Built in the Sun City
Sun City Independent (SCI) is an indoor percussion ensemble under Sun City Musical Arts, created to give young musicians the opportunity to perform at the highest level. SCI competes in Winter Guard International (WGI) Sport of the Arts Percussion.
Since its founding in 2018, SCI has won Independent A titles at WGAZ and the WGI Phoenix Regional, made its WGI World Championships debut in Dayton, Ohio in 2023, and in 2026 became the first El Paso percussion ensemble to reach WGI World Championship finals in any class. SCI competed as Sun City Sound from 2018 to 2020 and was renamed Sun City Independent in 2021. For the 2024 season only, SCI fielded two groups, SCI Open (El Hotel Eterno) and SCI A (Enlightenment).
Percussionists and dancers ages 14–22 from across El Paso and the greater Southwest are encouraged to audition. All skill levels are invited to audition!
Accolades
2026 WGI World Championship Finalist, 13th in the world, Percussion Independent Open
First El Paso percussion ensemble to reach WGI World Championship finals in any class
- WGI Dallas Regional, PIO — 2nd place, 85.850
- WGI World Championships, PIO — Finalist, 13th in the world (prelims 88.638, semifinals 89.313, finals 88.050)
- First El Paso percussion ensemble to reach WGI World Championship finals in any class
- Highest placement and score in program history
- WGI Dallas Regional, PIO — 4th place, 79.800
- WGI World Championships, PIO — 17th place (prelims 85.538, semifinals 84.313)
- WGI Denver Regional, PIO — 2nd place (prelims 74.550, finals 67.300)
- Sun City Independent A — WGI Denver Regional, PIA — 1st place (prelims 71.700, finals 75.100)
- WGI World Championships, Open — Semifinalist (first trip to Dayton)
- Prelims 83.550, Semifinals 79.625
- WGI Virtual — advanced to finals in 1st place
- WGI Phoenix Regional, PIA Finals — 1st place, 80.600
- WGI Phoenix Regional — 3rd place, Open Class
- Season cut short by COVID-19
- WGI Phoenix Regional — A Class Champions
- WGAZ Championship Finals, Independent A — 1st place (title defended), 86.925
- 1st place at the ensemble's first-ever competition
- WGAZ Championship Finals, Independent A — 1st place, 82.650
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2027 auditions are open. Come feel the heat.