Vincent Monacelli is joining the 35th anniversary Bushwackers as drill designer. A builder of champions, this innovative designer was pivotal in uniting the East and West when WGI was founded. Vince Monacelli began teaching and drill writing with the Watkins Glen Squires junior drum and bugle corps in western New York. He has created memorable drills for corps including the Cadets of Greece, Crossmen, Dutch Boy, Bluecoats, Rochester Crusaders, and Empire Statesmen.
Vinnie has been particularly successful as a Winter Guard International instructor, winning four national color guard championships in a row in the mid-1990s. He taught a number of WGI finalist winter guard including Bishop Kearney, Eastbury, Eastridge, Canandaigua Academy, and Orchard Park.
His career in drum and bugle corps activity began when he played in the horn line of St. Joseph’s of Batavia. Vinnie is a member of the WGI and World Drum Corps Halls of Fame.