittman. “Last year, we welcomed Kevin and many new brass educators to The Cavaliers with open arms, and we couldn’t have been prouder of what they were able to accomplish,” […]
Genevieve Geisler and Robin Lanning talk about this new initiative and how you can get help. 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.
‘Tis the season to be jolly and help raise funds for Vanguard Music and Performing Arts! Once again, we are getting in the Holiday spirit by gearing up for our annual Gift Wrap-a-Palooza Fundraiser, and we need your help! We will be having our VMAPA Gift Wrapping Booth at Westfield Valley Fair Mall starting December […]
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