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Staff



Chris Cyr



Executive Director



Chris began his musical journey with the Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets in 1997-1998, he continued on to perform with the Santa Clara Vanguard from 1999-2001.


Chris began his teaching career with SCVC in 2002 and eventually moved on to join the SCV percussion staff from 2005-2009. Chris was also a percussion instructor at Bluecoats (2010-2013) as well as Percussion Caption Manager for the Blue Knights (2014-2017)


Since 2005, he can also be seen performing with the San Francisco 49ers, Golden State Warriors, and with Blue Devils Entertainment. Over the years Chris has been a educator, composer, choreographer, and clinician for dozens of schools.



Fred Smith



Arranger & Composer



Fred Emory Smith began studying piano at the age of four and by the time he was eight, he had won the Yamaha’s national piano composition competition.


Fred’s DCI experience included Academy (2001), SCVC (2002), and SCV (2003-2005). He began arranging for SCVC in 2013 and has won four Open Class Championships.


Currently, Fred composes and arranges for various high school marching bands, indoor drumlines, and independent WGI percussion groups. Fred was trained at Berklee College of Music. Fred is an award winning composer, some of Fred’s work include: Transformers 3, Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, Marvel’s Agents of Shield, Outlanders, Supergirl, the 87th Academy Awards, and Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures.



Charles Cachero



Battery Caption Manager



Charles Cachero began his marching percussion journey in high school and went on to march San Francisco Renegades in 2011 and 2012, playing both tenors and snare drum.


From 2013-2016, Charles was with Team Percussion USA, marching under the instruction of Ralph Hardimon, Mike Jackson, Chris Cyr, Daniel Recoder, Brandon Hussey, and Casey Brohard. Charles has had the privilege to instruct at Lynbrook, Los Altos, Monta Vista, Saint Francis Oak Grove, Irvington, Fremont, Foothill, and Dublin high schools.


He is currently working towards a Bachelors of Science in Nursing at San Francisco State University.



Connor Carroll



Ensemble Caption Manager



Connor Carroll is a Bay Area Native from Pleasanton, CA who brings almost a decade’s worth of experience to his work as an educator. During his time as a marching performer, Connor traveled with the Blue Devils, where his experiences taught him to play as a professional percussionist. Connor is also a former music education student from San Jose State University where he studied concert percussion under the renowned Galen Lemmon, serving as member to the university's concert and jazz ensembles.


Presently, he serves a multitude of high schools & independent groups where his services includes technical coaching, sound design, schedule coordinating, & inventory assessment.



Matt Ring



Bass Tech



Matt Ring is a battery technician, arranger and caption manager for numerous programs in Canada and Northern California for over 15 years. Past programs include SCV, SCVC, Vanguard Winter Percussion, Team Percussion, Live Oak, Santa Teresa, Evergreen, Central Memorial, Fusion Drum Corps, Allegiance Elite, and the Edmonton Strutters.


Currently Matt serves as caption head and battery arranger for Oak Grove, battery tech for Westmont, Blue Devils B, and Tri-City Percussion. He is a cast member for Blue Devils Entertainment, works in audio production for Deadbeatz Inc, and plays drum kit for various studios, local artists, and cover groups. Matt's music education includes the Royal Conservatory of Music, Kelowna Jazz, and Westmont Percussive Performance Association in Calgary AB



Mikhail Crosby



Snare Tech



Ever since high school, Mikhail has felt a fascination for marching percussion. The constant challenge of it, and the amount of patience and discipline it requires has humbled and molded him into the person he is today. Mikhail has march in groups such as Blue Devils B Drum & Bugle Corps, Vanguard Indoor Percussion, and Broken City Percussion.


Currently, Mikhail is teaching with the James Logan Fall Drumline and Tri City Percussion!



Awards & Honors





2020

1st Place - WGI Merced


2019

2nd Place - WGI Fresno

1st Place - NCPA Logan

1st Place Snare Ensemble - NCPA Logan I&E

1st Place Cymbal Ensemble - NCPA Logan I&E

7th Place - WGI San Bernadino

1st Place - NCPA Championships

25th Place - WGI World Championships


2018

1st Place - NCPA Cesar Chavez

2nd Place - WGI Fresno

1st Place - NCPA Independence

1st Place - NCPA Championships

1st Place Cymbal Ensemble - NCPA Championships I&E

20th Place - WGI World Championships


2017

1st Place - CCGC Logan

1st Place - CCGC Independence

3rd Place - WGI Denver

1st Place - CCGC Championships

2nd Place - NCPA Championships



Current Members



ON HIATUS



PAST Members



Max Alvarado



Snare



Erik Bach



Snare



Kyle Boydstun



Snare



Keerthan Diddige



Snare



Sebastian Perales



Snare



Michaela Perez



Snare



Mitchell Sayer



Snare



Alex van



Snare



Brandon Duenas



Tenors



Gabe Michels



Tenors



Jerome Muynila



Tenors



Charlie Tran



Tenors



Frank Dachille



Bass



Jayden Heddon



Bass



Evander Limqueco



Bass



Justin Padilla



Bass



Eddie Perez



Bass



Zach Quimson



Bass



Riley Hohenbrink



Cymbals



Kristina Kleveland



Cymbals



Ryan Youngblood-smith



Cymbals



Xavier Choo



Drum Set



Anthony Choi



Front Ensemble



Christian Gerardo



Front Ensemble



Michelle Huang



Front Ensemble



Eric Nguyen



Front Ensemble



Justin Shebert



Front Ensemble



Ling Tang



Front Ensemble



Roger Wen



Front Ensemble



Janel Nguyen



Visual Ensemble



About Us





Founded in 2016 by a combination of Santa Clara Vanguard Indoor members, Team Percussion USA instructors, local high school educators, and the Tri-City Band Corps, Tri-City Percussion was formed by Chris Cyr and Harrison Cheng with the infrastructure of staff and student led board of directors dedicated to providing the best possible experience for our members by hiring the best instructors and designers in the world to craft and hone skills in a personalized way that helps our members achieve new heights in performance and education.


From Drum Corps, World Class Indoor Percussion, Stage Performances, Education, to Leadership Skills, Show Design with the latest equipment / techniques / software, and preparation for a career in music education, Tri-City Percussion has assembled an unbelievable cast of mentors, instructors, and artists to take each and every member to the next level whatever their goals may be.


Tri-City percussion also has an A-line that is currently on hiatus.


Learn More About TCP's A-line here

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