On a call with The Cadets 2016 membership, George Hopkins, director of The Cadets and CEO of Youth Education in the Arts, announced that he and Tom Aungst have come to agreement on a five-year contract that will have Tom rejoin The Cadets as the percussion arranger and caption supervisor beginning in 2017. Tom was […]
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Spirit of Atlanta is excited to announce an important addition to the 2017 design and programming team: Sal Salas will be joining the corps in the role of Artistic Director and Program Coordinator. Most recently serving as Artistic Director and Colorguard Coordinator and with Santa Clara Vanguard, Salas’ career in DCI spans more than 3 […]
Long time staff member and current program director Dan Farrell was inducted into the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame. The DCI Hall of Fame honors individuals who have left an indelible impression on the drum corps activity. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place on August 10, 2016. View Dan’s induction ceremony below. […]
We are proud to announce the addition of Mr. Michael Keough to our music staff. Mike is the current King Philip Regional Middle School Band Director. He is also the music arranger and brass and woodwind caption head for the King Philip High School Marching Band. Mike is a certified music teacher and received his […]
Who you calling a band geek now? This fall, Fuse debuts Clash of the Corps, an eight-episode docu-series from exec producer Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson that will take viewers into the insanely competitive — and judging by the exclusive image above, athletic — world of Drum Corps International. Read the rest of the article here.
The corps will be recruiting at the following New England Band Events: Saturday September 17th Medford MA Saturday October 1st North Andover MA Saturday October 8th Salem NH Saturday October 15th Sanford Maine Saturday October 22 Reading MA Sunday October 30 NESBA Band Finals Lawrence MA Read the rest of the article here.
The Santa Clara Vanguard will be participating in Patxi’s “52 weeks of giving” where the restaurant will donate 10% of sales on the day of our event. HOW TO PARTICIPATE ON Monday September 19th, Patxi’s will be open to the general public who will also be contributing to Vanguard, just by dining with us. Here […]
Three years ago Johnathan Doerr ventured out and created The Guardians Drum and Bugle Corps. At the age of 19, he knew it would be a long road, but with support of family and friends, he knew it would be a successful. “There were a lot of people who believed in me, but there was […]
Herbert Washington – Color Guard Caption Head, Co-Designer, Choreographer Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, Herbert Washington graduated from Winthrop University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Dance Performance and Theatre. Herbert currently resides in Avon, Indiana where he teaches Avon High School Color Guard. He has performed, taught, designed, and choreographed in a broad […]
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