People of all ages and skill levels are welcome to come to auditions or clinics. Performers wishing to be cast members of Vox Artium Winterguard must be at least 18 or a high school graduate.

In 1996 Winter Guard International adopted a new policy: “WGI discourages independent color guards from utilizing membership composed of any high school students who were previously enrolled in an active winter guard high school program and have not yet graduated.”

Vox Artium does not recruit students from local high school programs that have a Scholastic Winter Guard. Vox believes that this policy fosters growth in local high schools programs.

If you are in high school, you are more than welcome to come to auditions and clinics! Participating in auditions is a great way to learn new techniques and understand what is expected as a member in any Independent organization.

Yes! A majority of our performers are college students. As responsible members of an independent group, they schedule their classes during the week and leave their weekends open for rehearsals and competitions. Whether you’re looking to obtain a credential in a community college or are prepping for Med School, Vox can fit into your schedule.

For the 2023 season member fees were $2500.

Participating in any WGI group is expensive. The board at Vox Artium strives to keep membership fees to a minimum, understanding that most of the members have other obligations. Membership fees are assessed every year based on projected expenses for the season. Should you make the team at auditions, you will be supplied with a contract and a payment plan.

Amongst other things, these fees help cover the costs of rehearsal spaces, competitive circuit fees, hotel lodging at out of state regionals, costumes, team team attire, a charter bus, and a roundtrip plane ticket to Dayton, Ohio for WGI World Championships.

We rehearse weekly on Sundays starting in October, we hold a two day rehearsal camp in mid-December, and once the new year passes, we start full weekend camps (Friday nights, Saturday all day, Sunday until 6pm) until WGI World Championships in April.

Being an independent group, many of our members work or go to school during the week. To accommodate for the busy schedule of members and staff alike, Vox Artium rehearses exclusively on weekends with very rare exceptions. Attendance at every single rehearsal is therefore mandatory and all members are expected to practice and improve over the week on their own time.

Since Vox Artium members come from many parts of Southern California, we do our best to find a midpoint between all of our members. Some of our members come from Orange County while others come from San Diego County. Generally, we tend to rehearse in Vista, though some rehearsals are held further north (Temecula) or south (Point Loma), based on the availability of rehearsal spaces.