Avant Garde 50th Reunion Weekend September 12-14, 2025

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The Jeff Interviews

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

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

PERKINS, IT’S TIME TO MARCH…OR GO HOME !

Jeff’s Story Here

“WE DID IT. IT BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES.”

Frankie’s Story Here