DCI Ticket Blocks Are Live!
Vanguard ticket blocks are available to purchase for select DCI Regionals, as well as all three DCI championship performances in Indianapolis, IN. When you book your tickets with a Vanguard block, a portion of the purchase will go back to the corps to aid in their continued excellence in providing education and competition for members of […]
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Virtual Birthday Party 2022
Calling all friends, family and alumni – You’re invited to celebrate Vanguard’s 55th! We’ve got special plans in store for our birthday this year and we’ll be kicking the festivities off with a Virtual Birthday Party on Sunday, March 6th! The party will be an interactive virtual experience. You’ll enter the party as a customizable […]
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DCI Hotel Room Blocks Now Available!
Join us in Indianapolis for finals week and help us cheer on our beloved corps! The link is provided below to reserve your rooms in the Vanguard block. No access code is required if you are booking online. Deadline to book reservations is June 22nd. After that, any unbooked rooms will be released to the public. […]
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VMAPA Names Southwest Airlines as Official Airline
Santa Clara, CA – Vanguard Music and Performing Arts (VMAPA) has announced Southwest Airlines® as the new Official Airline of VMAPA. Southwest has generously donated a select number of flights and is providing VMAPA with promotional support as they relaunch their performing arts programs and return to their national tour in 2022. Each year, The […]
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Rebecca Compton-Allen appointed as new Director of SCV
Sept. 21, 2021, Santa Clara, CA: Vanguard Music & Performing Arts is extremely proud to announce the hiring of Rebecca Compton-Allen to the position of Director of the Santa Clara Vanguard. Rebecca is well known in the drum corps activity and comes to Vanguard from Shadow Drum & Bugle Corps where she held the position of […]
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A-Corps Director Ivan De La Cruz Steps Down
Whenever a highly motivated and driven member of our team leaves, their loss is felt by many. Ivan De La Cruz has been a beacon of kindness, motivation, and empathy since he was named A-Corps Director of the Santa Clara Vanguard in 2019. His humility and devotion to our members can be felt by all […]
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Vanguard Music and Performing Arts Announces New Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Leadership
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 of Co-Interim Executive Directors of the organization for the past 10 months. […]
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Introducing the 2021 Vanguard Hall of Fame Class
Vanguard Music & Performing Arts is proud to announce the 2021 Vanguard Hall of Fame Class. This year we have the pleasure of announcing Brian Marsalli, Gordon Henderson, and Michael Zapanta as our most recent inductees. These three deserving pillars of Vanguard history have given so much time and experience over the years fundamentally impacting […]
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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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This Saturday! Watch the VMAPA Virtual Holiday Showcase, Home for the Holidays ❤️💚
We’re excited to host our virtual holiday showcase called Home for the Holidays THIS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 at 5 PM PST! This virtual fundraising event will be hosted by Kimberly Vernon, a former member and current staff member who is also Miss Santa Clara County. The program will feature special homemade holiday performances from our 2020 […]
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Five Ways to Support VMAPA on #GivingTuesday
Today is #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of people and organizations. This year, we are hoping you choose to donate and support the future of Vanguard Music and Performing Arts by helping us raise $25,000. With the cancelation of our 2020 season and the temporary pause of our Vanguard […]
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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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VMAPA 2020 Virtual Holiday Showcase: Home for the Holidays
This year has challenged every aspect of our lives. In these moments, we lean on music, the arts, friends and family to give us solitude and find inspiration. On behalf of all of us at VMAPA and the Board of Directors, we’re excited to invite all of you to our virtual holiday showcase called Home […]
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Star Donor Program is Back!
Title of the document Click Here To Join STAR Donor Club What is the STAR Donor Club? The Star Club is a monthly giving community dedicated to Protecting the Future of the Vanguard. Your sustaining gift will keep Vanguard programming alive and you’ll become a VIP with access to special […]
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VMAPA formally invites you to the Front and Center 2020 Virtual Gala on August 29th 5 PM-12AM PDT!
Calling all friends, family, alumni, and fans: VMAPA formally invites you to the Front and Center 2020 Virtual Gala on August 29th 5 PM-12AM PDT! Stand with us and support the future of VMAPA with an exciting evening of giving. This event is in response to financial hardships experienced as a result of the […]
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Michael Gaines joins Leadership Team as Interim Director of Program Operations
August 10, 2020 (Santa Clara, California) Michael Gaines joins Leadership Team as Interim Director of Program Operations for the Vanguard Music and Performing Arts We are delighted to announce that Michael Gaines has accepted the position of Interim Director of Program Operations for the Vanguard Music and Performing Arts. Michael will be working with our Interim Co-Executive […]
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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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COVID-19 Update: Vanguard Cancels Summer Tour
Vanguard Music and Performing Arts (VMAPA), parent organization of the world champion Vanguard and Vanguard Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps, based in Santa Clara, California, today announced that neither the Vanguard nor the Vanguard Cadets will travel or perform across the country this summer. The decision corresponds with the cancellation of the 2020 Drum Corps […]
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COVID-19 Update: April Camps
Last evening, in a special teleconference meeting with the Voting Membership of DCI, Vanguard Music and Performing Arts has agreed to cancel our IN-PERSON April Camp meetings. Instead, Vanguard staff will be working with students through teleconferencing and other online opportunities. Vanguard Music and Performing Arts is asking its membership to adhere to CDC recommendations […]
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