{"id":4140,"date":"2022-09-27T16:47:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T20:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=4140"},"modified":"2022-09-27T16:47:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T20:47:46","slug":"the-pride-of-pennsylvania-mansfield-marching-band-invited-to-perform-in-london-new-years-day-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=4140","title":{"rendered":"The Pride of Pennsylvania Mansfield Marching Band Invited to Perform in London New Year’s Day Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Receiving the official proclamation to perform in the 2024 London New Year’s Day Parade. From L to R—Kaycee Hulslander, Carrie Ackerman, Dr. Adam Brennan, director of bands; and Steve Summers, chair of the London Mayor’s Association. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

MANSFIELD, PA (09\/27\/2022) When the 2024 London New Year’s Day Parade (LNYDP) steps off, the Spirit and the Pride of Pennsylvania Mansfield Marching Band and the Concert Wind Ensemble will be among the featured bands to perform. The official invitation to participate was given to the bands at an event in the Steadman Theatre on campus on Tuesday, Sept. 27, by Bob Bone, who is co-founder of London’s New Year’s Day Parade and Festival and The London International Choral Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joining Bone for the event was Steve Summers, chair of the London Mayor’s\nAssociation (former Lord Mayor of the City of Westminster); along with Dean\nO’Blonsky, senior American consultant, and Bill Northen, senior director of\ninternational participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The university marching band, and other musicians from the Mansfield campus\nof Commonwealth University, will have a life-changing week in the historic city\nperforming in the parade and other venues, immersing in a full educational\nprogram visiting museums, historic sites, and places of architectural and\nartistic interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is an amazing honor for our students and faculty,” said\nBashar W. Hanna, president of Commonwealth University. “This will be an\nexperience they will never forget. Not only will they have the opportunity to\nperform at one of the world’s most famous parades, they will also get to see\nsome of the world’s most historic sites.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2024 event will be one of the biggest and best in the event’s history,\nwhich spans five decades (80s -2020s) and will be screened live across the\nworld – including the United States on the PBS Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mansfield’s Director of Bands, Dr. Adam Brennan, is thrilled by the\ninvitation to perform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The invitation is a true honor and we are excited to be able to be\nincluded in this special event,” Brennan said. “As we merge to become\nCommonwealth University, we are even more excited to invite our sibling\ninstitutions to have some of their campus’ students join us to represent our\nnewly formed university through our outstanding marching band.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival concerts carry much cache – and utilize some of the most\nhistoric concert venues in London. The concert wind ensemble, which has been\neligible for Grammy nominations over 12 times, will present several concerts at\nvarious cities throughout London while there. The parade sees more than 8,000\nperformers from all corners of the globe, entertains a street audience of\naround 500,000 – and a global TV and streaming audience of tens of millions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brennan said the committee reached out to him in early 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We were contacted by the LNYDP just before the pandemic hit, and of\ncourse, the pandemic made considering this impossible,” Brennan added.\n“That initial contact was the result of two of our alumni who took their\nhigh school band to the same event previously and recommended our group be\nconsidered for performing in the parade. \\Essentially, the recommendation from\nEric and Wendy Griffin brought us to the attention of the parade committee and\nsecured our invitation. In fact, Eric and Wendy have volunteered to be our\ncoordinators for the event and if it were not for their help, we would not be\ngoing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not the first trip to Europe for the band. The band had been invited\nto perform in London for the 2012 Olympics and brought the marching band, the\nwind ensemble, and a jazz combo. Brennan noted, “We traveled and performed\nin Paris, France, as well as London in Olympic Village venues, and paid tribute\nto U.S. fallen soldiers at a World War II American Military Cemetery.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As far as what music the band will play that day, Brennan has a few ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The organizers do not determine what we will play, but they ask for\nexcitement of course, and we will choose some things that will be crowd\npleasers,” Brennan said. “We are currently considering pieces and are\nleaning towards things that will connect with the people of London such as\nmusic of the Beatles and other British pop icons. And of course, we will do a\nmash-up of Rule Britannia, God Bless America (God Save the King). You can’t do\nan event like this without some patriotic point of pride for all!” The concert\nwind ensemble will choose a repertoire that has historic and cultural value for\nboth the USA and England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The students traveling and performing will be responsible for their own\ncosts of the trip. Donations are welcome and all support offered will go toward\ndefraying students’ travel costs. According to Brennan, “Our community,\nalumni, friends, and families have always been of great support. We can’t do\nthis without their help and we are so grateful for their continued\nsupport!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make a donation toward the cost of the trip for the students, contact\nBrennan at abrennan@mansfield.edu<\/a>\nor call for more information 570-662-4735. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The integration of Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield universities under\nthe banner of Commonwealth University is a bold investment in the communities\nand people of Pennsylvania. Our mission is to expand high-quality, affordable\nacademic opportunities to support the needs of all learners. We’re building a\npowerful tomorrow by boldly changing the trajectory of public higher education\nto position ourselves for growth, increased access, and to meet economic and\nworkforce development needs. Together we’re honoring our history, investing in\ntoday, and building a powerful tomorrow. That’s the power of three.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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