Vanguard Voices: Episode 5

Mar 21, 2021 | Santa Clara Vanguard, Blog Post, Alumni

 

Our new series Vanguard Voices is a platform to highlight the voices and experiences of those who have come through the Vanguard organization! We share a collection of interviews from alumni crossing different generations, talking about their unique drum corps experiences.

Episode 5: Featuring Jennifer Swanek, Alicia Turner and Polly Dimmock

To celebrate Women’s History Month, we dive into a conversation with the women of the Vanguard Cymbal Line. Historically, only four women have marched with the A-corps cymbals, and we have three of them right here! They share their different journeys into the line, how to train and how people reacted to them as women in a male-dominated space.

 

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