It’s official! Riverside City College has agreed that RCC Indoor Percussion will become a program of BD Performing Arts organization, joining a very prestigious list that includes the 16-time DCI World Champion Blue Devils and the 4-time DCI Open Class Champions Blue Devils B! “Wow, this is very exciting news,” said RCC Director Gary Locke. […]
The Blue Knights BKXperience “Day of Percussion” with Mike Jackson, Rod Kosterman and the entire BKPE staff is coming to Dakota Ridge High School on October 5, 2014. Registration will be from 8:30am to 9:00am. The BKX clinic will kick-off with introductions at 9:00am and go right into the events for the day. While lunch […]
The Cavaliers are pleased to announce the launch of Chromium Winter Guard, an exciting new program offering serious young male students in the Chicagoland area a comprehensive color guard experience. Chromium is open to gentlemen under the age of 22, and the program will concurrently serve as an ideal preparation resource for those interested in […]
The two-time World Champion Santa Clara Vanguard Winter Guard will host 2015 auditions for their tenth anniversary season, on Saturday, September 20 from Noon to 8PM at a location in the San Jose/Santa Clara area, which will be announced soon. Registration and collection of necessary paperwork for any prospective members—which is available online—will begin at […]
After a successful 2014 season and a ninth place finish in Independent World Class at the April WGI World Championships, Vanguard Winter Percussion (VWP) enters a new season with tremendous anticipation and excitement. Paul and Sandi Rennick return to the design team, fresh off an amazing summer with the Santa Clara Vanguard with the Percussion […]
The Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble is delighted to announce a key addition to the 2015 staff. Rod Kosterman will be joining as the new Educational Program Director for the 2015 season. Rod Kosterman holds a Masters Degree in Percussion Performance from Indiana University and a Bachelors in Percussion Performance from the University of North Texas. […]
Cadets Winter Percussion got on the bus to embark on their first trip to the WGI World Championships on Wed. night, April 9. They returned four days later as World Champions. Here’s a little overview of their journey to Dayton. The convoy – complete with The Cadets equipment truck, bus and pick-up truck – arrived […]
Congratulations to Northern CA guards James Logan and Imbue on their bronze medals; and to Tarpon Springs and Onyx for taking home gold! SCV finished an incredible #WGI2014 season with a beautiful performance and a silver medal last night. Safe travels home, everyone. See you next season! Read the rest of the article here.
Cadets Winter Percussion left for Dayton, Ohio on Wednesday night and arrived safely Thursday morning to begin rehearsal for their WGI Independent Open Prelims performance. They are slotted for 5:30 p.m. today, April 11. Just this week, CWP initiated a fundraiser to help fuel the ensemble through its first of (hopefully) many trips out to […]
CWP closed out a fantastic day of indoor color guard and percussion competition at the 2014 USBands Indoor Championships at Pine Belt Arena in Toms River, N.J. on Sunday, April 6. Stay tuned for a video clip from their 2014 program, Copy of a…, soon! Director Rich Hammond was beaming long after the crowd’s roaring […]
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