Ahhh, the smell of Fall is in the air which means that the 2020 drum corps season is just around the corner.  Yes, 2020!  How can that be?  Well, we have announced our 2020 design team and caption managers.  Our technical staff announcements will be made soon. We have announced our 2020 audition camps dates and

2020 Season Auditions Begin in California and throughout the U.S. The Mandarins are pleased to introduce our 2020 percussion team led by Caption Manager and Battery Arranger Ben Pyles and Front Ensemble Arranger Bryan Harmsen. “The experience and talent that this team brings to the Mandarins is very exciting, I have no doubt that the

2020 Season Auditions Begin in California and throughout the U.S. The Mandarins are pleased to welcome back for 2020 their design team of Peter Beckhart (Visual Designer), Key Poulan (Brass Arranger), Mario Ramirez (Creative Director & Color Guard Designer) and Caption Managers Tim Snyder (Brass), Joseph Hayes (Visual), Mario Ramirez (Color Guard) and Beno Morris

It’s getting closer to being real – 2020 is just around the corner! Phew – can you believe it?  We wait months and months for the drum corps summer competitive season to start and then POW – it’s there and then it’s gone just like that!  How does that happen?  I’m still not sure on that

The first session of the 12th year of Mandarins Academy is already here. Check-in is at 12 noon on Sunday, September 8, with instruction from 12:30-4pm, at Sacramento State’s Capistrano Hall. Once again, Mandarins Academy benefits from the partnership between the Sacramento Mandarins and the Sacramento State School of Music. In addition to being on

Are you interested in or thinking about joining the Mandarins for the 2020 season? Do you have questions? Ask them, and get answers in our 2020 Mandarins Interest Group Facebook page. Corps Director JW Koester will be pleased to provide more information or share some of our 2019 experiences. We look forward to hearing from