Pacific Crest is pleased to announce Matt Waters, Tim Yao, and Aaron Montalvo as its 2012 drum majors.

Matt Waters is a three-year vet of Pacific Crest and will lead the team. He attends UCLA as a trombone performance major. Born in Garden Grove, California, he attended high school at Mt. Carmel in San Diego. "Since I started with Pacific Crest in 2009, the corps has consistently improved in quality of design, staff, and talent. As I take on the Drum Major position this year, I'm confident this corps will make large strides both organizationally and competitively, and I look forward to being a part of that evolution."

Tim Yao was born in Chicago, IL, and moved to Southern California, where he went on to graudate from Thousand Oaks High School. He's currently enrolled at the Master's College, majoring in film, with a minors in both music and Bible studies. Tim was selected as Drum Major for the 2011 US Army All-American Marching Band, a high school all-star marching band made up of seniors from around the country. The band performs the half-time show at the All-American Bowl. "I am looking forward with working with everyone to put on a great show!"

Aaron Montalvo graduated from California High School in Whittier, California. He is a junior at Biola University, pursuing a Bachelor's of Arts in Music. His instrument is French horn, but he's also a vocalist. "I'm looking forward to the corps working together as a team toward success on the field through discipline and dedication; building relationships and growing as individuals to become examples in the world."

 

DIAMOND BAR, CA – Pacific Crest Youth Arts Organization is proud to announce its recent partnership with KHS America, in Nashville, TN. Beginning with the 2012 DCI season, Pacific Crest will be marching with Jupiter Quantum Marching Brass, Majestic Field Percussion and Mapex Quantum Marching Drums in World Class competition.