The Santa Clara Vanguard is excited to present the 2009 World Class edition of the SCV Winter Guard. The guard will continue to audition prospective members for a position in the 2009 winter guard through the end of the West Coast marching band season in November. If you have an interest to audition, but have been unable to attend our September or October workshop auditions, please contact us and let us know your interest as soon as possible, as it is our intent to have the membership set by mid-November.Additional information on the 2009 program and a tentative rehearsal and performance schedule are available by contacting the Vanguard. Please call 408-727-5534, X 25 or e-mail Rkoester@SCVanguard.org to request additional information on the 2009 SCV Winter Guard program.
The fee to audition for the winter guard will be $50, which can be paid in cash, credit card or by check or money order upon your arrival. You can also pay the fifty dollars on-line through Pay Pal, VISA, Master card or American Express.
If you qualify for winter guard membership and also qualify for the summer color guard, you will receive a reduction on your summer corps fees. There will be at least two specific fundraising events where members will be expected to put in time on behalf of the winter guard.
Denise Bonfiglio will be directing the Winter Guard for the 2009 season. She will be assisted by our new guard manager Roxanne Koester. Designers Jon Vanderkolff, Jim Moore, and Carol Abohatab, will continue to create the SCV winter program. They will be joined by Greg Lagola and Andy Mroczek, as well as additional accomplished designers and technical staff, including Kathy Pearson and Alexis Velez.
The overall intent of the guard is to bolster the corps membership and summer program. Accomplishing our goal of developing talent for the summer, mentoring our young people to be great citizens, great members and - in the future - great instructors, are our priorities. Although we will be accepting winter membership of personnel who ARE over the summer age limit of 21, our priority is to make sure we are supporting the summer program.
The flight cost for each member to Dayton, OH for the WGI championship will be added into your monthly fee payment (beginning in November). The fee structure will be e-mailed to you.
All members will need to show proof of medical insurance (health insurance) by January 15. If you have any questions on this aspect, please send us an e-mail.
Pre-Pay the $50 Audition Fee
