The Vanguard will be holding its 2007 Audition Clinic over the Thanksgiving Weekend in Santa Clara, CA. This is a great opportunity for prospective members to get some outstanding training and to learn what being a member of the Vanguard is all about. Please RSVP and let us know you're coming.

The Santa Clara Vanguard is very excited to announce three unique and entirely different show concepts to take the corps through the end of the decade. The design team has been hard at work and are laying a strong foundation for Vanguard's continued success, keeping them at the forefront of the drum corps activity.

In 2007, the Vanguard is pleased to present, "!" music by Respighi and Ravel. Currently, the musical selections include:

• Daphnis et Chloé by Maurice Ravel
• Dance of the Gnomes by Ottorino Respighi
• Church Windows by Ottorino Respighi
• with more selections to be announced soon...

The 2007 Summer Tour schedule has also just been announced. Start marking your vacation days and get ready to cheer on SCV!

The Vanguard banquet was held on October 7th at the Holiday Inn in San Jose. A packed house enjoyed an excellent dinner that included a slideshow of photos from throughout the season. The evening concluded with the presentation of the member awards and remarks by Corps Director Jeff Pearson. Congratulations the individual members who won awards this year.

On Saturday November 11th, the 2006 Vanguard Percussion section performed at the 2006 Percussive Arts International Convention (PASIC) in Austin Texas. With the help of corps endorser-sponsors Pearl Corporation, Adams Percussion, Remo, Inc., Vic Firth, and Zildjian Cymbals, the 2006 Vanguard Percussion section assembled for a 50 minute clinic and performance at the Austin Convention center. This was the 2nd appearance for the Vanguard percussion section at PASIC.

Check out the PASIC photos!

Are you interested in joining the Vanguard Cadets? Attend the Sunday afternoon Workshops/Rehearsals beginning every Sunday in December and January at the Vanguard Hall.

This is a great chance to check things out with no pressure to join. Use our instruments and equipment to see if drum corps is right for you. No experience is necessary for the Brass and Colorguard sections. Show up to any or all of the rehearsals.

While design staff is hard at work putting together the 2007 program, the 2007 Summer Tour Schedule has been announced. Be sure to come support the Vanguard Cadets if they are in your area.

On Sunday, October 15th, the Vanguard Cadets returned once again to the Sunnyvale Moose Lodge to hold their banquet. Members, staff and parents enjoyed a buffet-style dinner and assorted speakers including DCI Division II/III coordinator, JW Koester. The traditional "thank you's" of See's Candies were handed out by Corps Director George Brown followed by recognition of the corps members.

We would like to congratulate the individual members who won awards at this year's banquet.

The 2007 Winterguard is in full swing. Auditions are complete and the members and staff are hard at work putting together their 2007 show. This year they will be performing Bartok's "Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste."

Full Performance Schedule

Once again the SCV Winterguard will be holding a Gift Wrapping fundraiser. Come down to the Westfield Valley Fair Mall in San Jose with unwrapped packages in hand and leave with a shorter to-do list this holiday season.

The booth will be open during mall hours from November 25th to December 24th.

This is a huge fundraiser for the Winterguard and lots of manpower is needed. If you can come down and help for a shift (morning, afternoon, evening) on any day please let us know. Contact Dave Meikle via email at dmeikle@scvanguard. org or by phone at (408) 727-5532 x18 to sign up.

The final performance of the Fall 10-week session coming up on Saturday, December 9th at 12:30pm. Students from all the classes will perform short pieces that they have been working on throughout the session. The event will take place in the dance studio at the SCV Hall and is free and open to the public. Come down and celebrate their hard work!

Registrations for the Winter (starting January 13th) and Spring sessions are now being taken. Classes are filling up quickly, so get signed up soon! Remember, payment in advance reserves your spot. We offer Tap, Ballet and Creative Dance for 4-6 year olds, Creative Dance/Choreography and Ballet for 7-12 year olds, and Flag/Dance and Hip-Hop for 8-14 year olds.

Visit our full schedule of classes for more information. If you have questions, feel free to email program director, Carol Abohatab.

The alumni have embarked on finding a new logo. Over the last few months, some wonderful ideas and suggestions have been collected. The SCV Alumni Association has picked our best six. We are asking all alumni to vote on their favorite. Voting will continue until December 15, 2006.

The Alumni Corps will be participating in next year's 40th anniversary celebrations. Current performances include the Spaghetti Dinner birthday celebration (March 25, 2007) and the DCI West Regional at Stanford Stadium (August 4, 2007). At this show, the SCV alumni will be combined with the current marching members from the Vanguard and Blue Devils along with BD Alumni in celebration of both corps to form the largest corps on the west coast. For all alumni, this is an event not to miss. Register now to be keep officially in the loop.

The Santa Clara Vanguard Booster Club is the heart of the organization. Now is the time to get that membership renewed. Please check out the booster club membership information on our website.

The Santa Clara Vanguard Booster Club encourages all of our alumni, fans, and friends to participate in the Star Membership Program for the upcoming 2007 season. Being a Star Member not only gives you great benefits, but you are actively supporting the organization through a monetary, tax-deductible donation.

At the November Booster Club meeting this month, we held officer elections for 2007. Four seats were up for election this year. Congratulations to new board members Maya Salvucci and Veronica Cunha and welcome back to Mike Freitas and Ellen Schortgen who were re-elected.

Your 2007 Booster Club Officers are Romie Evans (President), Leslie Cunningham (Vice President), Sandra Adams (Treasurer), and Ellen Schortgen (Secretary). The Directors at Large are Mike Freitas, Chris Morrow, Veronica Cunha and Maya Salvucci.

We are pleased to announce the newly renovated Stanford Stadium is going to be home to the DCI West Regional on August 4, 2007. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that should not be missed! Experience 10 of the DCI Division I drum corps at the top of their game as they meet up for the last time before heading to the DCI World Championships in Pasadena.

2007 SCV Star Club members will have FIRST ACCESS to all tickets and EXCLUSIVE ACCESS to the BEST seats ($100 Luxury Press Box "Best" and $65 Premium Center "Best") through February 28, 2007.