Happy 51st Birthday Santa Clara Vanguard! Vanguard Music and Performing Arts is proud to celebrate this exciting occasion with a celebratory brunch on Saturday, March 17! The morning affair will consist of a hearty meal with freshly prepared mimosas, followed by the 2018 Vanguard Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony where we will recognize the achievements […]
The Keith Nygaard Memorial Scholarship was established in the fall of 2016 to honor the legacy of late Keith Nygaard, “an incredible musician who brought so much joy to this world by inspiring hundreds of young marching musicians to follow their dreams. Keith was from Colorado Springs, Colorado, a member of the Doherty High School […]
We are excited to welcome back Michelle Shaffer as our Lead Cook for the 2018 summer season. Michelle will manage our mobile kitchen and food services staff starting with Spring Training, through the end of tour in Indianapolis. Michelle has been a member of kitchen staff for the Bellingham school district since 2005, where she […]
The location for January Camp is confirmed – we will once again be at Inglewood Middle School, 24120 NE 8th St in Sammamish, Washington. We look forward to another productive weekend of Auditions and Callbacks. Check-In will begin at 6PM Friday, January 12, and camp will run through 5PM on Sunday. Read the rest of […]
New brass and percussion prospects are invited to attend Music City’s upcoming January 12-14 camp. While many spots in the 2018 corps have already been filled, there are still openings at every position. The staff hopes to fill most if not all brass and percussion spots at the camp. For more information including the audition […]
Watchmen are pleased to announce the Percussion Staff team for the 2018 season. David Becker Executive Director (Drum Corps & Indoor Percussion) ADMINISTRATION STAFF David Becker is an active Percussion Instructor and designer based in the Southern California area. This is David’s 5th year with Watchmen. As one of the co-founders of the organization in […]
We are very excited to officially announce two new additions to our design team for the 2018 season. Jared Andrews joins as our new Percussion Arranger. Jared is on staff for the 18 time World Champion Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps. In his 6 years with the corps they have won DCI 4 times, […]
When the Dubuque Racing Association announced their grant awards to local nonprofit organizations this year, the Colts Youth Organization was pleased to learn it received $15,000 for the purchase of a newer 15-passenger van to support the Colts summer tour. This was the 21st consecutive year that the Colts received a grant from the DRA. […]
Effective January 1, 2018 Inspire Arts & Music (IAM) and the Boston Crusaders have “returned home” and will perform exclusively with Vic Firth sticks and mallets! The organization has been a long time endorser of Zildjian cymbals, and now returning to Vic Firth makes for a very special association. Since a merger in 2010, Vic […]
We are very excited to welcome new and old members back to the first camp of 2018! Here are some of the many details: Brass and Percussion register on Saturday January 13th from 8AM to 8:30AM at the Nashua Boys Club 1 Positive Place Nashua NH. Note location is the Boys Club… not Elm Street […]
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