News Archive

2016

• Spotlight on Winter Guard   2016-09-23
• Spotlight on Diablo Wind Symphony   2016-09-16
• Blue Devils Drum Line Use MAY Carriers   2016-07-20
• Health & Wellness Update   2016-07-12
• The Blue Devils Play System Blue Natal Professional Percussion   2016-06-24
• 2016 Blue Devils: As Dreams Are Made On   2016-05-04
• BDPA Welcomes Justin Heimbecker as New CEO   2016-01-19

2015

• 2016 Summer Schedule Announced   2015-11-18
• A Unique USA and South Africa Partnership   2015-11-16
• A Loss in The Blue Devils Family   2015-11-10
• System Blue Director of Education Visits South Africa   2015-10-21
• Drum Corps Challenge   2015-07-10
• Blue Devils C 2015: The Beatles   2015-05-18
• Blue Devils B 2015: Prismatic   2015-05-08
• Blue Devils 2015: Ink   2015-05-05
• Blue Devil B Host Australian High School Band At March Camp   2015-03-16
• Diablo Wind Symphony Features Violinist Philip Santos   2015-02-23

2014

• New System Blue Director of Education and Educational Advisor   2014-12-15
• Goodbye Blue Sky - A Most Unique Collaboration   2014-12-02
• Blue Devils to Perform with the Boston Pops this Summer   2014-12-01
• Winter Guard Tarps Announces Partnership With BDPA   2014-10-10
• System Blue In Italy   2014-09-26
• Pacific Crest and BD Collaborate to Present Experience Camp/Auditions   2014-09-22
• An Interview With BD Member Sal Hernandez   2014-08-18
• Blue Devils Win 16th World Championship   2014-08-09
• DCI Performers Showcase Scores   2014-08-06
• BDB Wins Open Class Championships   2014-08-05
• Presenting "Surfin' BDC"   2014-06-25
• BD Welcomes Sam Pilafian as a Consultant   2014-05-25
• BD To Perform At "Pixar In Concert"   2014-05-22
• 2014 Blue Devils B: Noir [nuvo]   2014-05-22
• Gordon Goodwin Pens Composition for Felliniesque   2014-05-20
• BD to Tour with PreSonus StudioLive AI Mixers and Loudspeakers   2014-05-07
• Diablo Wind Symphony Features Pianist Lino Rivera   2014-05-06
• 2014 Blue Devils: Felliniesque   2014-05-03
• Blue Devils Health and Wellness Program   2014-03-27
• Marching Music Series   2014-03-07
• Tribute to Retha Cilliers   2014-02-11

2013

• 2014 Summer Schedule Announced   2013-11-19
• Blue Devils Perform And Teach In Taiwan   2013-11-10
• Inside The Blue Devils 2013 - Now Shipping   2013-10-29
• One Music One World In South Africa   2013-10-11
• System Blue 2013 Camps and Clinics a Major Success   2013-08-26
• New Sound Library: VET -- Virtual Ensemble Trilogy   2013-08-26
• Thank You For An Amazing Season   2013-08-10
• I&E Results   2013-08-07
• Congratulations - Frank Milina - Blue Devils B   2013-06-12
• BD Entertainment Featured In Monsters University   2013-06-05
• Drum Line Visit to Lithuania Part of a Larger Commitment to Int'l Outreach   2013-05-16
• System Blue to Present I&E Competition at World Championships   2013-05-09
• The re:Rite of Spring   2013-03-19
• Niner Noise Heads To Super Bowl XLVII In New Orleans   2013-02-01
• BD Sends Brass Instruments and Cash Grant to the FBF in South Africa   2013-01-22

2012

• Blue Devil Drummers To Present System Blue Clinics In Lithuania   2012-12-17
• Inside The Blue Devils 2012 - Now Shipping   2012-10-22
• BD in SPACE   2012-10-19
• BD Selected As Concord Chamber Of Commerce Business Of The Month   2012-10-17
• BD Donation Helps The Field Band Foundation Reach More Youth   2012-09-24
• System Blue Clinics In Brazil   2012-09-11
• Blue Devils Perform and Present System Blue Clinics in Guatemala   2012-08-21
• Cabaret Voltaire Finals Performance Available   2012-08-14
• Blue Devils to Perform and Present System Blue Clinics in Guatemala   2012-08-13
• Rick Odello Named 2012 Open Class Director of the Year   2012-08-13
• Blue Devils Take First Place: 98.70   2012-08-10
• Blue Devils B Take the Silver in Open Class Championships   2012-08-07
• BD To Perform At Colts' Halftime Show   2012-08-04
• The Blue Devils Mourn the Passing of Fred J. Miller   2012-08-03
• Famed DCI Innovator Shirley Dorritie To Present At Midwest System Blue Leadership Camp   2012-07-01
• Moonlight Classic Drum Corps Battle Moves to Sac State   2012-06-24
• Congratulatons - Sarah Bowling, Blue Devils "B" - 2012 Drum Corps International Volunteer of the Year   2012-06-08
• DCI Solo Champ And Drum Majors To Lead System Blue Clinics In Minnesota   2012-05-30
• Dr. Tim And Shirley Dorritie To Present Special Sessions At System Blue Leadership Camp   2012-05-15
• Scott Johnson and Mel Stratton Elected into the DCI Hall of Fame 2012   2012-04-17
• Diablo Wind Symphony Features Prominent Opera Singer   2012-03-13
• Alumni Contribute $12,000 To Brass Alumni Scholarship Fund   2012-02-20
• Dr. W. Francis McBeth Scholarship Awarded To Perry Reid   2012-02-17
• System Blue Educational Series Heads To Taiwan   2012-02-16

