Drum & Bugle Corps to Perform in Oskaloosa

The Vanguard Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps from Santa Clara, CA in Oskaloosa 2014

The Vanguard Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps from Santa Clara, CA in Oskaloosa 2014

The Vanguard Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps from Santa Clara, CA are returning to Oskaloosa. They were the 2013 Drum Corps International (DCI) Open Class World Champions and runner up in 2014. They are the junior organization to the Santa Clara Vanguard who stayed on the WPU campus and rehearsed at the Lacey complex in 2013. The Vanguard Cadets, made up of some of the finest high school musicians in the country, will be hosted by William Penn University Athletic Bands and rehearse in the new community stadium Tuesday – Thursday, July 28 – 30th each day, with the evening rehearsals being the most interesting and entertaining. The corps will suit-up on Thursday evening and rehearse in uniform, performing their entire program at approximately 9:30 PM on Thursday evening July 30th. The exhibition is open to the public free of charge at the new Community Stadium.

The corps is also planning a special standstill performance at the “Sweet Corn Serenade” Thursday, July 30th at 7:40 PM on the square prior to the Oskaloosa Municipal Band concert. They are excited to be a part of this celebration.

The Vanguard Cadets travel approximately four weeks during the summer months across the United States and Canada performing in competitive field shows and parades while providing instruction for the novice through the experienced member in the areas of brass, percussion and color guard. Membership is primarily open to those between the ages of 15 and 21.

The Vanguard Cadets have been a DCI Open Class (formerly Division II/III) Finalist every year the Corps has appeared in DCI World Championships (1991, 93, 98, 2000, 02, 04, 06, 07, 08) and won DCI Division II in 2000 and DCI Open Class in 2008 and 2013. The Corps has also competed in the DCI Division I Quarterfinals in 1993, Semifinals in 2000 and the DCI World Class Semifinals from 2011-13. The Vanguard Cadets are the primary training group for membership in “The Vanguard”.

The Santa Clara Vanguard was formed in 1967 in Santa Clara, California. SCV has the distinction of being the only organization to maintain its elite membership on the Drum Corps International (DCI) Board of Directors since the inception of DCI in 1972. They are the first organization in DCI history to have two drum and bugle corps as open class member corps in the elite Top 25 of DCI (1993) and the elite Top 17 of DCI (2000).

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