Taipei First Girls (TFG) High School’s marching band will return to perform in Los Angeles’ annual Rose Parade after an 18-year hiatus.
At the invitation of the parade’s organizer, a team of 135 students and teachers from the school’s Marching Band, Honor Guard, and Color Guard (TFGMHC) will depart for the United States on Dec. 27, TFG said in a release Monday.
The annual parade is held prior to the Rose Bowl, one of the most prominent postseason fixtures in American college football.
The 134th Rose Parade will be held on Jan. 2, 2023, one day after New Year’s Day in keeping with the “Never on Sunday” tradition kept since 1893, according to the nonprofit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.
The TFGMHC, established over 60 years ago, is often invited to participate in major competitions and celebratory performances both at home and abroad, TFG said.
The last time the students appeared at the Rose Parade was in 2005, also participating in 1996.
The General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC) will be assisting the team with its planning of the U.S. trip, according to TFG.
TFG Principal Chen Chih-yuan (陳智源) extended his best wishes to the team for their upcoming performance at the Pasadena parade in January.
Before departing for the event, the team will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) at the Presidential Office on Wednesday, TFG said.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel