Honor Band to preview Rose Bowl show

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Members of the Cavalcade of Bands Honor Band are shown during a summer practice session for their Rose Bowl performance on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Ca.

The Cavalcade of Bands Honor Band is presenting a Rose Bowl preview performance at the Unionville High School stadium on Saturday, Dec. 20, at 3:30 p.m.

The public is invited to see what the Honor Band has been preparing for its inaugural performance in the 2015 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Ca., on New Year’s Day. It will debut its full field show and parade selection in uniform.

The154-member Honor Band and staff have been preparing for this venture for a couple of years. The “trip of a lifetime’’ begins next week as eight flights out of Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Ohio fly to Los Angeles, taking band members, staff and chaperones to sunny Southern California.

The students represent 38 Cavalcade member bands, including Unionville and Kennett High, and will consist of two drum majors, 32 color guard, 89 wind players, 35 percussionists and two banner carriers.

In addition to the Rose Bowl show, the group will tour Santa Monica Pier, and the Getty Museum in Hollywood. It will also parade through Disneyland and perform at Pasadena City College. The Cavalcade of Bands is a nonprofit organization composed of over 100 member schools that compete on the interscholastic level. Its motto is “Education Through Musical Involvement”.

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