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THE JEFF INTERVIEWS ON YOUTUBE (CLICK HERE)
1975 How it all came together
1976 New staff, Irish theme, coming in 39th
1977 almost folding, Frank Tucci, and the Moose Sign
... and every year through 1985
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Saratoga Springs, New York
REUNION TOUR SET LIST
2018 Repertoire
People (performed by Barbara Streisand in Funny Girl, Arr. L Kerchner)
Somewhere Over The Rainbow ( Arr. L Kerchner)
Summertime (George Gershwin, Arr. D DelRa)
Horn Feature: My Funny Valentine (Richard Rogers, Arr. D DelRa)
Drum Feature: Quartermaster (J Crawford)
Walkbeat: Meat (Traditional, Arr. J Crawford)
2019 Repertoire, new tunes
Hill Where the Lord Hides (Chuck Mangione, Arr. L Kerchner)
Land of Make Believe (Chuck Mangione, Arr. L Kerchner)
America medley (Arr. D DelRa)
2021 Repertoire, new tunes
Battle Hymn of the Republic (Arr: L Kerchner)
2022 Repertoire, full list
Somewhere Over the Rainbow, (Arr. L Kerchner)
Land of Make Believe (Chuck Mangione, Arr. L Kerchner)
America medley (Arr. D DelRa)
Battle Hymn of the Republic (Arr: L Kerchner)
Walk Beat: I'm A Man (Chicago, Arr.J Crawford)
Drum Feature: Quartermaster (Arr. J Crawford)
MUSIC IN MOTION: THEN AND NOW
AVANT GARDE DRUM & BUGLE CORPS, 1975 TO 1985
Avant Garde Drum & Bugle Corps was a competitive junior corps based in Saratoga Springs for 11 seasons. MORE AG
AVANT GARDE ALUMNI DRUMLINE, FOUNDED 2011
AGAD performs at parades, winter guard shows and other exhibitions. More AGAD
Video of AGAD
AVANT GARDE ALUMNI CORPS, FOUNDED 2018
The Avant Garde Alumni Corps performs in the Saratoga Flag Day Parade
More Alumni info and pictures
Video of Alumni Corps 2018
WE MADE HISTORY IN 2019!
We were thrilled that Grammy Award winning artist Chuck Mangione and his family came to watch our Friday evening concert. We celebrated the music of Chuck Mangione in Saratoga Springs.
The concert featured performances by the high school jazz ensembles of Satatoga Springs, Mohonasen and Schuylerville. Then the Avant Garde Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps blew the doors down.
Proceeds benefited the participating groups and others courtesy of the Elks Club's Saratoga Youth & Performing Arts fund.
About Chuck Mangione
Our Stories
REMEMBERING OUR DRUM CORPS EXPERIENCE