Marching bands from across the state came to compete Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, in the 58th annual Central Valley Band Review at Golden Valley High School in Merced. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Wondering why marching bands didn’t play in Veterans Day parades in Merced this year?
Several California cities celebrated Veterans Day without one of the most integral parts of a parade — marching bands. The drumrolls and waving banners of the Central Valley’s high school … Click to Continue »
Read More »University marching band abandons Confederate song that called Union “Northern scum”
The University of Maryland marching band will no longer play “Maryland, My Maryland” because of its Confederate references, the school announced. The song, which dates to 1861, called the Union … Click to Continue »
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