Blue Devils C Drum and Bugle Corps

The Blue Devils "C"
Drum and Bugle Corps

Location	Concord, CA
Division	Open Class
Founded	1973
Director	Rick Odello
Uniform	Blue jacket w/white diagonal from left shoulder w/black below Black pants, Black Shoes & socks Black shako w/silver eagle badge & chains & Black plume

The Blue Devils "C" Drum and Bugle Corps (also known as "BDC") is an Open Class (formerly Division II/III) competitive junior drum and bugle corps. Based in Concord, California, the corps is a feeder corps for the World Class Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps and competes in Drum Corps International sanctioned shows.^[1]

History

The Blue Devils organization began in 1957 as a drum and bell corps. In 1968, the original corps moved up from B Class competition to A Class, and the Blue Devils B was started as a younger, cadet corps. In 1973, the B corps followed the step that the A corps had taken three years before and converted from a drum and bell corps to a drum and bugle corps. At that time, the Blue Devils C was begun as a drum and bugle corps for even younger members.^[2]

As a junior cadet corps, with members aged 8-15, the unit for many years performed only as a parade and exhibition unit, not entering actual competition. This changed when the corps began entering field competitions in 2001, but the corps still performs exclusively on the West Coast. They have attended the DCI World Championships only when that competition was held in Pasadena, California in 2007.^[3]

Sponsorship

The Blue Devils "C" Drum and Bugle Corps is one of three drum and bugle corps sponsored by BD Performing Arts, a 501 (c)(3) musical organization that has a Board of Directors, corps directors, and staff assigned to carry out the organization's mission. The Executive Director is Dave Gibbs, and Rick Odello is Corps Director.^[4]

Show summary 1995-2015

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