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Crown Guard Back In WGI

Carolina Crown is excited to announce the addition of another performance ensemble to the organization. After six years away from the activities of Winter Guard International (WGI), Crown Guard returns to the “Sport of the Arts” in WGI Independent World Class competition. “The opportunity to offer a winter performance ensemble for the many talented guard […]

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2009 SCV Winter Guard Interest/Audition Information

The Santa Clara Vanguard is excited to begin the clinic/audition process for the 2009 World Class edition of the SCV Winter Guard. The Clinic/Audition weekend will be hosted Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 28 in the San Jose/Santa Clara area. Site and times to be announced shortly. Additional information on the 2009 program and […]

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CGN Starts Junior Class

Color Guard Nederland (CGN) will start a new class in the 2009 season. The ‘Junior Class’ gives the younger Color Guard participants a chance to compete with groups of their own age on a higher level. All participants in this class must be 16 years or younger on April 1 of the competitionseason. At the […]

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Vera Brusse Added To CGN Board

The Color Guard Nederland (CGN) board is rapdily expanding. Vera Brusse was recently added to the taskforce that governs CGN. Vera is a well known person in the Dutch Color Guard world and has been associated with the Dutch Winter Guard movements since it’s humble beginnings in 1980, thru CGN and Avant Courir. When the […]

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European Indoor Arts Alliance Chooses Logo

The European Indoor Arts Alliance (EIAA) has recently revealed their logo. The logo is a design of Jérôme CAPOEN from France. The EIAA website will be released soon and will provide information on the 2009 events. EIAA is a working group made up of Indoor Arts organizations’ representatives from the United Kingdom, France, Germany and […]

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Niels Merkx Added To CGN Board

The taskforce (board) of Color Guard Nederland has added a new member. Niels Merkx has accepted the position as requested by the taskforce. Niels will be an ad-interim member. He was already associated to CGN last year as project manager Indoor Percussion. For many in the Indoor Percussion world, Niels is well known. He was […]

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WGUK Judging – The Way Forward

WGUK are pleased to announce a number of new initiatives that will ensure its membership receives the highest level of adjudication in 2009 and beyond. These projects include the formation of the Winterguard Judges Advisory Group (WGJAG), the appointment of William Chumley as Director of Education, the allocation of budget towards ongoing education and a […]

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Registration For ‘Real’ CGN Individuals & Ensembles Started

Apart from the Virtual Individuals & Ensembles, registration for the ‘real’ CGN Individuals & Ensembles has started. On October 18, 2008 this competition will be held in Eemnes, The Netherlands. Color Guard Nederland (CGN) organised this competition for individuals and small ensembles for many years now. On average around 60 acts compete each year, making […]

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In The News: Middle School Drumline Raising Money To Compete At WGI

A local middle schools band ranked as one of the best in California, has made it to the National Band Competition, but they can’t afford to go. It may be spring break, but on holidays, weekends, afterschool, anytime, these sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in the drumline at Springstowne Middle School are practicing. A safe […]

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CGN Starts ‘Virtual’ Individuals & Ensembles

Today, Color Guard Netherland started a new web service, named Virtual Individuals & Ensembles. The website looks like YouTube and provides visitors the possibility to upload a video file of their own performance. Other visitors are able to rank the performance. It’s that simple. The only competition rules are that the uploader is in the […]

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