We are excited to announce that Louie Flores will be our guard technician running auditions this year. Louie has decades of experience with competitive colorguard in Texas and California and is the creative director of SAU Independent Winter Guard.

Louie Flores is from San Diego, California where he started his Color Guard career in 2002 and has been involved with the activity since. He has performed, directed, instructed and choreographed for many color guards across Northern, Southern California and Texas.

Auditions are open to any SAU student enrolled the Fall semester 2022. Scholarships are offered to SAU Guard members during the Fall semester.

• Participants will need to make up a routine of their own lasting approximately one minute
• Those auditioning will also learn a routine during the morning of the audition
• All students are responsible to bring their own equipment including audio playback (phone or CD)
  • Proper audition attire:
    • Male: T-shirt and mid-thigh shorts/sweatpants
    • Female: Yoga/exercise pants and t-shirt

Audition schedule

• Registration – 9:45 a.m.
• Learn routine – 10:00 a.m.
• Lunch – 12:00 noon
• Auditions – 1:00 p.m.

For more information contact:
J.P. Wilson, Director of Bands
(870) 235-4244
jpwilson@saumag.edu