Jun 27, 2021 | Santa Clara Vanguard, Blog Post, Alumni
Celebrate Pride Month with our latest episode of Vanguard Voices! Three of our alumni, each of whom proudly represent SCV and the LGBTQ+ community, openly share how the activity played a part in their coming out experience, the progress they’ve witnessed in each...
Jun 4, 2021 | News, Santa Clara Vanguard
Santa Clara, California – The Vanguard Music and Performing Arts Board of Directors are pleased to announce the appointments of Jeremy Van Wert as its new Executive Director and Michael Kovalich as the new Chief Financial Officer. Van Wert and Kovalich shared the role...
May 10, 2021 | Santa Clara Vanguard, Blog Post, Alumni
Featuring: Peter Ohno, Kim Wong and Ken Nakamoto To honor Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we talked to three of our proud AAPI SCV Alumni about their family support growing up, why Vanguard was their dream corps and what their favorite traditions were...
Apr 3, 2021 | Uncategorized, Santa Clara Vanguard, Blog Post, Alumni
Episode 6: In memory of charter member, Mel Canales Featuring: Keiko Kelly, Mike Munoz and Scott Pierson Through this conversation with some of our earliest members, we learn about “Milk it Mel’s” legacy and what Vanguard was like in the early days. Mel being...
Mar 26, 2021 | Santa Clara Vanguard, Blog Post
When drum corps fans think of the Santa Clara Vanguard there are a multitude of iconic images that usually come to mind. The eight-pointed star with the red V in the middle. The Aussie with the delicate feather sticking up. But for many, the image of the red tunic...