Be Extraordinary.
Etude Winterguard was founded in the fall of 2004 in Rock Hill, SC, to fulfill a need for an independent performance ensemble in the greater Charlotte metropolitan area. In the years since, Etude has brought its commitment to excellence and drive to be extraordinary to the international stage.
Our History
2005 Here Comes The Flood
CWEA Independent A Class Champion
WGI Independent A Class Semi-finalist
2006 Yesterday
CWEA Independent A Class Champion
WGI Independent A Class Champion
2007 Kaleidoscope
CWEA Independent Open Class Champion
WGI Independent Open Class Finalist
2008 Dark Road
CWEA Independent Open Class Champion
WGI Independent Open Class Finalist
2009 Ransom Note
CWEA Independent Open Class Champion
2010 Lost
CWEA Independent Open Class Champion
WGI Independent Open Class Finalist
WGI IO Fan Favorite
2011 Pure Imagination
CWEA Independent World Class Champion
2012 Silent All These Years
CIPA Independent World Class Champion
2013 Shake The Dust
CIPA Independent Open Class Champion
WGI Independent Open Class Finalist
2014 At The Table
CIPA Independent Open Class Champion
WGI Independent Open Class Finalist
WGI IO Fan Favorite
2015 Thread By Thread
CWEA Independent Open Class Champion
WGI Independent Open Class Silver Medalist
WGI IO Fan Favorite
2016 Contact
CWEA Independent World Class Champion
WGI Independent World Class Semi-Finalist
2017 In The Shadow Of Addiction
CWEA Independent World Class Champion
WGI Independent World Class Semi-Finalist
2018 apple.
CWEA Independent World Class Champion
WGI Independent World Class Finalist
2019 The Bloom May Be Brief
CWEA Independent World Class Champion
WGI Independent World Class Finalist
2020 In The Company Of Crows (Etude World)
All I Need (Etude A)
2021 Etude: A Study in 6 (Etude World)
Never Break (Etude A)
2022 Unicorn (Etude World)
CWEA Independent World Class Champion
WGI Independent World Class Finalist
A Wonderful World (Etude A)
CWEA Independent A Class Champion
WGI Independent A Class Finalist
2023 Fall Seven Times (Etude World)
CWEA Independent World Class Champion
WGI Independent World Class Finalist
The Very Thought Of You (Etude Open)
CWEA Independent A Class Champion
WGI Independent Open Class Silver Medalist