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Carolina Colorguard

The Carolina Colorguard is an integral visual component of the Carolina Band and exemplifies the band's spirit and intensity. The guard includes USC students of all backgrounds and majors who want to perform at the highest level. The Carolina Colorguard is the perfect combination of students from both rising and accomplished levels of guard performance. There is a renewed energy and focus within our guard, focused simultaneously on both tradition and innovation.

The Carolina Colorguard rehearses 5 - 6:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday during the fall semester, with an additional hour sectional one night per week. Members are selected through a competitive audition process in the spring. Members participate in all rehearsals and performances and receive a scholarship for their participation in the Carolina Band.

 

2023 Colorguard Auditions

Audition preparation videos can be found here for anyone registered to audition. Auditions are performed on flag only. Separate rifle auditions will be held early in the season.

Students should bring their own pole/flag, if possible.

Auditions are held in the spring at the Copenhaver Band Hall, 326 Sumter Street. 

2023 Colorguard Auditions

Sunday, April 23
12:30 - 5:30 p.m.

*Required fields

Which group are you auditioning for? *
Which events do you plan on attending? *
Have you been accepted into the USC Honors College?
Are you a Capstone Scholar?

 


 

2023 Carolina Spin Summer Clinic

Are you interested in honing your flag skills for your high school's colorguard? Join us from June 25-26 for Carolina Spin, hosted by Carolina Colorguard's own Billy and Katie Pacifico. Registration is open to all rising freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors.



Colorguard Staff

Billy PacificoBilly Pacifico is an active educator and choreographer currently living in Suwanee, Georgia. He is proud to be co-program coordinator and choreographer for the Carolina Colorguard. He is well known as the director and choreographer for Collins Hill HS. Under his direction Collins Hill HS was a WGI Scholastic A Class Finalist, a WGI Scholastic Open Class Finalist, and SAPA State Champions in 2010 & 2011. He is currently the Artistic Director for Edge Independent in Atlanta, Georgia. Billy Has been with the Divenire Winterguard out of Birmingham, Alabama for three seasons now and continues to work with the program. Other programs Billy currently works with include Mill Creek HS (WGI SA and Open class Finalist),  Paramount A (WGI IA World Champion) and Paramount Open (WGI IO Finalist). Billy has also choreographed for Stoneman Douglas HS Open (WGI SO Silver Medalist), Stoneman Douglas World (WGI SW Finalist & BOA Atlanta Super Regional Finalist), Gainesville Independent Open (WGI Finalist), Fahrenheit World, Alliance of Miami World, Greater Johnstown (NY) Open, Western HS, Coral Glades HS and many more. 

As a performer Billy is an alumnus of The Cavalier Drum and Bugle corps in 2002. For his indoor experience Billy was accepted as a member of The Alliance of Miami Winter Guard. His membership at Alliance began during high school at the age of 15 and continued through his age out in 2002.

Katie PacificoKatie Pacifico is co-program coordinator for the Carolina Colorguard. She is also currently the colorguard director of Lambert High School and Cambridge High School. Other schools and organizations she has taught include Collins Hill HS, Alpharetta HS, Stoneman Douglas HS, Paramount A, Paramount Open, Gainesville Independent, Alliance of Miami, Greater Johnstown (NY), Western HS, Coral Glades HS, Jupiter HS, Monarch HS, and many more. She is an alumnus of J.P Taravella HS, MEDEA, The Boston Crusaders, Premonition, and Alliance of Miami.

In her spare time Katie adds to her teaching experience through consultation work with various programs throughout Georgia as well as designing winterguard soundtracks.

Jen Camp smiling Dr. Jennifer Camp brings over 35 years of world class champion-level experience to the Carolina Color  Guard. Her performance career culminated as guard captain of the Santa Clara Vanguard, and captain/instructor for the UCLA marching band. She earned four world class champion titles in DCI, WGI, and BOA as a performer and has spent numerous years teaching and judging various competitive groups throughout Oklahoma, Texas, California, and South Carolina. Jen remains engaged in the DCI activity and has toured with the Velvet Knights, Madison Scouts, and most recently the Boston Crusaders. Dr. Camp comes to USC after a career in military medicine, and currently practices optometry in the Columbia area.

Questions about the Carolina Colorguard?

Call the Band Office at (803) 777-4278 or send an email to uofsccolorguard@gmail.com.


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