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Plymouth-Canton Band Returns From Gig In Rose Parade

PLYMOUTH (CBS DETROIT) - A suburban Detroit high school band returns to Michigan after a once in-a-lifetime opportunity to play in the Rose Parade.

The Plymouth Canton Marching Band was selected as one of 13 bands to perform in the Rose Parade.

 

"This is a once in a life time event," says Chris Zygmunt, president of the band's booster club. "They only take some of the best bands from around the world ... the band was actually invited a year and a half ago to apply -- of about 100 applicants they selected 13 high school bands from around the world and Plymouth-Canton was one of them."

He says parents are happy to support the students.

"With a marching band there's a lot of uniforms and instruments and things like that ... parents helped load and unload that -- throughout the year the parents have supported in a number of ways including fundraising to help defer the cost for some of the parents," says Zygmunt.

This is the first time the band has appeared in the parade since 1973.

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