Taipei First Girls High School marching band to perform at Rose Parade in US

Описание: The marching band at Taipei First Girls High School will be representing Taipei at the Rose Parade in the U.S. on Jan. 2, 2023. In total, 135 students and teachers from the high school will be traveling across the Pacific to take part in the event. The marching band will be performing many Disney classics, and trying out complex formations to impress even the most seasoned marching band fans. The trip is partly sponsored by the Taipei government, which put forward NT$3 million so that Taiwan could be seen at the parade once again after 18 years.

They move in perfect sync, impressing the crowd. Then it’s time to change formation, a true test of skill.

After 18 years without, the marching band at Taipei First Girls High School has been invited once again to take part in the Rose Parade in the U.S.

Huang Yu-chieh
Marching band captain
Once we heard the news we were very excited. We’re very happy to have this opportunity.

Chien Yi-shan
Marching band captain
Part of the itinerary includes a parade at Disneyland. So most of our musical pieces are related to Disney. The Rose Parade is two hours long. So we did special training for that during the summer break.

To put on the best show possible, students rehearsed through the heat of summer. In their performance, they’ll be adding new songs and formations, including one with the three Chinese characters in their school’s name.

Wu Chi-chun
Marching band captain
We’ll have a lot of people in the parade, 50 people. So the formations will be very striking. In the end we will form the Chinese characters for Taipei First Girls High School.

The marching band at the high school previously took part in the Rose Parade in 1996 and 2005. This time around, 135 teachers and students will be part of the delegation. That means travel costs of more than NT$10 million. It was only thanks to a NT$3 million sponsorship from the Taipei government that the band is able to set off for the U.S.

Ko Wen-je
Taipei mayor
We expect there to be hundreds of thousands of people at the parade. And more than 10 million will be watching a broadcast on their screens. It is an opportunity for Taiwan to step out to the world. I would really like to thank Taipei First Girls High School, for representing Taipei and engaging in city diplomacy after 18 years.

The marching band members are excited to get going. It is the third time that the band from the school will take part in the grand parade, showing to the world just what Taiwan’s younger generations are capable of.