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The
Pennsbury Marching Band is internationally recognized as one
of the premier High School Bands in the United States. The
“Long Orange Line” has been an integral part of the
Pennsbury Instrumental Music Program since its inception in
1949. The Pennsbury Marching Band has performed at many
featured Bowl Games and Parades including
the Fiesta Bowl Parade in
Phoenix, Arizona (2003), Hollywood Christmas Parade and
Hollywood Bowl (2000), the
King Kamehameha Parade in Honolulu, Hawaii (1998), the
Orange Bowl Parade in Miami, Florida (1995), and the
Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California (1986).
The band has the honor of being the only foreign musical
ensemble to perform at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, and also
upon the Great Wall in the People’s Republic of China
(1988).
The band has performed at all four of the
five Walt Disney theme parks, including California, Florida,
Paris France and Tokyo, Japan and Hong Kong. They have received an
invitation to perform at the Disneyland Park in Hong Kong in
2008 (depending on School Board approval). The Pennsbury
Marching Band has performed for numerous events for the
Philadelphia Phillies, Eagles, and 76ers. The Long Orange
Line on Thanksgiving Day, 2008 will have performed for 25
straight years as the Honor Band for the Boscov’s Channel 6,
Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The 2006
Pennsbury Marching Band is the United States Scholastic Band
Association Group VI A first place Champions. |