International Women’s Day Spotlight: An Interview with Vanguard’s First Female Corps Director

Mar 8, 2022 | Santa Clara Vanguard, Blog Post

For Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, we are shining a spotlight on Vanguard’s FIRST female corps director, Rebecca Compton-Allen, best known as RCA! VMAPA is proud to be a vehicle for RCA, and all of the women who presently work at Vanguard, to...

DCI Ticket Blocks Are Live!

Feb 25, 2022 | News

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...

Celebrating Black History Month With SCVWG’s Story of John Henry

Feb 10, 2022 | Blog Post

For Black History Month, we are celebrating by revisiting the story of John Henry with Vanguard performance coach and storyteller, Wayne Harris. A freedman during the Reconstruction Era, post Civil War, John Henry was a railroad steel driver and, as legend has it,...

Virtual Birthday Party 2022

Feb 10, 2022 | News

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...

DCI Hotel Room Blocks Now Available!

Feb 1, 2022 | News

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...