With Reckless Abandon: Inside Santa Clara Vanguard’s 2026 Design Concept
Six members of Santa Clara Vanguard’s design staff sat down to talk through this year’s show, why it’s called what it’s called, and what’s actually driving the choices you’ll see on the field. Here’s that conversation! To...
Why Every Band Director Needs a Real Summer Break
When the last concert ends and the podium’s finally quiet, there’s a strange mix of relief and guilt. Relief that you made it. Guilt that you’re not doing more. But here’s the truth: the best thing a Band Director can do in summer is rest. Not “catch up on paperwork”...
My Path From Band Hall to Full-Time Composer
Voyage Austin ran a profile on me this week. Nine years as a band director at Cedar Park High School, the leap into composing full-time, writing for the Santa Clara Vanguard, and what it’s actually like running the creative and business sides of this life at the...
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