Pete Emmons

Pete Emmons

Pete Emmons is a graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater in New York City, where he studied with Sanford Meisner, a founder of The Group Theater. As an actor, Pete has appeared in many Off-Broadway and San Francisco Bay Area theatrical productions....
Mel Canales

Mel Canales

Mel Canales was a charter member of the Santa Clara Vanguard and one of the first members to come to the Vanguard from schools in the city of San Jose. Mel’s talent as a soprano and mellophone player were frequently utilized and featured in Gail Royer’s scores while...
Myron Rosander

Myron Rosander

From 1976 through 2005, Myron Rosander was a performer, instructor, Principal Visual Designer and Assistant Director for the Santa Clara Vanguard, spanning over 30 year’s of involvement with the SCV organization. During that time, Myron was designer for 3 DCI...
Scott Pierson

Scott Pierson

Scott Pierson joined the Vanguard in September of 1967, playing soprano bugle.  In 1969 he became the first mellophone player in the corps, playing solos and duets until aging out in 1970.  He immediately began teaching brass until the spring of 1971, when he became a...
Ed Leeson

Ed Leeson

In February of 1967, having served as President of the Board of Directors for the Sunnyvale Sparklers, Ed Leeson resigned his position there and, along with a handful of other parents from the Sunnyvale Drum Sparks, helped to form the first Booster Club for a newly...