SCPA is an all volunteer nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. It is organized under the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for public purposes. The specific purpose of this corporation is to promote the growth of the percussive arts through competition, performance and educational activities and to encourage goodwill, good sportsmanship and camaraderie through such activities.
Our Handbook: A helpful reference and a must-read for all directors, instructors, and performers.
Each year SCPA awards $4,000 in scholarships to four talented young performers/composers within the SCPA community to help offset some of the expense of pursuing their dreams. Since 2018 SCPA has partnered with the Arcadia Music and Arts Symposium on the Composition Scholarship program to also provide matching music production packages and professional outreach opportunities for scholarship recipients.
Interested participants can view full details at our Composition Scholarship page, and specific category details at the links below.
To submit your work and scholarship application, please visit our composition scholarship submission form.
The Composition Scholarship is a collaboration between the Southern California Percussion Alliance and the Arcadia Music and Arts Symposium. To learn more about the AMAS, visit arcadiasymposium.com.
Board of Directors
Caleb Rothe - crothe@scpa.live
Jenny Jackson - jjackson@scpa.live
Larney Staton - lstaton@scpa.live
Mike Jackson - mjackson@scpa.live
Ken McGrath - kmcgrath@scpa.live
Jim Wunderlich - jwunderlich@scpa.live
Operations Manager
Kelly Rothe - krothe@scpa.live
Mailing Address
Southern California Percussion Alliance
1030 N. Mountain Avenue, Suite 338
Ontario, CA 91762
Founding Members (circa 1997)
Luis Echeverria
Pete Ellison
Ike Jackson
Mike Jackson
Caleb Rothe
Mark Stone
Jim Wunderlich
2 months ago
We know that everyone in our community seeks a return to normalcy as soon as possible. While we’ve all been hopeful that public health prospects would improve to a point that an indoor percussion season in our region would be possible in 2021, the current realities in our region and public health forecasts do not leave us with a path to bring that to fruition.
Due to this, SCPA will not be hosting events during the 2021 indoor percussion season.
In place of a traditional season, SCPA will be offering non-competitive online opportunities to our ensembles and community to showcase what their programs have been working on, whatever that may be.
With varying restrictions and safety protocols in place for different counties, cities, districts, schools, and/or ensembles we know this year will look very different from program to program. We’d like to encourage all participants to stay engaged and for our ensembles to develop virtual and in-person opportunities for their students to rehearse and perform together as local conditions allow. Whatever this looks like for your program, SCPA will be there to help showcase to our community all that you’re working on!
We look forward to keeping our community engaged and connected through this tough, but temporary, time in our activity’s history, and can’t wait until we can all be together again.
4 months ago
Ike Jackson has stepped down from the SCPA Board of Directors.
6 months ago
The SCPA Summit for 2021 will take place on Sunday, May 31st from 1 to 5 p.m. and will be conducted as a video conference.
Since this year's Summit will be conducted virtually, each attendee will need to register. Only those that register will be sent the video conference link.
Before registering, please determine who will serve as your ensemble's primary representative at the Summit. Primary representatives will be eligible to earn a director badge for the 2021 season provided they RSVP and fully attend the Summit.
Each attendee may represent only one ensemble and each ensemble may have a single primary representative.
Summit registration will close on Saturday, May 30th.
8 months ago
We regret to inform our alliance and community that SCPA Championships have been canceled.
At the direction of the California Department of Public Health and Governor Newsom, SCPA has made the incredibly tough decision to cancel all championships events. With the call to cancel all large gathering events through at least the end of the month, the prudent decision is to cancel the remainder of the season.
Everyone at SCPA is profoundly saddened by this development. We will all collectively mourn losing the conclusion of our 20th anniversary season, and the loss of memories that were yet to be made. At the same time, we know decisions like this are critical at this time for the safety and well-being of not just our participants, but for countless members of our communities as well. SCPA is committed to being part of the effort to flatten the curve and save lives, and we applaud efforts throughout the state to do just that. We all have a role to play.
The indoor percussion activity is a very special one, and the alliance formed by the members of SCPA is one of the most cherished relationships in all of the marching arts. Although our culminating event of 2020 will not take place, we as a community will continue with our mission and vision and return stronger than ever in 2021.
We thank you for your patience and understanding, and we wish all of you the best of health as we collectively navigate this unprecedented situation. Be safe and please take care of one another.
8 months ago
The SCPA events this weekend at Great Oak High School have been canceled.
This afternoon we received communication from the administration at Great Oak High School and the Temecula Valley School District that a series of events across the district are being postponed or canceled, including the cancelation of our percussion events this weekend. There are currently six confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Riverside County, and out of an abundance of caution, mass gathering events are being canceled to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. As painful as this is for all of us, we appreciate the prioritization of public health in the region and respect the decision.
SCPA will be issuing refunds to all those registered for the events at Great Oak in the coming weeks. We appreciate your patience as we work through the complexities of this cancelation.
At this time, SCPA Championships remain unaffected. There are currently no cases of COVID-19 in San Bernardino County, and as of right now no advisories to cancel or postpone events in the county or at Cal State San Bernardino. Should recommendations change, SCPA will follow all guidelines and recommendations from state and local officials and from our event host at Cal State San Bernardino.
2021 information will be released in early October.
