While the Vanguard Winter Percussion is already on their way to Dayton to compete in the WGI World Class Competition on April 9-11, the guard is still in the Bay Area rehearsing next weekend. If you can’t make it to Dayton for the WGI Winter Color Guard Championships, be sure to join the SCV Winter […]
There are only a few times when the planets align in such a way that the Vanguard Winter Percussion and the Vanguard Winter Guard appear in the same venue, performing within minutes of each other. That planetary alignment happens to occur this coming Saturday evening, when the guard will perform in exhibition at the Northern […]
The Corporate Board of Ascend Performing Arts invites family and friends to join the members and staff to a send off show for the Blue Knights World Percussion Ensemble before they depart for the 2015 Winter Guard International World Championships. The event will be free admission. The send off show will be hosted at Rachel […]
Winter Guard International (WGI) is the performer’s hotspot for elementary to collegiate-level students who want to participate competitively during the winter season, which runs from January to April. This has recently become an equal opportunity experience year-round for wind and brass ensembles, as well as color guard and percussion. Several choose to do WGI secondary […]
The world renowned Blue Devils of Concord, one of only a handful of special needs color guard groups in the nation, will be performing at the California Circuit Championships on Saturday, March 28th at Independence High School in San Jose, California. Over fifty color guard units from various areas of California will be competing at […]
Blue Knights Percussion Member, Kea’Anee Morgan, was selected for a 2015 WGI ??µ??? scholarship per a ??µ??? Facebook announcement on Thursday, March 12, 2015. Kea’Anee was chosen among 7 other winners for the scholarship program now in its 3rd year that has raised over $10,000 overall. Read the rest of the article here.
The Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble won the 1st edition of the Front Range Face Off verses Rise Percussion and Altitude Percussion. The week-long event started at 12:01 am on February 28th and concluded at midnight following the WGI Denver Regional show on March 7th (click here for scores). The three percussion ensembles competed against each […]
The Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble (BKPE) is proud to present: The World’s A Stage… Our 2015 production is a theatrical journey through life’s various stages. Set to the music of Philip Glass, Bruno Coulais, Imogen Heap and Rod Kosterman, The World’s A Stage explores the infinite possibilities of any given moment. Read the rest of […]
The Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble held a potluck lunch event for family and friends during their Sunday rehearsal on March 1st at Rachel B. Noel Middle School. The potluck, which was hosted by the Ascend Performing Arts Board of Directors, had over 100 attendees. A pasta lunch was served by members of the Board of […]
Vanguard Winter Percussion (VWP) proudly presents their 2015 program Crossing the Bridge, featuring Alternative Energy by San Francisco Bay Area-based composer Mason Bates. This season, the 35 member ensemble will perform at the Winter Guard International (WGI) San Bernardino Regional and World Championships in Dayton, OH. Locally, they are a proud founding member of the […]
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