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 -Friday, December 20, 2019 Municipal
Band of Zarcero
ready to the Rose Parade By the A.M. Costa Rica staff The Municipal Band of Zarcero will be representing the country Jan. 1 at the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. Before the trip to the United States, the 250 young musicians will give three presentations this weekend. Today at 6 p.m. the band will perform at the Christmas parade in Atenas central park, in Alajuela Province. Saturday, at 6 p.m., the band will be at the Christmas parade in Turrialba in Cartago Province. Sunday at 6 p.m., band performs at the Christmas parade of Palmares, also Alajuela Province. The band show includes part of the performance that will be presented in the Rose Parade. In the Rose Parade, the band will march in place 39, which means that it will be approximately halfway through the entire parade. The parade will be televised by local and international channels, starting at 10 a.m. Costa Rica time. Also, the Municipality of Zarcero will video streaming the band's march on its Facebook page. “In Pasadena, we will present Costa Rican music and, also, the bright Latin feeling. We want to show that Costa Ricans, and in general the Latin people, are cheerful," said Elesban Rodríguez, director of the band." The slogan of the presentation of the band in Pasadena is ‘We are Costa Ricans,’ which will exhibit the pride of the musicians about the culture, music, and traditions of Costa Ricans. According to Rodríguez, participation in the Rose Parade has opened many doors for the group, so the band has already received invitations for presentations in Mexico and Colombia. The band has also received an invitation to the Disney Parade from Dec. 26 to Jan 4. This is not the first international presentation made by the band. In 2018 it was present at the Giulianova International Festival in Italy. In 2017 the young musicians were at the Central American Parade in Los Angeles, California. In 2013 and 2017, the band was at the Parade of Central American Bands in Panamá. Zarcero Municipality Band is the third Costa Rican band that has participated in the Rose Parade. The first one was the Band of the Arts Conservatory from Cartago in 2005. The second was Municipal Band of Acosta in January this year.  The Acosta Municipal Band presentation at Rose Parade this year, can be seen on the municipality's YouTube channel site. ------------------------ Have you seen the Municipal Band of Zarcero perform in the country? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com |
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