{"id":13803,"date":"2014-11-24T09:28:32","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T14:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=13803"},"modified":"2014-11-25T07:16:37","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T12:16:37","slug":"road-to-the-roses-excitement-builds-as-calvacade-honors-band-gears-up-for-pasadena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=13803","title":{"rendered":"Road to the \u2018Roses\u2019: excitement builds as Honors Band gears-up for Pasadena"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sneak-peak of uniforms, logistics & fundraising\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

By Kim Chiomento,<\/strong> Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

KENNETT – The long and very exciting journey is nearly complete for the 154 member Calvacade of Bands Honors Band; scheduled to participate in the iconic 126th Tournament of Roses Parade – Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015.<\/p>\n

This huge logistical undertaking is being lead by Unionville High’s (UHS) band director, G. Scott Litzenberg. Other members of the Honor Band\u2019s leadership team include: Mary Litzenberg, UHS Color Guard Instructor, Cody Stafford, UHS Drum Line Instructor, Anton Romano, Kennett High\u2019s (KHS) Band Director, Kathy Corcoran, KHS Color Guard Instructor, plus Mitch Adams, the Co-Director, Paul Smith Assistant Director and Mark Thurston, Percussion Director.<\/p>\n

Litzenberg remarks, \u201cIt’s so nice to have such highly qualified people leading this effort. It’s actually \u00a0pretty amazing to see how few people we are using to put this all together… I’m very proud of the team and what we are doing to make this happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The band is a diverse group of talented students representing among the best of 38 area high schools bands; and consists of 122 musicians and 32 color guard members, with approximately 50 students representing both the UHS and KHS bands. These students have made an incredible time and financial commitment and their efforts are about to be rewarded on the national stage.<\/p>\n

The Cavalcade of Bands Association is a regional competition circuit with bands participating from throughout the Mid Atlantic region. The honor band will showcase the positive impact music education has on students, and its power to bring people together.<\/p>\n

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Drum roll please…\u00a0<\/em>The Calvacade of Bands Tournament of Roses uniforms<\/p><\/div>\n

For any band, uniforms make a big statement and are a core part of its identity; and when a band is about to be seen by millions of viewers from around the world, the pressure is certainly on to create a \u201cwow\u201d factor. We are excited to share with our Times<\/em> readers a sneak-peak of the stunning\u00a0uniforms these local student-marchers will be proudly wearing. As a part of making a grand statement and embracing the pageantry of this national celebration, the uniform design team has created an impressive design that incorporates live roses<\/em> both adorning the band uniforms, hats and will also be worn in the color guard\u2019s hair.<\/p>\n

Despite often being seen as cross-town rivals, a great part of this journey and story has been the ability of energized UHS & KHS families to put aside their school loyalties, and come together to form the Kennett-Unionville Band Boosters (KUBB) club with a unified goal to maximize their strategic (and challenging) fundraising efforts.<\/p>\n

The road to Pasadena does come at a significant cost; the Calvacade Honors Band fundraising still has a way to go and remains hopeful\u00a0that the local community will continue to rally in their support in their final\u00a0fundraising efforts. This week, Exelon Generation, KSQ, announced\u00a0a $5,000 grant that will help build upon the generosity of previous grants from the Kennett Run, George Krapf & Sons and the Dansko Foundation. The balance of the cost of getting to Pasadena, including uniforms, lodging and food will fall upon students and their families.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not too late to help this dedicated group get over their fundraising \u201chump\u201d and help them defray the cost of getting to Pasadena; you can visit the KUBB booster\u2019s website: www.kubbTOR.org where you can donate online and view a list of their upcoming fundraisers. The KUBB has also strategically placed \u2018Pennies for Pasadena\u2019 collection jars at area merchants. Supporters can also send donations via mail:<\/p>\n

Unionville Marching Band Boosters\/KUBB
\nP.O. Box 894
\nMendenhall, PA 19357<\/p>\n

The theme for this year\u2019s Tournament of Roses Parade is \u2018Inspiring Stories.\u2019 The Calvacade Honors Band created a field show incorporating this theme entitled \u2018The Inspiring Story of Immigration of America\u2019 including an introduction of \u2018God Bless America\u2019, followed by \u2018Russian Sailors Dance\u2019 and the exciting Spanish Tune, \u2018Bularia.\u2019 The field performance will conclude with an arrangement of the \u2018Stars and Stripes Forever\u2019 entitled \u2018Our National March.\u2019 For their nationally televised Tournament of Roses Parade Performance \u2013 January 1, 2015, they will be performing both \u2018God Bless America\u2019 and our \u2018National March.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The Calvacade of Bands – Honors Band Color Guard proudly display their Tournament of Roses uniforms<\/p><\/div>\n

In addition to performing in the prestigious televised parade, KHS and UHS band members will be spending five days in California and perform their field show with other bands from across the world; as well as performing in Disneyland and also exploring the arts culture throughout the Los Angeles area.<\/p>\n

If you are hoping to catch a local performance and send-off this hard working group with a big cheer, then mark your calendars for the preview\u00a0show to be held in the Unionville High School Stadium, Saturday, December 20th – 3:30 PM. Following the performance, the band packs-up their gear and luggage and departs for Pasadena in two shifts: December 26 & 27th.<\/p>\n

For and official Tournament of Roses Parade schedule, events, and related fun facts visit www.tournamentofroses.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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