S.O.M.E. is pleased to announce the award of a Grant of $10,000 to BD Performing Arts, the parent organization of the 19 time Drum Corps International Champion Drum & Bugle Corps, the Blue Devils.
BD Performing Arts permanently enriches the lives of young people through a commitment to youth development and performance excellence, while providing enjoyment for our local community and audiences worldwide.
Music and the performing arts connect youth with their culture through a common language crossing generational, social, and racial barriers. The activities that a young person pursues influences the type of person he or she becomes. The experience that comes with participation in a performing arts organization builds discipline, character, pride, and self-confidence at a crucial age and forms the springboard to even greater achievements in adulthood.
BDPA supports 7 performing arts groups: three Drum & Bugle Corps (of different age ranges), Diablo Wind Symphony, RCC Indoor Percusstion, BD International, and the Blue Devils Special Needs guard.
The Blue Devils have also won the High Brass caption of DCI, along with the prestigious Jim Ott Trophy for Excellence in Brass, 23 times in its competitive history.