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The New Year's Day Parade Festival offers an amazing array of opportunities and experiences for the many music ensembles - marching bands, concert bands, jazz bands, orchestras and choirs - that participate in it each year. There are few musical venues in the world that can provide the exhilarating performance experiences, the actual ‘walking back in time’ offerings of English history and the absolute absorption into a culture as that made possible with this festival. And, the efficient and detailed organization of each group's trip by Youth Music of the World ensures memories that will last a lifetime!
Jerry Hoover
Director of Bands, Southwest Missouri State University
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We want to thank you and your staff for the wonderful opportunity to perform in the London New Year’s Day Parade. We are grateful and thrilled that you felt our band was worthy of the honour. We have heard nothing but praise for our students since our return. Seeing our band march up Whitehall was a moment we shall treasure for the rest of our lives. January 1st, 2006 was a hallmark day for our young band, school, staff, administration and parents.
Lori Falcone
Director of Bands:Lincoln Southwest High School
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‘The Lord Mayor of London’s New Year’s Day Parade is one of the premiere events in the world today. The educational effect on young musicians is incalculable; an experience that can change one’s outlook on the world.’
‘It was one of the most enjoyable and educational trips I have ever witnessed for my students. There are some experiences that are simply superior to others, the Lord Mayor of London’s New Year’s Day Parade is one of them.’
Kenneth Beard
London & Paris adjudicator
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On behalf of myself and the Appalachian State University Marching Mountaineers, thank you for the opportunity to participate in the 2006 New Year’s Day Parade. We were pleased to be able to represent the unite states and North Carolina in this international event.
Scott C. Tobias, D.M.A.
Associate Director of Bands: Appalachian State University
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It was a wonderful experience, most enjoyable and I shall treasure many happy memories.
Cllr. Jan Prendergast
Lord Mayor of Westminster, 2003-04
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I had the honor of visiting London, England for seven days, and the London Parade was the absolute highlight of my visit.
Darnell Allan Epps
Participant
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...that was the best time in my life!! I can’t even explain it! It was a once in a life-time chance and I got to experience it.
Ash
Participant
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This was my fifth event with Youth Music… It was a great trip that is well run and that I highly recommend… The parade is better than ever… Hotel and resource person were both wonderful… The flights were very smooth and security was no problem… Kids loved it… We are going back in four years.
Terry Rush
Band Director, Lincoln High School, Nebraska
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My guests and I had a wonderful day.
Linda Kirby
Mayor of Merton 1998-99.
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As a participant, I thoroughly enjoyed myself in the party atmosphere
Paul Wood
Participant
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I must say I was very impressed with the parade this year and will certainly do all I can to promote it in the Borough of Merton.
Sheila Knight
Mayor of Merton 1997-98.
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We loved the London Parade and thought it was wonderful to be involved
M Parsons
Participant
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On behalf of everyone at Scope thank you so much for such a wonderful spectacle. I knew the Parade would be good but hadn’t realised quite how good.
Christine Allen
Participant
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I … was totally amazed at (its) standard and the size (not to mention the size of the crowd in the streets).
Dr A Parmley
Participant
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Can I take the opportunity to congratulate you and all of your team on a spectacular event.
Ian Johnston
Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service.
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