Rattlers Raising Money for Inauguration Performance
December 11th, 2008 by flanewsFlorida A&M�s Marching 100 has been selected to play at President-Elect Barack Obama�s inauguration. The Marching 100 has received national and international acclaim, but as Whitney Ray tells us, band members say this will be the biggest performance of their lives.
Hear it Here: Rattlers Raising Money for Inauguration Performance
The FAMU Marching 100 played for President-Elect Barack Obama twice on the campaign trail. Apparently they made an impression. Obama has asked the band to perform at his inauguration. His invitation was immediately accepted.
�It makes you feel really good that you�re being rewarded on such a platform,� said Senior trombone player Tallie Brinson.
Junior sax player Stephanie Head said this is a moment she�ll always remember.
�Ten years from now I�ll be able to tell my children and my children will be able to tell their children that we got to participate in history,� said Stephanie.
This isn�t the first time the Marching 100 has been asked to play for a president. The band was invited to Bill Clinton�s swearing in ceremony in 1992 and 1996. Band Director Julian White said there�s no feeling that compares to witnessing a president taking the oath.
�The feeling of exuberating that goes through you body. If there�s a such thing as an aesthetic experience, that certainly is it,� said White.
The band will perform the Obama Campaign theme song, �Signed, Sealed, Delivered.� The FAMU band is trying to raise 100,000 dollars to pay for hotels and travel expenses. You can donate online at http://www.famu.edu/GiveToThe100
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