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LLI All Star Band performs in Tournament of Roses
By CHANTE DIONNE WARREN
Advocate staff writer
Published: Dec 28, 2006
2007 Tournament of Roses Rose Parade
The 118th annual event will be viewed by millions of spectators from around the world and celebrate the New Year.
WHEN: Monday.
WHERE: Pasadena, Calif.
DETAILS: The parade lineup will feature 45 floats, 22 marching bands, 23 equestrian units, one ?Star Wars? spectacular and three official vehicles. Grand marshal will be George Lucas. Approximately one million spectators are expected.
TV: The parade, themed ?Our Good Nature,? will air at 10 a.m. Monday on NBC, ABC, HGTV and The Travel Channel.
Source: http://www.tournament ofroses.com
Members of the Louisiana Leadership Institute All Star Band will take a taste of Louisiana musical flavor to the 2007 Tournament of Roses.
On Monday they?ll be marching, sounding their familiar notes, twirling sticks, creating letters and numbers, and bringing more of the crowd-pleasing maneuvers and sounds that have made them unique and often compared to Southern University?s marching band.
?We?re bringing Louisiana to California,? said clarinet player Melinda Victor, 17, of Alexandria High School.
The Rose Parade will air at 10 a.m. Monday on NBC, ABC, HGTV and The Travel Channel.
Band members said they can?t reveal much about their performance.
?We?re going to keep it a surprise,? said Javon Carter, 17, baritone section leader and a student at Dutchtown High School.
However, past accomplishments offer hints.
The 150-member band snatched the championship in 2005 in the Home Depot/VH1 Battle of the High School Marching Bands competition in Los Angeles. They won $10,000 and an invitation to perform in the Rose Parade, said state Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, founder and sponsor of the Louisiana Leadership Institute.
?Never in my life did I think I?d be marching in the Rose Parade, and here I am,? Carter said.
The band operates as a team of advanced level teenage musicians who focus on strong academics, discipline and precision. Students travel in the institute?s motor coaches to out-of-state competitions. Band uniforms and larger instruments are also provided by the institute, and they are led by former Southern University band director Isaac Greggs.
http://www.2theadvocate.com/features/5023746.html
A rosey tune
LLI All Star Band performs in Tournament of Roses
By CHANTE DIONNE WARREN
Advocate staff writer
Published: Dec 28, 2006
2007 Tournament of Roses Rose Parade
The 118th annual event will be viewed by millions of spectators from around the world and celebrate the New Year.
WHEN: Monday.
WHERE: Pasadena, Calif.
DETAILS: The parade lineup will feature 45 floats, 22 marching bands, 23 equestrian units, one ?Star Wars? spectacular and three official vehicles. Grand marshal will be George Lucas. Approximately one million spectators are expected.
TV: The parade, themed ?Our Good Nature,? will air at 10 a.m. Monday on NBC, ABC, HGTV and The Travel Channel.
Source: http://www.tournament ofroses.com
Members of the Louisiana Leadership Institute All Star Band will take a taste of Louisiana musical flavor to the 2007 Tournament of Roses.
On Monday they?ll be marching, sounding their familiar notes, twirling sticks, creating letters and numbers, and bringing more of the crowd-pleasing maneuvers and sounds that have made them unique and often compared to Southern University?s marching band.
?We?re bringing Louisiana to California,? said clarinet player Melinda Victor, 17, of Alexandria High School.
The Rose Parade will air at 10 a.m. Monday on NBC, ABC, HGTV and The Travel Channel.
Band members said they can?t reveal much about their performance.
?We?re going to keep it a surprise,? said Javon Carter, 17, baritone section leader and a student at Dutchtown High School.
However, past accomplishments offer hints.
The 150-member band snatched the championship in 2005 in the Home Depot/VH1 Battle of the High School Marching Bands competition in Los Angeles. They won $10,000 and an invitation to perform in the Rose Parade, said state Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, founder and sponsor of the Louisiana Leadership Institute.
?Never in my life did I think I?d be marching in the Rose Parade, and here I am,? Carter said.
The band operates as a team of advanced level teenage musicians who focus on strong academics, discipline and precision. Students travel in the institute?s motor coaches to out-of-state competitions. Band uniforms and larger instruments are also provided by the institute, and they are led by former Southern University band director Isaac Greggs.
http://www.2theadvocate.com/features/5023746.html
