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America's largest high school marching band?
We're not aware of any high school band that can top this: the 2009 Allen Escadrille from Allen, Texas has a whopping 638 members, including 527 musicians, a 39-member color guard and a 72-member drill team. It takes 18 school buses to transport the group, and some sections (85 trumpets) are larger than entire marching bands. Read reporter Sam Hodges' feature about the Allen High School Band from The Dallas Morning News and check out this video clip of the band's October 17 performance.

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Tournament of Roses reveals Captain Chesley Sullenberger as 2010 Grand Marshal
The Tournament of Roses announced that the heroic pilot who masterfully landed US Airways Flight 1549, Captain Chesley B. 'Sully' Sullenberger, III, will serve as the Grand Marshal for the 2010 Tournament of Roses festivities. Full story >>

2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade lineup features new balloons, floats and new route
Enchantment returns this Thanksgiving as Macy's magical procession ushers in the holiday season at the 83rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The lineup for November 26, 2009, features new balloons, new floats and a new parade route. Full story >>

Bands ready for memorable march in 83rd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Ten of America's best high school and university marching bands are set to step up for the thrill of a lifetime and bring the beat to the 83rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 26. View the list of bands along with the musical selections they will be performing. Full story >>

Morehouse College focuses on gratitude after marching band bus accident
Members of the Morehouse College Marching Band escaped a bus accident October 31 without lifethreatening injuries. Full story >>

Carrie Underwood donates instruments to hometown school
American Idol winner Carrie Underwood surprised the staff and students at Checotah H.S. by personally visiting her alma mater to unveil a major donation of instruments for the school district's music programs. The donation was provided by Underwood's new hometown foundation, in conjunction with the Academy of Country Music's charitable arm, ACM Lifting Lives. Full story >>

PepWear partners with National Relief Charities to remember Native American youth
PepWear has donated 12,000 brand new t-shirts and hoodies to National Relief Charities, a nonprofit dedicated to quality of life for Native Americans living on poverty-stricken reservations. Full story >>

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DEC 30: The Orlando Citrus Parade is the kick-off celebration for the Capital One Bowl.

JAN 1: Dallas welcomes the Comerica Bank New Year's Parade and Cotton Bowl Classic.

JAN 1-2: Bands from seven states headed to Fiesta Bowl Parade and National Band Championship.

Recent: Bands of America results, Bands of America photos, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade details.

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Give marching-related gifts this holiday season
Before you wrap up your Christmas shopping, check out these gift ideas that your marching friends are sure to love. Full story >>

'Tis the season for holiday parades
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Fiesta Bowl Parade. The Rose Parade. Marching bands have many performance opportunities this time of year. Marching.com has compiled a guide to major events along with television broadcast schedules.
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Wanna march? DCI corps auditioning for 2010
As the fall season for high school and college marching bands nears the end, drum and bugle corps are already looking ahead to next year. Units that compete on the Drum Corps International summer tour will hold auditions for prospective members in November and December. Full story >>

Postage stamp features marching band
The U.S. Postal Service has issued a commemorative stamp set celebrating Thanksgiving Day parades and prominently featuring a marching band. Full story >>

Bands gear up for circuit and state championships
Champions will be crowned as field bands compete in their 2009 circuit and state championships. View dates and locations of major events across the United States.
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Sounding the bugle on Veterans Day
Bugles Across America is a remarkable organization that remembers and honors veterans by supplying buglers to play Taps at funerals. Full story >>

Big fundraising, big emotions send American Fork Band to BOA Championships
The American Fork H.S. Marching Band raised $250,000 in two days to compete at the Bands of America Grand National Championships and honor their heroic assistant band director, Heather Christensen, who died in October while trying to keep a bus carrying band students from crashing.
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Holland photo features
View extensive photo coverage from The Netherlands including flower parades in Zundert, Tiel and Lichtenvoorde plus the Beatrix Music Festival and Drum Corps Netherlands Finals. See the full list of marching photo galleries >>

Throw It Down captures intensity of drum corps
A documentary from director John E. Maher offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at a top-ranked drum and bugle corps. Throw It Down follows the 2006 Bluecoats and presents themes that are universal to the marching activity. Full story >>

McGrath inspires generations through music on Sesame Street

From The 50 Yard Line brings marching band to the movie screen

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