We arrived early to play for the wheelchair racers and found they had moved us from our spot in previous years to one a block further down that was a much better location. It made us much more visible to the almost 14,000 runners.
Because the wheelchair racers go by so fast and are usually spaced far apart – The Red Band salutes them with The Royal Italian March which is a short fanfare type piece of music.Close behind was the elite group of runners followed almost non-stop by runners for almost 45 minutes.
Our music selection for the race was all upbeat – highly motivating melodies. To represent our Italian heritage we played the Tarantella, Funiculi Funicula, and also some polkas and marches.
Many runners were clapping, directing, or giving us thumbs up or high fives as they ran by with a few running right up to our conductor, Arlene, to greet her.
For the last of the runners we played two inspirational pieces – The Washington Post March and God Bless America.
VIVA LA BANDA ROSSA!!!
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Great music!
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