Profile of the Month

Name: Cori Shannon
Age: 25
Years of Service: 9
Current section/instrument: Color Guard
SOA involvement: Color Guard, 9 years; Winter Percussion, 3 years as a performer, 3 years as a coach
Favorite Aspect of SOA: Working with kids in clinics
Greatest band challenge: Taking on the main role of “Annie” with only 2 days notice for last summer’s production of “Exploration”
Best band moment: Practicing for the World Championships in Korea: when we played the Korean folk song as part of the show, the locals recognized it and stopped to watch and listen. I loved the connection between cultures!