Scholastic Junior
2020 - We were all Champions
2019 – Dorothy McElhinney MS
2018 – Dorothy McElhinney MS
2017 – Canyon Hills JHS
2016 – Dorothy McElhinney MS
2015 – Canyon Hills JHS
2014 – Canyon Hills JHS
2013 – Canyon Hills JHS
2012 – St. Genevieve ES
2011 – Alvarado IS
2010 – Townsend JHS
2009 – Canyon Hills JHS
2008 – El Roble IS
2007 – El Roble IS
2006 – Canyon Hills JHS
2005 – Alvarado IS
2004 – Canyon Hills JHS
2003 – Canyon Hills JHS
2002 – Alvarado IS
2001 – Canyon Hills JHS
Scholastic A
We were all Champions - 2020
Buena HS – 2019
South Hills HS – 2018
Chino HS – 2017
Aliso Niguel HS – 2016
Chaffey HS – 2015
Mission Viejo HS – 2014
Trabuco Hills HS – 2013
Etiwanda HS – 2012
Canyon HS (OC) – 2011
Trabuco Hills HS – 2010
South Hills HS – 2009
South Hills HS – 2008
South Hills HS – 2007
Los Alamitos HS – 2006
Loara HS – 2005
Loara HS – 2004
Loara HS – 2003
Loara HS – 2002
Buena HS – 2001
Scholastic Concert A
2020 - We were all Champions
2019 – St. Genevieve Parish Schools
2018 – Etiwanda HS
2017 – Etiwanda HS
2016 – Etiwanda HS
2015 – South Hills HS
Independent A
We were all Champions - 2020
Vegas Vanguard – 2019
Watchmen Percussion – 2018
Pasadena City College – 2017
Pasadena City College – 2016
Pasadena City College – 2015
Cornerstone Percussion – 2014
Cornerstone Percussion – 2013
Cornerstone Percussion – 2012
Riverside Independent – 2010
Vegas Vanguard – 2009
Full Force Percussion – 2008
Tulare Western – 2007
Vegas Vanguard – 2006
Scholastic Open
2020 - We were all Champions
2019 – Los Alamitos HS
2018 – La Quinta HS (W)
2017 – Vista Murrieta HS
2016 – Etiwanda HS
2015 – Los Alamitos HS
2014 – Fountain Valley HS
2013 – Arcadia HS
2012 – South Hills HS
2011 – Pacifica HS
2010 – South Hills HS
2009 – Pacifica HS
2008 – Pacifica HS
2007 – Pacifica HS
2006 – Pacifica HS
2005 – Pacifica HS
2004 – Cerritos HS
2003 – Pacifica HS
2002 – Ayala HS
2001 – Ayala HS
Independent Open
We were all Champions - 2020
Élan Percussion – 2019
Odyssey Indoor Percussion – 2018
OCI – 2017
OCI – 2016
Élan Percussion – 2015
Élan Percussion – 2014
OCI – 2013
OCI – 2012
Pulse Percussion Open – 2011
Alternative Percussion – 2010
SDSU – 2009
Valley Independent – 2008
Valley Independent – 2007
Gold Percussion – 2006
Valley Independent – 2005
Scholastic Concert Open
2020 - We were all Champions
2019 – Notre Dame HS
2018 – La Quinta HS (W)
2017 – Canyon HS (OC)
2016 – Canyon HS (OC)
2015 – Canyon HS (OC)
2014 – Canyon HS (OC)
2013 – Diamond Bar HS
2012 – Diamond Bar HS
2011 – Valencia HS
2010 – Notre Dame HS
2009 – James A. Garfield HS
2008 – James A. Garfield HS
2007 – Cerritos HS
2006 – Warren HS
2005 – Woodbridge HS
2004 – Mission Viejo HS
2003 – Ayala HS
2002 – Buena HS
2001 – Santa Margarita HS
Scholastic Concert World
We were all Champions - 2020
Woodbridge HS – 2019
Ayala HS – 2018
Woodbridge HS – 2017
Woodbridge HS – 2016
Ayala HS – 2015
Woodbridge HS – 2014
Ayala HS – 2013
Woodbridge HS – 2012
Woodbridge HS – 2011
Woodbridge HS – 2010
Woodbridge HS – 2009
Woodbridge HS – 2008
Claremont HS – 2007
Woodbridge HS – 2006
Mission Viejo HS – 2005
Scholastic World
2020 - We were all Champions
2019 – Chino Hills HS
2018 – Chino Hills HS
2017 – Chino Hills HS
2016 – Chino Hills HS
2015 – Ayala HS
2014 – Chino Hills HS
2013 – Chino Hills HS
2012 – Chino Hills HS
2011 – Arcadia HS
2010 – Chino Hills HS
2009 – Ayala HS
2008 – Mission Viejo HS
2007 – Mission Viejo HS
2006 – Mission Viejo HS
2005 – Mission Viejo HS
2004 – Mission Viejo HS
2003 – Mission Viejo HS
2002 – Mission Viejo HS
2001 – Mission Viejo HS
Independent World
We were all Champions - 2020
Broken City – 2019
RCC – 2018
Broken City – 2017
RCC – 2016
RCC – 2015
Pulse Percussion – 2014
RCC – 2013
RCC – 2012
RCC – 2011
Pulse Percussion – 2010
RCC – 2009
RCC – 2008
RCC – 2007
RCC – 2006
RCC – 2005
RCC – 2004
Black Knights – 2003
RCC – 2002
RCC – 2001
Primitive Results
1997 through 2000:
There was no formal Championships
event, and therefore no true
Champions to declare.
