Bay Area LIFE: Organization helps young people strive for success

Shining Stars! A popular Bay Area marching band strives for success.

Click here for information on Santa Clara Vanguard.

Santa Clara Vanguard is a performing arts organization, striving to create a positive atmosphere where young people can grow and mature into responsible adults. As a youth activity, the world of competitive drum and bugle corps is an intense, choreographed musical experience staged on football stadium fields by students achieving high levels of excellence in performance. Through this experience, young people develop life skills including self-discipline, teamwork and leadership.

Organized into three competitive classes, each drum corps is unique in how its management, educational staff and members approach the drum corps experience. Check out the information below to learn more about their programs and organizations.

DCI West: Saturday, June 20 6:30 p.m. Stanford Stadium - 625 Nelson Road, Stanford Click here for tickets and information.

Pacific Procession: Monday, June 22, 2015 7:00 p.m. Santa Clara High School located at 3000 Benton Avenue in Santa Clara

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Click here for a list of upcoming performances.