Mandarins Brass and Guard Academy is this afternoon!

The 2009–10 Mandarins Guard Academy will begin today at 1 p.m.

The third installment of the Mandarins Brass Academy is at the same time, same place!

See you there!

Mandarins Guard Academy begins November 1

The 2009–10 Mandarins Guard Academy will begin this Sunday, November 1, 2009.

audition dates and locations announced

Audition dates and locations are set for Hawaii, Northern California, and Southern California!

2010 Visual Design Team Announced

The Mandarins announce their 2010 Visual Design Team of Myron Rosander, Brian Mar, and George Armenta.

Read the entire story here.

Mandarins 2010 Caption Heads Announced

The Sacramento Mandarins are pleased to announce caption heads for the 2010 season. Mandarins Executive Director Ray Mar expressed that "we are fortunate to be bringing in caption heads who have a terrific knowledge of their craft and are great educators, motivators and managers as well. Their talent and expertise will be a great benefit to the marching members and the entire Mandarins organization."

The 2010 Mandarins caption heads include:

Sacramento Mandarins Announce 2010 Management Team

The Sacramento Mandarins recently announced their 2010 management team. Ray Mar will assume the position of Executive Director, responsible for the overall operation, management and direction of the organization. Jim Tabuchi has been appointed to the role of Corps Director. In his new position he is responsible for member recruiting, staff development, facility management, development of alternate funding sources, the Mandarins Scholarship Program and alumni and community outreach. This arrangement will insure the corps' long term success and adherence to the corps' philosophy of "Celebrating Youth, Transforming Lives", while at the same time giving the necessary attention to all the daily tasks that come with running a DCI World Class drum corps. Read the rest of the article here.

mandarins brass academy

The Mandarins Brass Academy (MBA) held their opening session for the new season on Sunday, September 6th at Cosumnes Oaks High School. Read the rest of the article here.