March Forth with Santa Clara Vanguard at the 2017 Rose Parade on Marching Music Day!

I'm a sucker for holidays and a big fan of marching bands and drum and bugle corps, so it should come as no surprise to anyone that I'm celebrating Marching Music Day, which is today, March Fourth.  To mark the occasion, I'm revisiting My favorite marching bands and one corps in the Rose Parade today.  In that entry, I previewed the performances of the Santa Clara Vanguard drum and bugle corps (SCV) and three competitive high school marching bands, Arcadia, Broken Arrow, and Lawrence Township with performances from previous appearances at the Rose Parade for the marching bands and a clip of last year's DCI Championship performance for SCV.  Today, I'm posting this year's performances both at the Rose Parade and at Bandfest (or the equivalent, as the second day of Bandfest had less than ideal weather for marching).*

SCV participated in the opening of the parade.

This was the opening ceremonies for the 2017 Tournament of Roses Parade.

That was from HGTV.  The rest of the videos are from Music213.

Santa Clara Vanguard got to close the 2017 Pasadena Rose Parade, too.

Santa Clara Vanguard performing their musical selections at the 128th Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. Santa Clara Vanguard kicks off their 50-year anniversary by participating in the 2017 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Formed in 1967 in Santa Clara, California, the entire SCV organization strives to crate a positive atmosphere where young people can grow and mature into resposnsible young adults; succeeding both as individuals and as members of this group. Over the years, the Santa Clara Vanguard has developed a long-standing reputation for excellence This fantastic group is a six-time Drum Corps International (DCI) World Champion.

And here is SCV at Bandfest.

Santa Clara Vanguard performing at the 37th Annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses Bandfest at Pasadena City College on Friday, December 30, 2016.

Follow over the jump for the marching bands.

Now the marching bands, beginning with Arcadia HS Apache Marching Band - 2017 Pasadena Rose Parade.

Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band performing their musical selection at the 128th Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The Apache Marching Band is also debuting brand new uniforms.
This is Arcadia's 16th Rose Parade appearance!

The cameraman should consider himself lucky that the drum major didn't hit him with her twirling baton.

Next, Arcadia at Bandfest.

Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band performing their field show at the 37th Annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses Bandfest at Pasadena City College on Saturday, December 31, 2016.

I was not kidding when I wrote that Bandfest had less than ideal weather.

Next, The Pride of Broken Arrow HS Marching Band - 2017 Pasadena Rose Parade.

The Pride of Broken Arrow High School Marching Band performing their musical selection at the 128th Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017.
This is the third appearance at the Tournament of Roses for this 3-time BOA Grand National Champion.

Next, The Pride of Broken Arrow HS Marching Band - Age of Discovery - Veterans Memorial Stadium .

Three-time Bands of America Grand National Champion, The Pride of Broken Arrow High School Marching Band performing their 2016 field show entitled Age of Discovery at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Long Beach Beach City College in the city of Long Beach, California on Friday, December 30, 2016.

This is the equivalent to Bandfest that I mentioned above.  The performance conditions were much better.

Finally, here's Lawrence Township HS - 2017 Pasadena Rose Parade.

Marching Pride of Lawrence Township High School Marching Band performing at the 128th Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017.

I close with Lawrence Township at Bandfest.

The Marching Pride of Lawrence Township High School Marching Band performing their field show at the 37th Annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses Bandfest at Pasadena City College on Saturday, December 31, 2016.

Once again, Happy Marching Music Day!


Stay tuned for a more conventional entertainment entry for tomorrow's Sunday entertainment feature.

*Yes, I posted Music213's compilation of all the bands' parade performances in Counterprogramming for The Resistance, but those didn't include the Bandfest performances.  Besides, a good idea is worth reusing.  After all, I'm an environmentalist, I recycle.