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Colby Vasquez

Conductor, Music Educator, Drill Writer, & Visual Designer

Biography
Professional Materials
Conducting Videos
Marching Band
Virtual Ensembles
Photography

Colby conducting the UF New Music Ensemble in a performance of Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring. (Gainesville, Florida 03/13/2025).

Final Four 2025

National Champions

Colby with the Gator Pep Band at the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, after a victory over defending champions UConn (Raleigh, North Carolina 03/22/2025).

Portraits by Ryan L. Murray Photography (May 2019, Santa Clara, CA).

Colby leads the 2024 Santa Clara Vanguard on to the field for competition. (July 1, 2024 in Mesa, Arizona)

SCV Drum Majors, 2022

Conducting Seminar

Portraits by Ryan L. Murray Photography (May 2019, Santa Clara, CA).

SCVC Visual Staff 2019

Portraits by Ryan L. Murray Photography (May 2019, Santa Clara, CA).

DCI Finals 2018

Open Class Finals 2018

Graduation 2016

Teacher of the Year

Friday Night Lights

2017 DCI Open Class

Drum Majors and Color Guard Captains of the Vanguard Cadets proudly pose moments after being delcared the 2017 DCI Open Class Champions.

The University of Massachusetts Symphony Band playing Weinberger's "Polka and Fugue." (December 2015)

The UMass Concert Band rehearses "Foundry" by John Mackey (Spring 2015)

Colby on stage with the University of Massachusetts Symphony Band (April 2016)

The University of Massachusetts Symphony Band under the baton of Colby Vasquez (April 2016)

The 2016 freshman class of the University of Massachusetts. The UMass Marching Band outlined the form, designed by Colby Vasquez, before leading the freshman class in a parade across campus (August 2016)

Colby leads the UMass Minuteman Marching Band in rehearsal (Fall 2015).

Colby and UMass Marching Band Director Tim Anderson run rehearsal on a beautiful New England Autumn day.

Colby addresses the 2018 Vanguard Cadets before rehearsal (San Jose, CA).

Colby watching the UMass Women's Basketball team as he leads the band at the 2016 A-10 Conference Tournament (March 2016).

Colby and Dan Fleury (right) lead the UMass Minuteman Marching Band in visual rehearsal (August 2015)

Colby Addresses the 2018 Vanguard Cadets during rehearsal (Denair, CA)

Colby and UMass Marching Band Director Dr. Timothy Anderson at McGuirk Stadium.

Colby and the UMass Drum Majors lead the band in during a UMass football game at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots (Fall 2015).

Colby and James Shetler (right) at the University of Massachusetts Department of Music recruiting booth at the annual Midwest Clinic in Chicago, IL (December 2014).

Colby joins the UMass Marching Band in playing "Fight Massachusetts" during the UMass @ Penn State Football Game (October 2014).

Colby playing Tuba and String Bass with “The Ohana Jazztet,” performing at Yosemite National Park, June 2014.