About Vanguard Music
And Performing Arts
Vanguard Music and Performing Arts (VMAPA) is a non-profit performing arts education and youth development organization.
About VMAPA
Vanguard Music and Performing Arts (VMAPA) is a non-profit performing arts education and youth development organization. For over 59 years, we have stayed true to the spirit of our namesake, by leading the way forward in the marching arts through bold new developments and innovative ideas.
VMAPA provides a once-in-a-lifetime experience to young performers, building their confidence, life skills, intelligence, and fortitude through world-class instruction and personal development. The unique Vanguard experience produces problem solvers, leaders, and young people with the confidence to endure and succeed.
Our Drum and Bugle Corps provide an inclusive and highly impactful performing experience teaching self-reliance, teamwork, and what excellence requires of an individual and a group. At VMAPA, we create a champion mindset lasting throughout the lives of our talented performers.
Our Mission
Vanguard Music and Performing Arts educates and inspires young people through world-class programs and grassroots initiatives that create artistic excellence, personal growth, and foster a lifelong love of the performing arts.
Our Vision
VMAPA aspires to create a world where every young person has access to transformative performing arts experiences that empower, connect, and inspire future generations.
Our Values
- Integrity – We do the right thing, conducting ourselves both internally and externally in an ethical manner with class, respect, personal responsibility, and good stewardship.
- Excellence – We strive for the highest standards in all aspects of our organization, including performance, education, operations, and leadership.
- Innovation – We push artistic and educational boundaries in the performing arts and reimagine the future for improved impact both on and off the field.
- Community – We foster connection and support among members, partners, alumni, and supporters facilitating shared experiences and mutually beneficial engagement.
- Inclusivity – We celebrate and leverage our diversity, creating an environment where our differences make us a stronger, wiser, and more empathetic whole. We create opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds and communities to join us.
- Resilience – We favor a growth mindset and recover from setbacks with agility, viewing challenges as an opportunity to grow, learn and innovate.
Our History
Our story began in 1967, when creative differences arose between those involved in the Sparks Drum and Bugle Corps. On March 6th, Gail Royer, Founder and 25 year Corps Director, along with previous members of the Sparks Drum and Bugle Corps, formed a new group and following their first practice decided upon a name, The Santa Clara Vanguard. In 1970, they won their first world championship, the first of many triumphs the corps would accomplish over the next 59 years. In 1988, The Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets was established, as a feeder program for the younger siblings of performers in The Santa Clara Vanguard, who had a desire to join the corps but needed more training and time before they were ready to join a nationally touring competitive group.
Continued Growth
Over the years the organization grew and expanded the programs we provided for performers to include winter percussion, winter guard, and other youth development and arts education experiences. While The Santa Clara Vanguard was the first group to bring recognition and prestige to the Vanguard name, all of our programs have attained great success and are each a special piece of our organization.
Until 2017, our organization was known as The Santa Clara Vanguard Booster Club, after which point we officially became Vanguard Music and Performing Arts. Throughout our long history, we have carried on the legacy of our founders, dedicated to preserving the unique and treasured “Vanguard Spirit” all those who have been involved in our organization share.
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June 3rd Breakfast
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June 4th Breakfast
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June 5th Breakfast
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June 8th Breakfast
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June 9th Breakfast
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June 10th Breakfast
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June 11th Breakfast
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June 12th Breakfast
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June 13th Breakfast
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June 14th Breakfast
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June 15th Breakfast
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June 16th Breakfast
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June 18th Breakfast
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June 19th Breakfast
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June 20th Breakfast
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June 21st Breakfast
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June 22nd Breakfast
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June 23rd Breakfast
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June 24th Breakfast
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June 25th Breakfast
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June 25th Snack
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