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Mission Accomplished!
JW Sums Up the 2023 Season Wow, wow, WOW !!! I don’t have any other way to describe the 2023 season. When the design team...
Aug 19, 20232 min read


JW Koester: World Class Director of the Year
At the 2023 DCI Semifinals, JW Koester was awarded the Dr. Bernard Baggs Leadership Award, recognizing him as the World Class Director Of...
Aug 12, 20231 min read


Drum Corps on the Road Update
Greetings all! This month’s article is literally being written as I ride the bus to Monroe, LA. at 1:30 am in the morning. Why? Because...
Jul 31, 20231 min read


What A Magical Night!
On a balmy, beautiful evening this past Monday, the Sacramento Mandarins’ 10th Annual DCI Capital Classic lit up Roseville, CA at West...
Jul 12, 20231 min read


Rocky Mountain Rivalry
The Rocky Mountain Rivalry returns for the 2023 Drum Corps International summer tour! In a friendly rivalry with the Blue Knights and the...
Jul 12, 20231 min read


BIG, LOUD & LIVE 18 on August 10th
DCI and Fathom Events presents Big, Loud & Live 18 at select theaters nationwide, on Thursday August 10, 3:30pm PDT. See highlights of...
Jul 2, 20231 min read


Mandarins Announce 2023 Sponsorship Agreement with Karl Hammond Design
The Mandarins are pleased to announce their 2023 sponsorship agreement with Karl Hammond Design “KHD” for the 2023 drum corps season....
May 15, 20231 min read


2023 Production: Sinnerman
Presenting our 2023 production, Sinnerman . Featuring music inspired from: Sinnerman — Nina Simone Take me to Church — Hozier Smile — Nat...
May 11, 20231 min read


DCI Capital Classic Volunteer Sign-Up
The annual Capital Classic is being held at West Park High School in Roseville on Monday, July 10th. We need over 40 volunteers to make...
May 8, 20231 min read


Big Day of Giving on May 4
2023 marks the 11th annual Big Day of Giving. This 24-hour giving challenge brings together the Sacramento region’s nonprofit community...
May 4, 20231 min read


Immortal Winds
The Mandarins’ new indoor ensemble, Immortal Winds consists of brass and woodwind instrumentalists. The entire staff are Mandarins corps...
Mar 15, 20231 min read


New Year Update from JW
Greetings all, Yes, it IS the new year in case you hadn’t noticed! California has water, lots of water, I mean really, a LOT of water!...
Jan 28, 20233 min read


Jim Tabuchi – Community Impact Award
We are proud to announce that our former President and CEO of the Sacramento Mandarins, Jim Tabuchi, was recently awarded the Lunar New...
Jan 25, 20231 min read


The Mandarins announce 2023 Drum Majors
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...
Dec 14, 20221 min read


Mandarins 2023 Visual Staff
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...
Dec 7, 20221 min read


Amazon Donates to Mandarins!
The holiday season is here, and Amazon.com has some great Early Black Friday deals already! You can support the Mandarins when you shop...
Nov 15, 20221 min read


Mandarins 2023 Color Guard Staff
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...
Nov 4, 20221 min read


Mandarins 2023 Brass Staff
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...
Oct 11, 20221 min read


Mandarins 2023 Percussion Staff
We are proud to announce our 2023 percussion staff! Led by Taha Ahmed and Emily Magee in their new roles of Percussion Caption Head and...
Oct 10, 20221 min read


Drum Corps Update from JW
Hello All, Welcome to a new month, the fantastically cool month of October! Why so cool? Well, typically the weather is cooler than the...
Oct 2, 20222 min read
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