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Marching Band Invited to Perform in 31st Annual London’s New Year’s Day Parade

Tuesday, September 15, 2015, By Erica Blust
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Lord Mayor Catherine asdfsd and SUMB Director Justin Mertz at the ceremony Sept. 14 in the Carrier Dome

Lord Mayor Catherine Longworth and SUMB Director Justin Mertz at the ceremony Sept. 14 in the Carrier Dome

The Syracuse University Marching Band (SUMB) has been invited to perform in the 31st annual London’s New Year’s Day Parade and Festival, to be held between Dec. 27, 2016-Jan. 3, 2017. The band was officially invited by City of Westminster Past Lord Mayor Catherine Longworth, senior patron of the parade and festival, at a ceremony in the Carrier Dome on Sept. 14.

Longworth presented SUMB Director Justin Mertz with a framed invitation recognizing the band’s “unparalleled reputation for outstanding performance abilities.”

According to Executive Director Bob Bone, the parade features more than 8,500 regular performers each year from around the globe. Two-thirds of a million people attend the parade, and it boasts a worldwide television audience of 300 million viewers.

Justin Mertz with the invitation

Justin Mertz with the invitation

“We are honored and humbled to receive this invitation,” says Mertz. “The students in the SUMB are some of the hardest working on campus, and I’m thrilled that they’re getting more and more recognition for their efforts. Our job is to represent Syracuse University both on and off campus, and between Super Bowl 48 and London’s New Year’s Day Parade, the SUMB is definitely accomplishing its mission at some of the biggest events in the world.”

Founded in 1901 and currently housed in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music, the SUMB performs for all home football games in the Dome and is the flagship college band in the state of New York. It also serves as a University ambassador, representing the University at major events both on and off campus. Current membership is approximately 200 students from across the University’s schools and colleges.

 

 

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