2011

• Inside The Blue Devils 2011 - On-demand   2011-12-23
• Malaysian Clinic Information   2011-11-17
• Blue Devils Getting The Special Needs Word Out   2011-11-01
• System Blue Goes International: Educational Event In Malaysia   2011-10-12
• Blue Devils Begin "One Music One World" With The Field Band Foundation   2011-10-12
• Inside The Blue Devils 2011 DVD and Blu-ray   2011-10-04
• 10th Anniversary Of September 11th, 2001   2011-09-09
• 2011 Studio Recording Now Available   2011-08-30
• New Mediabox Releases   2011-08-23
• BD Championship Report   2011-08-22
• Blue Devils Show Made Hearts Skip A Beat   2011-08-13
• Congratulations, Blue Devils B: DCI Open Class Champions   2011-08-09
• Blue Devils Compete in Individual & Ensemble Contest   2011-07-25
• Now Available: Fanfare and Rumble   2011-05-31
• 2011 Production: The Beat My Heart Skipped   2011-04-27
• Todd Ryan Elected to the DCI Hall of Fame   2011-04-20
• BD Winter Guards Win Circuit Championships   2011-04-16
• New Partnership with Row-Loff Productions   2011-04-11
• Marching Brass Evolved   2011-01-13

2010

• Rich Skare 1971 - 2010   2010-11-29
• Shawn Murphy Joins BD Brass Staff   2010-10-08
• 2010 Studio Recording NOW Available   2010-10-06
• Local high schoolers, graduates win championship   2010-09-22
• Halftime Magazine - Blue Devils Win Championship   2010-09-01
• DCI Field Pass -Back to Back   2010-09-01
• Clayton News: Blue Devils top of the World   2010-09-01
• Pleasanton Weekly News: Amador Students Win   2010-09-01
• KGO Radio News Story - BD Wins   2010-09-01
• Congratulations Rick Odello   2010-08-28
• SF 49ers Congratulate The Blue Devils   2010-08-27
• DCI News Story: BDB Wins Championship   2010-08-16
• Read on DCI About The Blue Devils World Championship Victories   2010-08-16
• System Blue Camp Photos 2010   2010-07-04
• Blue Devils Partner with Wernick Musical Industries and Introduce System Blue Xylosynth!   2010-06-02
• Paul Perniciaro 1962 - 2010   2010-05-20
• New Touring Concept Presented By Seven DCI corps   2010-05-19
• System Blue and New BD Shopping Mall   2010-01-29

2009

• Contra Costa Times - BD Wins Championships   2009-08-20
• DCI Field Pass - From heartbreak to history   2009-08-20
• Blue Devils A Corps: DCI 2009 World Class Champions!   2009-08-09
• New Bleachers at Mars   2009-06-24

2008

• Remembering Carl 'Doc' Crandall   2008-08-25
• Joseph Ricard   2008-07-31
• Diablo Wind Symphony Concert Features Renown Saxophonist   2008-05-27
• Marine Touched by BD is Killed in Accident   2008-05-26
• KGO Radio News Story - The Movies   2008-04-24
• Congratulations Rick Odello For Being Inducted Into DCI Hall of Fame   2008-04-16
• True Precision for The Blue Devils   2008-04-02
• BDE's Niner Noise to Perform at the 2008 Pro Bowl in Hawaii   2008-02-01

2007

• A Loss in the Blue Devils Family   2007-12-20
• Letter From Sadao Yokota   2007-09-19
• Nolan's Story   2007-08-31
• Food, Drink, and DCI - TONIGHT !   2007-08-29
• Contra Costa Newspaper Article   2007-08-16
• Stanford Box Coverage   2007-08-05
• Scott Johnson Makes a Wish Come True   2007-06-30
• Family Day and Night   2007-05-26
• Contra Costa Times Front Page Article   2007-05-20
• Blue Devils to appear in 2007 DCI Classic Countdown?   2007-04-26
• Blue Devils and FJM: The Perfect Match   2007-03-05
• 2007: A SEASON TO REMEMBER!   2007-02-01
• The Spring Concert at The Pavilion Returns For 2007!   2007-01-25
• Remembering Alfred J. DeMello   2007-01-08

