WGI and IMG Announce 2020 Event
WGI Sport of the Arts, the world’s leader in producing indoor marching arts events for color guard, percussion ensembles and winds groups, announced today the next step in a continuing strategic partnership with Indoor Music Games (IMG). Both organizations are pleased to announce the return of WGI United Kingdom on Sunday, March 22. The venue […]
Putting the “I” in WGI
By Caroline Meister 1978, Hoffman Estates, Illinois—Winter Guard International, known commonly by their acronym, WGI, holds its first ever color guard championships. The organization is practically unknown. 1993, Dayton, Ohio—Fifteen years later, amid growing momentum and recognition, WGI holds its first ever percussion championships. 2015, Dayton, Ohio—WGI, known now as America’s premiere destination for the […]
WGI Announces Return to Costa Rica
WGI Costa Rica (2018) WGI Sport of the Arts, the world’s leader in producing indoor marching arts events for color guard, percussion ensembles, and winds groups, announces today the return of WGI Costa Rica, set to take place in San Jose, Costa Rica, with preliminaries on Saturday, May 11, and finals on Sunday, May 12. […]
WGI and Indoor Music Games Announce Partnership
WGI Sport of the Arts, the world’s leader in producing indoor marching arts events for color guard, percussion ensembles and winds groups, announced today the creation of a strategic partnership with Indoor Music Games (IMG). Based in the United Kingdom, IMG focuses on providing performance opportunities for young people in music. WGI is also excited […]
WGI Announces Inaugural Costa Rica Event
WGI Sport of the Arts, the world’s leader in producing indoor marching arts events for color guard, percussion ensembles, and winds groups, today announced the first-ever WGI event in Central America. WGI Costa Rica will take place on Sunday, September 30, at the Olympic Village Desamparados in San Jose, Costa Rica in cooperation with Marching […]
WGI Signs Events in Asia
WGI Sport of the Arts, the world’s leader in producing indoor marching events, today announced a strategic partnership with the Asian Marching Band Confederation. A ceremony signifying the relationship took place at the University of Dayton Arena during the WGI Percussion and Winds World Championships happening this weekend. Also known as “the Marching Arts Power […]
WGI Japan Recap
We had an awesome weekend at the first WGI Japan Regional! With over 50 groups, it was an exciting event complete with a Judge Clinic. Take a look at the highlights below! Retreat at #wgijapan A post shared by Michael Gaines (@michaelgaines1) on Jan 28, 2018 at 2:29am PST 🌿🐆 TYS AMAZON #wgijapan #🇺🇸 #🇯🇵 […]
WGI Announces First Philippines Event
WGI Sport of the Arts, the world’s leader in producing indoor marching arts events for color guard, percussion ensembles, and winds groups, today announced that another international event has been added to their 2017-18 event calendar. WGI Philippines will be held June 22-24 in Manila sponsored by the Color Guard Alliance of the Philippines. The […]
Top Moments of 2017
This year was exciting for WGI as an organization. Take a look at the highlights below! # 1 – WGI’s 40th Anniversary 2017 was a special year for WGI as we celebrated our 40th anniversary! World Championships concluded with a Parade of Champions where past World Class Gold Medalists marched onto the floor with current […]
WGI Malaysia Recap
We had another great weekend at the WGI Malaysia Regional! Thank you to all the participants, staff, volunteers, and fans for a fantastic event! You can view the prelims and finals scores here. Take a look at some of the highlights from social media below! A post shared by VIBE (@vibe_malaysia) on Dec 23, 2017 […]
#WGIThailand Recap
We had a great weekend at the WGI Thailand Regional! Thank you to all the participants, staff, volunteers, and fans for a great event! You can view the prelims and finals scores here. Take a look at some of the highlights from social media below! A post shared by Hani🌹 (@hannifah_fah) on Dec 17, 2017 […]
A Recap of #wgiIndonesia
We had a great weekend at the WGI Indonesia Regional! Thank you to all the participants, staff, volunteers, and fans for a great event! You can view the prelims and finals scores here. Take a look at some of the highlights from social media below! A post shared by Color Guard Philippines (@cgap2015) on Nov […]
WGI Creates Travel Grant Initiative for International Expansion
Three short years ago, the WGI Board of Directors made a commitment to expand the reach of the indoor marching arts outside North America and build a network of color guards, percussion ensembles, and winds groups overseas. Since that time, WGI has supported competitive events in Asia and Europe, using the same model as those […]
A Global View: Philippines Events Feature WGI Representatives
The Color Guard Alliance of the Philippines Inc. (CGAP) held their first Marching Band Festival and Competition on May 8, 2012 in Bacoor, Cavite. Since then, the alliance has worked hard to integrate new developments to create a bigger and better event. Holding the title of Marching Band Capital of the Philippines, Bacoor, is the […]
Simply Sensational
By Michael Reed The Netherlands may be a small country, but their guards have made a mark on WGI during the past decade. The Pride of the Netherlands became the first Dutch finalist in 2008, and has made Independent Open Finals three times since, including a stellar 4th place finish in 2016. Beatrix followed in […]
A Global View: WGI Hosts 2017 Japan Clinic
On Saturday, August 20, WGI Clinician Michael Shapiro hosted an educational clinic in Japan. Eager students from all over the country attended to enhance their color guard skills. “It was a great pleasure to offer multiple classes to the almost 200 students at the Japan Summer Marching Festival,” stated Shapiro. The Festival included a beginner […]
Spinning South of the Border
By Michael Reed As WGI begins its fifth decade, the “I” is more relevant than ever in the world of color guard. Two Asian Regionals debuted in 2015 to go with a longstanding European Regional, and both continents have active circuits. As the activity grows internationally, it’s only natural the expansion would not only be […]
A Beloved Fan Favorite: Aimachi
By Jenny Lyons To performers standing in the tunnel of the Dayton Arena on WGI finals night, with their bare feet standing on the cool cement, hearts pounding with anticipation within their chest, anxious hands reaching out to a wall lovingly speckled with lipstick, and focused minds imagining what lies beyond the thick black curtain […]
The Trip of a Lifetime
Edinburg North HS Introduces WGI Winds to China By Michael Reed Many people dream of taking a bucket list trip to an exotic, faraway place. Some want to go to a tropical island, or perhaps the castles of Europe or on an African safari. For the students of Edinburg North HS Winds from Texas, their […]
#wgiIndonesia
We had a great weekend at the Indonesia Regional! People from all over the world came together to celebrate the sport through judge training, clinics, and competition. Scroll through the photos below to get a glimpse of the action! Storify by WGI Mon, Oct 24 2016 21:03:19 Edit #wgiIndonesia We had a great […]
