This Black History Month, we are celebrating by revisiting the story of John Henry with Vanguard performance coach and storyteller, Wayne Harris! A freedman during the Reconstruction Era, post Civil War, John Henry was a railroad steel driver and, as legend has it, could outwork any machine. He became a heroic symbol for African Americans, […]
The Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble is pleased to announce the design team for the upcoming 2022 season. Returning as Program Coordinator & Visual Designer, Peter Lucero will also be arranging for the battery in tandem with the visual design. Colin Spear will return as Front Ensemble Arranger alongside Danny Sibley as Sound Designer. “I look […]
The Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble is pleased to announce Julian Davidson as Front Ensemble Caption Head and Michael Williams as Battery Caption Head for the 2022 season! Julian Davidson is a performer, percussionist, instructor and composer from Berthoud, Colorado. Julian has been fortunate enough to spend three summers touring with the Blue Knights Drum and […]
We are pleased to announce the first season of winter percussion to the organization. The ensemble will be under the direction of our percussion caption head Andy Kim. For more details please follow us on our Facebook page. This web site will be updated with detailed information in the near future. Read the rest of […]
Congratulations to the following Percussion Ensemble members who were awarded the following scholarships! Sean Yates 2021 Keith Nygaard Memorial Sean Yates received the Keith Nygaard Memorial Scholarship for 2021. Sean, a bass drummer, has been a member of the Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble from 2017 to 2021. Read the rest of the article here.
Following WGI’s announcement that they will not be presenting in-person events for the 2021 season, Chromium Winds (CW), the WGI Winds ensemble presented by The Cavaliers, announces today that its 2021 season will be presented in a fully virtual format. “Our CW leadership team has been engaged in conversations since early in the Summer to […]
WE ARE BACK! In the new season, the intention is that Juliana will participate in the Indoor Circuit of Color Guard Netherlands with a winterguard. Read the rest of the article here.
Last week we alerted you all that the very first virtual performance of the specially commissioned Indoor Music Games (IMG) Anthem would be released today, 23 May 2020. We are more than delighted with the results of this unique project which are now ready for the big reveal – the World’s #1 Brass Band, the […]
What started as a dream for Reggie Dawkins eight years ago not only came to fruition but exceeded his expectations. Winter Guard International (WGI), also known as United States’ premier competition circuit for indoor color guard, percussion and winds, recently awarded a $3,000 scholarship to the Belmont native for his outstanding skills as a color […]
Both MBI Winter Percussion and Winter Guard are spending some time in Chicago this February. MBI Percussion performed at the WGI regional last weekend where they placed second in the Percussion Independent World class. The Guard will be competing in WGI Independent Open class this weekend. Good luck MBI Colorguard and keep it going MBI […]
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