Alicia Turner

Alicia Turner is a California native who has relocated to Texas. She comes from a diverse marching background with extensive experience as an educator. She marched with Vanguard Cadets from 1999-2002 (front ensemble and low brass), Blue Knights 2004 (euphonium), and Santa Clara Vanguard 2005 in the cymbal line. She marched cymbals for 4 seasons in WGI PIW with RCC (2002 & 2006), and Black Knights (2003-2004). Alicia also performed with the RCC Marching Tigers band while studying music in college. In 2017 she was a member of the cymbal line in the historic 50th

Anniversary Santa Clara Vanguard Alumni Corps.

Her teaching experience includes drill design, visual/marching, front ensemble, battery, and cymbal instruction for many different high schools and independent groups in Southern California and Texas. She was a cymbal technician with Pulse Percussion for 2011-2013 (PIW), and also worked with POW Percussion in 2012 (PIW). In DCI, she was on cymbal staff with the Sacramento Mandarins in 2017, and The Academy from 2023-2025.

Alicia has been on staff with Monarch Independent (PIW) since their charter season in 2015, and is currently teaching battery, designing, and writing drill and choreography for several competing programs in the greater Houston area.

She is looking forward to the opportunity to work with the Crossmen cymbal line for the 2026 season.