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Evan VanDoren is an in-demand music composer regularly commissioned to create engaging & award-winning music for marching bands and concert ensembles at all skill levels. Evan’s music is regularly performed around the country, including premiere performances at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention and the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. In 2025, Evan was recognized as a National Finalist for The American Prize in Composition for his works, Luminosities & Prophetic Dances.
Evan serves as the brass composer & arranger for the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps, based in Santa Clara, California. Additionally, Evan is an active clinician and has presented for Drum Corps International, the Music Educators National Convention, the Texas Bandmasters Association, the Texas Music Educators Association, and Music for All. He regularly consults with music programs nationwide.
Before devoting his life to creating music, Evan was a band director at Cedar Park High School in Cedar Park, Texas. During that time, the band was awarded multiple marching state championships and national recognition. He received a Bachelor's in Music Education with Honors from Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Currently, he lives in Cedar Park, Texas, with his wife, Katie, daughters Anna & Sara, and their dog, Cooper.
Transform Your Marching Band: 13 Must-Try Tips for Instant Improvement!
Marching Band rehearsals can be... well... a lot. And you, as the teacher leading the rehearsal, have a lot of demands placed on you! Here are 13 tips to improve your rehearsals that you can implement today! Students must have all the things! Nothing slows down a...
Santa Clara Vanguard Design Team talks “The aVANt GUARD”
Members of the design team explain the concepts, the use of space, and colors, and the risk of it all. With Dan Morrison, Michael Gaines, Paul Rennick, Andy Toth, and Evan VanDoren. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rdaQjnbWak
New Marching Band Show for 2025! “From Frost to Flowers”
Award-winning marching band show featuring the music of The Cinematic Orchestra, Sergei Prokofiev, Dimitri Shostakovich, & David Holsinger!
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