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A Tennessee marching band’s journey from nonexistence to the Macy’s Day Parade

Char Daston

November 26, 2024

Trumpeters in a marching band hold up their instruments and play in formation. They wear blue uniforms and stand on a football field under a clear blue sky.
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Ten years after forming, the ETSU Marching Bucs will perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The band director says the band’s success took dedication and creativity.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Education, WPLN News Tagged With: East Tennessee State University, holidays, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, marching band, thanksgiving

‘This band puts the B in HBCU’: TSU’s marching band takes national stage in Rose Parade

Paige Pfleger

December 22, 2021

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Tennessee State University’s marching band is heading to the West Coast. The Aristocrat of Bands will celebrate its 75th anniversary in style — by playing in the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: HBCU, marching band, TSU

Local Band to March in Nationally Televised Event

Nina Cardona

November 16, 2012

The Father Ryan High School Marching Band is headed to New York City and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Father Ryan, marching band

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