We are excited to announce our 2024 Color Guard team, led by returning Caption Head, Jeffrey Capponi! We are excited to see the return of our #DragonGuard staff as well as a new addition to the team, Mandarins Alumnus, Brian Coon! #DragonGuard is starting strong for 2024 and beyond!
The Mandarins Music Academy ‘s winter Honor Band presented a concert on December 3 at the Sheldon High School Performing Arts Center. Comprised of 90+ elementary school students in the Elk Grove Unified School District, the band played three selections, including specially-commissioned music titled Peace for Children, composed by Mandarins Brass alum Matt Miller. Matt …
It’s time to meet our Visual staff for the Year of the Dragon. Check out the full team at Mandarins.org
The Mandarins are pleased to announce that a generous supporter, who wishes to remain anonymous, has committed to match up to $100,000 in donations through the end of the year to support the organization’s 2024 competitive season. With this, the Mandarins are launching the “Year of the Dragon Kickstarter” fundraising campaign, starting immediately, with a …
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It’s time to meet our Percussion staff for the Year of the Dragon. With our Battery staff, Front Ensemble Staff, and Percussion Consultants fully announced, check out our complete staff bios at Mandarins.org
We continue our staff announcements with our 2024 Brass Staff! An incredible group of educators, with MANY familiar faces and some new faces! We are excited to welcome Travis Higgins and Sarah Paradis to the team! Check out our full staff bios at mandarins.org and register for auditions today! #MX24
We are excited to introduce our team of consultants for 2024, working with our staff and members to create something unforgettable! Stay tuned this month as we announce more of our staff for the 2024 season, and sign up for auditions today at mandarins.org/experience
We are excited to announce the return of our Caption Head team for the Year of the Dragon in 2024! With this announcement, we also welcome back some familiar faces in new roles! Griffin Law in his new role as Audio Team Manager, and Andy Filipiak joining our team of talented Ensemble Coordinators! Stay tuned …
We are excited to announce our full staff for the 2024 season! We are excited to welcome to the team, Aaron Christianson to our design team for Theatrical Design, and Marcelino Nambo as our Visual Caption Head for the 2024 season! We have also added new instructional staff members, so check out https://www.mandarins.org/programs/immortal-winds/ for the …
Drum Corps Update from JW Greetings all, The dust has settled and the 2023 season has been packed away. Of course, there are still outstanding 2023 actions to complete – sending out thank you notes to housing sites, processing invoices, staff wrap-ups, internal reviews of how the season went, etc. However, for all intents and purposes, …
