The 32-member marching band is the first all-blind group to participate in the Rose Parade
From the Los Angeles Times, Pasadena Star-News:
“We’re normal people living a normal life,” said 19-year-old Chris Harrington, who plays the tuba. “This just happens to be something we’re good at.”
Each white-uniformed student musician is accompanied by an assistant along the parade route.
The red-coated assistants guide the musicians either by placing their hands on their shoulders or by using straps on the lower backs of the musicians’ uniforms.
The red-coated assistants guide the musicians either by placing their hands on their shoulders or by using straps on the lower backs of the musicians’ uniforms.
Said one assistant: “They don’t want to be known as the blind band. They want to be the talent band.”
Photos of the band and a performance video are here.
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