Viridian: From Bangkok to Dayton
By Michael Reed All groups make sacrifices in talent, time and treasure to get to Dayton for WGI World Championships. However, some have to make more sacrifices than others. The further away a group has to travel, the amount of funds necessary to make it happen increases exponentially. Viridian Percussion Academy came all the way […]
The 2014 Hall of Fame Ceremony
By Alex Mendoza Last night’s beautiful and heartfelt Hall of Fame ceremony at the Dayton Marriot kicked off the 2014 WGI Percussion World Championships in a truly fitting fashion. This year’s Hall of Fame inductees (Tom Aungst, Julie Davila, and James Dwyer) arrived one by one, along with several family members, friends, designers, instructors, and […]
The 2014 WGI Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame is the highest honor to those individuals who make a significant contribution to WGI, and who have in some way influenced the course of our history. Their contribution may be made through artistic standards, administrative leadership or adjudication. Please welcome the newest additions to the WGI Hall of Fame. Tom Aungst […]
The Newest Performance Experience: WGI Winds
Winter Guard International, the world’s authority for indoor color guard and percussion ensemble competitions, is pleased to announce the creation of a third division to the Sport of the Arts organization…presenting WGI Winds! Beginning today, visitors will see an expanded WGI.org that answers questions and offers information about the newest member of the WGI umbrella for […]
Sneak a Peek at WGI Winds
WGI is launching the next step in the marching arts on March 24 but fans already are seeing demonstrations at select regionals and will see lots more at the Color Guard and Percussion World Championships next month. WGI Winds presents marching wind ensembles in the same performance environment as indoor color guard and […]
WGI Presents: Spinfest & Drumfest Asia in 2014
WGI Sport of the Arts presents:Spinfest and Drumfest Asia on May 10 & 11, 2014 at BumB (Tokyo Sports Bunka-kan)! The first international WGI educational event for color guard and marching percussion instructors will bring world-famous WGI designers and instructors to Japan, where they’ll conduct clinics on how to create color guard and marching percussion programs. Over the course of two […]
The "Day After" with Kate Jablonski
By Michael Boo It’s safe to say that many of the close to 300 attendees at WGI’s “Day After” dance clinic with Kate Jablonski were not familiar with her name or her techniques prior to attending the UD Arena event Sunday morning, just hours after the WGI World Class guard Finals was completed. However, judging […]
WGI Hall of Fame – Class of 2013
WGI is proud to announce the election of Ed Devlin, Fred Feeney, and Dale Powers into the WGI Hall of Fame. These gentlemen join 49 distinguished fellow honorees during a ceremony on Wednesday, April 10th. The Hall of Fame is the highest honor presented to individuals who have influenced WGI history through their achievements and contributions. […]
Performer’s Perspective: Super Vets
By Irving Lopez When a person joins a new guard they are introduced into a new world of rehearsal ethic, technique and members. Right from the start they take notice of who the ultimate vets are that set the example for the group. The veterans are the ones who have stayed dedicated to the program […]
