Albany State Band to Perform at 2016 Rose Bowl Parade

Drum major Thomas Lamb, of Albany State University dances during the Honda Battle of the Bands at the Georgia Dome in 2012.

Members of the award winning Albany State University Marching Band are excited about an invitation to participate in the 2016 Tournament of Roses Parade. The pride of Albany and Southwest Georgia will perform in the nationally televised event which takes place in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 1, 2016. It is a prelude to the college football playoff semifinal game that pits the nation’s top two ranking teams.

The criteria for selection are based on “excellent musicianship, strong performance skills, interesting entertainment value and outstanding directorship” according to Richard DeJesu, chairman of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses.

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