December Update from JW
We have completed our initial onsite auditions (Dallas, San Antonio, Sacramento, Indianapolis & Duarte) and many contracts have been...
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Dec 8, 20191 min read
Mandarins 2020 Hall of Fame Nominations Open
The Sacramento Mandarins Hall of Fame was established in 2018 to help perpetuate the memory of the special people who have brought honor...
Nov 17, 20192 min read
Mandarins Announce their 2020 Visual Team
2020 Season Auditions Begin in California and throughout the U.S. The Mandarins are pleased to introduce our 2020 visual team...
Nov 11, 20191 min read
Help Complete the Mandarins Music Center
During November, we’re seeking 100 donors to give $1,000 each, for closing a $100,000 funding gap to finish building renovations for the...
Nov 4, 20192 min read
Ready to Launch New Season
It must be Fall. It is getting downright chilly in the evenings and the sun goes down so much earlier than in the summer. And yet,...
Oct 3, 20191 min read
Mandarins Announce their 2020 Percussion Team
2020 Season Auditions Begin in California and throughout the U.S. The Mandarins are pleased to introduce our 2020 percussion...
Sep 13, 20192 min read
2020 Auditions Coming Up!
It’s getting closer to being real – 2020 is just around the corner! Phew – can you believe it? We wait months and months for the drum...
Aug 30, 20192 min read
Mandarins Academy Begins Fall Season
The first session of the 12th year of Mandarins Academy is already here. Check-in is at 12 noon on Sunday, September 8 , with...
Aug 11, 20191 min read
2020 Mandarins Interest Group
Are you interested in or thinking about joining the Mandarins for the 2020 season? Do you have questions? Ask them, and get answers in...
Aug 10, 20191 min read
Mandarins Take 10th Place at Finals
The Mandarins placed 10th at the 2019 Drum Corps International Championships. Their production, subTerra was an audience favorite all...
Aug 2, 20192 min read
Mandarins Fall Academy Sets Dates
It seems as if Mandarins Summer Academy was just yesterday, with a successful 2-day Guard Camp and 3-day Leadership Camp in June....
Aug 1, 20192 min read
July Update From JW
Wow! Our amazing season just continues to get better and better. We just completed performing in our DCI (Drum Corps International)...
Jul 27, 20191 min read
Mandarins Race to DCI Finals!
We’re almost there! Help the Mandarins win the DCI Drum Corps Challenge by propelling us to the DCI Finals in Indianapolis. Our rolling...
Jul 26, 20191 min read
Drum Corps at the Cinema: Big, Loud & Live
“Big, Loud & Live,” the cinema broadcast of the Drum Corps International World Championship Prelims, will return to select movie theaters...
Jul 6, 20191 min read
DCI Capital Classic Breaks Records
The DCI Capital Classic drum corps competition broke records in attendance, scores, and more. Our souvenir booth had new and unique...
Jun 15, 20191 min read
Feed The Kids – Donate Today
This summer, the Mandarins Kitchen Crew will produce over 61,000 meals to fuel the corps members working hard to put our 2019 production,...
May 31, 20192 min read
Mandarins 2019 Production “subTerra”
The Mandarins are proud to release the 2019 production subTerra . In stadiums all across the country the Mandarins will take its audience...
May 23, 20191 min read
DCI Capital Classic Volunteers
We need over 30 volunteers to make our annual DCI Capital Classic a success. Please consider helping with this important fundraiser, held...
Apr 30, 20191 min read
The Big Day of Giving ~ May 2, 2019
The annual Big Day of Giving campaign begins at 12:01 a.m. PDT on Thursday May 2 and continues until 11:59 p.m. For a 24-hour period, you...
Apr 3, 20191 min read
Golden Hammer Ceremony
The Mandarins took ownership of their new Mandarins Music Center and celebrated with a Golden Hammer ceremony. Demolition, design work,...
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