2006

• DCI West Championship To Be Held at Stanford   2006-11-13
• Inside The Blue Devils DVD on sale NOW   2006-11-05
• NEW DVD - BD Around the World   2006-11-05
• CALLING ALL ALUMNI!   2006-10-12
• BDE to Debut Niner Noise This Sunday   2006-09-12
• Blue Devils Celebrate 50th Anniversary in 2007   2006-08-17
• Congratulations Blue Devils B-Corps!   2006-08-16
• Member Blogs   2006-08-14
• Live from Madison   2006-08-10
• New High Definition Dolby 5.1 Product   2006-08-08
• Bonus Videos   2006-07-09
• BD Vice President Helps Katrina Victims   2006-07-09
• Purchase Blue Devils Pictures from the Summer   2006-06-19
• In Memory of Joanie Doebler   2006-06-13
• BlueView - A Video Magazine   2006-05-18
• NEW BDE Video Clips   2006-03-26
• Blue Devils Circle of Friends   2006-03-17
• Bret Rios Hired as New Operations Director   2006-03-05
• Blue Devils Introduce - BlueView   2006-01-24

2005

• In Memory of Brian Bingham   2005-12-02
• In Memory of Bill Cecil   2005-11-24
• In Memory of Barbara Fryer-Glyde   2005-11-23
• BDEntertainment to “Play” with NBA   2005-10-31
• BDE Performs in South Korea   2005-10-05
• Staff lineup for 2006   2005-10-04
• Karl Lowe Joins Blue Devils Staff   2005-09-21
• Jim Wunderlich Joins The Blue Devils Staff   2005-09-13
• Tony Smith Joins BD Creative Team   2005-09-13
• Bill Watson Joins Blue Devil Brass Staff   2005-09-07
• Member Blogs   2005-08-26
• Ben Maughmer Joins 'A' Corps Percussion Staff   2005-08-26
• BDEntertainment Goes to Korea   2005-08-17
• Blue Devils Win World Music Contest   2005-07-31
• Volunteers Sweat for BD Success   2005-07-03
• A Loss in the Family - Eric Drotning   2005-06-27
• BDEntertainment on “Ellen”   2005-05-03
• BDEntertainment to appear on “Ellen”   2005-04-26
• Lecco Press Conference   2005-04-15
• BDEntertainment to Perform at NBA All-Star Game   2005-02-03
• Changing of the Guard   2005-01-11
• BDEntertainment Huge Success   2005-01-05

2004

• Blue Devils Wow the Crowd at Percussion Convention   2004-11-13
• Live from Denver   2004-08-07
• Member Blogs   2004-08-07
• Alumni CD Recording   2004-06-24
• New Blue Devil Uniforms   2004-06-12
• New Through The Years Collection   2004-06-02
• Jerry Seawright   2004-05-17
• BDEntertainment Launched   2004-05-05
• Blue Devils Instructors in the DCI Hall Of Fame   2004-04-06

2003

• Blue Devils In Japan 2003   2003-10-14
• History of Marching in Okayama   2003-10-07
• 2003 Japan Information   2003-10-01
• Life On The Road   2003-08-10
• LIVE From Orlando   2003-08-10
• 2003 Blue Devil Annual Family Day   2003-04-15

2002

• Blue Devils Japan 2002 Diaries   2002-11-13
• 2002 News Break   2002-10-12
• Confessions...   2002-10-07
• Member Diaries   2002-10-03
• The Making Of A Champion   2002-09-07
• The Blue Devils - Simply Amazing   2002-09-02
• Championship Rundown   2002-08-29
• Blue Devils Age-Outs   2002-08-12
• His Honor, the Truck Driver   2002-06-30
• The Road to Excellence - 50 Years of BD Volume I 1948-1956   2002-02-20

2001

• Me at the Alamodome   2001-09-05
• Age Out Stories   2001-09-02
• Big Blue Food   2001-08-07
• Interview with George Hopkins   2001-07-24
• Show Changes In San Diego   2001-07-13
• Honeymooning With The Blue Devils   2001-07-07
• East Goes West & West Goes East   2001-06-12
• Souvies Help Keep BD On The Road   2001-05-25
• Blue Devils Announce Summer Schedule   2001-02-15
• Drum Corps International Rule Changes   2001-02-04
• DEG Provides New Instruments for BDB   2001-01-27

2000

• Members Diaries in Europe   2000-10-15
• Blue Devils Trip in Europe   2000-10-15
• Digital Devils   2000-05-12
• IN MEMORIUM - Darlene   2000-02-07
• The Blue Devils and DEG Music Announce Partnership   2000-02-02
• Blue Devils Announce Europe Tour   2000-01-31

1975

• Comments   1975-11-01
• Madison hits East with a strong win at CYO   1975-09-01
• Blue Devils take well deserved World Open Title   1975-09-01
• Madison wins '75 DCI title ... a season of only one loss   1975-09-01
• Santa Clara adds Seattle show to string of wins   1975-08-11
• Our Love   1975-08-08
• Vanguard bounces back, Wins in Pasco   1975-07-11
• DCI West title to 27th Lancers   1975-07-04
• Western Hype   1975-07-04
• ...and in second place, the Vanguard   1975-07-04
• More or Less the Truth   1975-04-09

1974

• A Rocky Mountain High   1974-08-01