With just over one month until our first audition camp of the 2019 season, Vanguard Music and Performing Arts is very excited to announce the promotion of David Yunis to the position of Santa Clara Vanguard Corps Director! No stranger to the organization, David previously served as SCV Corps Manager and played a key role […]
Our 2019 Open House event will be held at Mountain View Middle School, in Bonney Lake, WA Saturday, November 17 starting at 9 AM. Join us for a full day of sessions with our outstanding educational staff! Admission is $50, and includes a hot lunch prepared by our Food Services Staff, and an exclusive Seattle […]
On Saturday, October 20th, several dozen alumni and supporters gathered at Pioneerland to discuss the current status and future plans for the Pioneer Drum & Bugle Corps & Color Guard, Inc. After a brief introduction by Timothy Osterbeck (Member #1145), the meeting was turned over to the interim CEO, William Strube (Member #284). Strube discussed […]
Bluecoats is hiring a stage manager to oversee the game day logistics of the QStix, the official percussion ensemble of the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team. The QStix is a cooperative effort between Bluecoats and the Cleveland Cavaliers. This position will be a paid independent contractor of Bluecoats. We’re looking for an energetic, pragmatic go-getter who […]
Award-winning Santa Clara Vanguard staff members Matt Penland and Tyler Sammons are joining the Music City Drum Corps as percussion designers for the 2019 season. Matt will serve as the arranger for the percussion battery. Tyler will join Matt as arrangers for the front ensemble. Matt Penland is a percussionist in the U.S. Air Force […]
The Colts are excited to announce their entire 2019 instructional staff. There are just a few new faces on the brass, percussion, color guard, and visual teams. These instructors bring with them not only their prior Colts knowledge but also experience from a wide rage of backgrounds spanning several decades of performing, designing, adjudicating, and […]
In 2019 we will host production camps in both the Sunshine State of FL and the Great State of Texas! This will allow for more cost effective flights and more equitable travel requirements for our brass and percussion members… it will also allow for our FL and TX alums and fans to engage! Read the […]
“Crescendo 11,” is a campaign to raise the needed funds to purchase a variety of new Yamaha brass instruments. We need your help in acquiring these instruments for the 2019 season in order to ensure that our students are able to perform at the highest level. The instruments that are being replaced have suffered wear […]
Voting is under way in the Plante Moran Gives Charity Contest, and Ascend Performing Arts is an official entrant! Ascend Performing Arts produces the Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps, Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble, and Blue Knights Winds. The rules of the contest are simple — the 3 Colorado charities with the most votes from […]
The Colts are excited to announce all audition dates and locations for the 2019 season. This year will again feature three-day audition camps in Dubuque and several one-day audition camps around the country. This has been done with the goal of creating an experience that is accessible to more students. The full audition schedule is […]
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