JMU Nuance Winterguard was founded in 2007, beginning as a single unit and expanding to include two performing groups in 2013.  Originally named from the university colors, JMU Nuance Purple and Gold, each group has been promoted to the next highest class of competition, resulting in our two current teams: JMU Nuance A & Open.

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JMU Nuance A & Open compete in the Winterguard International (WGI) and Atlantic Indoor Association (AIA) circuits. JMU Nuance Open is a 2011, 2016, 2017, and 2018 WGI World Championship IA Finalist, a 2010, 2013, and 2015 WGI World Championship IA Semi-Finalist, the 2018 WGI World Championships Independent A Class Bronze Medalists, and were promoted to the Independent Open Class for the 2019 season. JMU Nuance Open has since gone on to be 2019 & 2021 WGI World Championship IO Finalists, as well as WGI World Championships IO Semi-Finalists

in 2022, 2023, & 2024. 

 

JMU Nuance A was promoted to the Independent A classification during the 2017 season and competed in their first WGI regional in 2018 where they have been Regional Finalists ever since. Nuance A made their first appearance at WGI World Championships in 2019 and were IA Semi-finalists in 2023 & 2024.