Fantastic news! We have familiar faces returning to the Mandarins as our ENTIRE design team returns for 2024! We are excited to see what this inspiring team puts together for the Year of the Dragon! Check out their full bios here: https://www.mandarins.org/programs/mandarins-drum-corps/design-staff/
The Mandarins are pleased to announce their 2023 sponsorship agreement with Karl Hammond Design “KHD” for the 2023 drum corps season. Corps Director JW Koester stated, ”Karl Hammond Design makes the best mouthpieces in the marching activity. Their attention to detail during their manufacturing process is second to none and their customer service is outstanding.” …
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Presenting our 2023 production, Sinnerman. Featuring music inspired from: Sinnerman — Nina Simone Take me to Church — Hozier Smile — Nat King Cole Swing Symphony (4th Movement) — Wynton Marsalis Présage — Univers Zero I’m Tired — Labyrinth and Zendaya Sinnerman | Mandarins 2023 Production
We are proud to announce the show for our inaugural season of our indoor winds ensemble, Immortal Winds. Titled, “Of Burning and Balance“, the show will feature music from Avatar: The Last Airbender, Princess Mononoke, and more! Stay tuned for a full repertoire reveal! Check out more info on Immortal Winds HERE. #WeAreImmortal
The Mandarins are proud to announce our 2023 Drum Major team. Led by three veteran members and two new members, this team will lead the corps onto the field for the 60th anniversary season. Maya McBrayer (she/her), Texas Tech University, first year student-double major in Music Education and Flute Performance, second year Drum Major with the …
We are proud to announce our 2023 Visual staff, led Co-Caption heads, James Gow and Zak Stillwell. We are excited to see the experience and education #DragonVisual will bring to the 2023 Mandarins. #DragonVisual is starting strong for 2023 and beyond! Click on the images below for a further look, and visit our VISUAL STAFF page …
We are proud to announce our 2023 Color Guard staff, led by returning Caption Head, Jeffrey Capponi! We are excited to see the return of #DragonGuard as well as new addition, Mandarins Alumnus, Meredith Faivre! #DragonGuard is starting strong for 2023 and beyond! Click on the image below for a closer look, and visit our …
We are so excited to announce our Instructional staff for our inaugural season! Alex Hawvichorst Casey Smith EJ Charles Jesusalberto Muniz Nico Peruzzi These amazing educators will help push our performers to the next level of excellence! Check out the link in below to read their full bios and to see how you can sign …
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We are so excited to announce our caption head team for our inaugural season! Chris Langton – Brass Caption Head Taylor Sabado – Woodwinds Caption Head Marshall Jones – Visual Caption Head These amazing educators will help push our performers to the next level of excellence! Check out the link in below to read their …
We are proud to announce our 2023 Brass staff! Led by returning Co-Caption heads Ricardo Brown and Bryen Warfield. We are excited to see the return of #DragonBrass as well as new additions; Clark Hunt, Kristen Eck, Samuel Crawford, and Jarrod Briley. Helping lead the team this year is Trevor Bailey as low brass coordinator, …
