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Tate High Showband Of The South To Perform At Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
October 14, 2015
The Tate High School Showband of the South is headed to Hawaii in December 2016 to take part in the 75th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Mass Band. They will join bands from around the United States and Japan in a concert commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The mass band, including the Tate Showband, will perform on the pier of the U.S.S Battleship Missouri in a worldwide live webcast “Gift of Music” concert on December 7, 2016.
“This is truly a once in a lifetime event; it really is,” Band Director Mike Philley said Tuesday night as he announced the trip at a Band Boosters meeting. “It is going to take a community effort to get us there.”
The Tate High Wind Ensemble has taken part in the Pearl Harbor event at Naval Air Station Pensacola for at least 10 years, making the Pearl Harbor trip a natural fit.
“When this came about. that was the right way to go. It’s a natural tie-in; we are a Navy town. a lot of military, active duty and retired,” Philley said. “And it just really felt like it would be a great fit for our kids and our program.”
The trip was announced more than a year in advance to give the Band Boosters and band members a chance to raise the funds needed for the 215 member band. Those fund raising plans will be announced soon.
Last year, the Tate Showband took part in the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade and ventured to Washington, D.C. The band has taken part in many major venues, including the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Tournament of Roses Parade, the Cotton Bowl, the Orange Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl parades and even a St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland.
Pictured top: Students and parents react Tuesday night as Tate High School Showband of the South Director Mike Philley announces and upcoming performance in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (Courtesy image.) Pictured below: The Tate Wind Ensemble performs last December during the Pearl Harbor ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “Tate High Showband Of The South To Perform At Pearl Harbor, Hawaii”
Our children have worked so hard & have put in many hours. They should be so proud of themselves. What a true honor to be invited to such a distinguished event. We hope you all have a great time!
Fundraising to get 215 people to Hawaii? That’s a lot of car washes.
This is what hard work, TEAM work, dedication, determination and community support will get you. Tate REALLY IS the Showband of the South. Congratulations!
Congrats to these talented young men and women.