Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • ’Cuse Conversations Podcast
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Arts & Culture
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
Sections
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • ’Cuse Conversations Podcast
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Arts & Culture

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

Tuesday, September 15, 2015, By Erica Blust
Share
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.

 

 

  • Author

Erica Blust

  • Recent
  • Scott Warren Promoted to Senior Associate Dean for Research Excellence at Libraries
    Wednesday, June 7, 2023, By Cristina Hatem
  • Syracuse University Professor Calls for Proper Treatment for Clergy Sex Abuse Victims
    Wednesday, June 7, 2023, By Keith Kobland
  • Vice Chancellor Haynie and IVMF Advisory Board Members Recognized as Nation’s Finest 50
    Wednesday, June 7, 2023, By Stephanie Salanger
  • ‘There’s No Safe Place from Wildfire Smoke’ says Maxwell Environment Professor
    Wednesday, June 7, 2023, By Daryl Lovell
  • Sean O’Keefe G’78 Joins Government Hall of Fame
    Tuesday, June 6, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

More In Arts & Culture

Scott Warren Promoted to Senior Associate Dean for Research Excellence at Libraries

Scott Warren was recently promoted to senior associate dean for research excellence at Syracuse University Libraries. In this new role, Warren has additional responsibilities including oversight of Syracuse University Press and the Department of Digital Stewardship. He will also have…

Ana Caliz Casanova Joins Libraries  as Monograph Cataloging Librarian

Ana Caliz Casanova recently joined Syracuse University Libraries as monograph cataloging librarian in the acquisitions and cataloging department. In this role, she is responsible for maintaining bibliographic and authority records for single subject works in the Libraries’ principal (non-special) collections…

Yvonne E. Hyland Joins Libraries Advisory Board

Syracuse University Libraries is pleased to announce that Yvonne E. Hyland recently joined the Libraries Advisory Board. Hyland is a senior international advisor with corporate, entrepreneurial, intrapreneurial and venture capital experience. She has worked with global organizations including IBM, SAP…

Free Trolley From Campus to Downtown Farmers Market Will Begin June 13

The Syracuse University community is invited to visit the Downtown Farmers Market in Clinton Square this summer, with free transportation provided by Parking and Transportation Services (PTS). The market runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday beginning June…

Syracuse Views Summer 2023

We want to know how you experience Syracuse University. Take a photo and share it with us. We select photos from a variety of sources. Submit photos of your University experience using #SyracuseU on social media, fill out a submission…

Subscribe to SU Today

If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.

Connect With Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
Social Media Directory

For the Media

Find an Expert Follow @SyracuseUNews
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
  • @SyracuseU
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • @SUCampus
  • Social Media Directory
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Campus Status
  • Syracuse.edu
© 2023 Syracuse University News. All Rights Reserved.