Carolina Gold Drum & Bugle Corps is a non-profit community organization whose purpose is to promote and foster a general interest and participation in a public drum & bugle corps for the state of North Carolina by providing programs and services that will allow practice and study of the fine art of drum & bugle corps.

Charles Patton – Design Consultant

Charles Patton will be returning as Design Consultant for Carolina Gold. Charles was the Program Coordinator for the past two seasons and was the 2009 Visual Caption Head. Charles is currently the Director of Bands at Southern Alamance High School in Graham, NC. As a North Carolina Teaching Fellow, he received his Bachelor of Music in 2006 and his Master of Arts in Teaching in 2007; both from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill. He has consulted and taught for marching groups throughout North Carolina including Green Hope High School, Clayton High School, Garner High School, and Cedar Ridge High School.

Charles marched two seasons with The Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps from Denver, CO as a euphonium player and drum major. He is a member of NCMEA and an alumnus of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.