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VMAPA strives to create a positive atmosphere where young people can grow and mature into responsible young adults.
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Vanguard Bingo is our organization’s flagship fundraiser, providing a significant portion of our operating revenues and financial support.
Latest News
Executive Team 2020 Year-End Letter
Friends, We don’t have to tell you that 2020 was a challenging year. It tested our lives and families and communities like no other year in recent memory, and it tested Vanguard Music and Performing Arts (VMAPA) as well. But with a new and hopeful year, We wanted to share with you a few thoughts […]
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VMAPA & BDPA: The Future Starts NOW – Our Roadmap to 2022
For more than 60 years, Blue Devils Performing Arts (BDPA) and Vanguard Music and Performing Arts (VMAPA) have lived by one mission: to enrich lives by providing opportunities for excellence in the performing arts. As we face critical decisions through this global pandemic, this North star has guided both organizations well and has provided […]
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Vanguard Voices: Episode 2
Introducing our new series, “Vanguard Voices”, a platform to highlight the voices and experiences of those who have come through the Vanguard organization! To kickstart this project, we will be sharing a collection of interviews from alumni crossing several different generations, as they talk about the unique experience of life on tour. Episode 2: […]
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VMAPA Announces 2021 Board of Directors Leadership
Vanguard Music and Performing Arts (VMAPA), is pleased to announce a newly elected slate of Executive Officers. Jennifer Bauman will lead the Executive Officers and VMAPA Board of Directors into 2021 as the next President and Board Chair. “The organization is facing so much uncertainty due to the current state of the world, but it […]
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Vanguard Music and Performing Arts Announces New Executive Leadership
(Santa Clara, California) Vanguard Music and Performing Arts (VMAPA), an internationally acclaimed non-profit performing arts organization and the home of multiple performing programs including two world champion drum and bugle corps, the Santa Clara Vanguard and the Vanguard Cadets, today announced the appointment of board members Michael Kovalich and Jeremy Van Wert to serve as […]
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