We were there to celebrate the Feast of Mary’s Assumption into Heaven.
Because the Church was closed in 2009, a Mass was held this year at the Gazebo in Tallmadge Park.
At the end of the Mass we played “Holy God We Praise Thy Name” and when we played “Marcia Reale” the Roman candle fireworks soared up from the hilltop and exploded over the park.
The Procession consisted of a Police car escort, an American Flag bearer, little girls dressed in their pristine white Holy Communion dresses followed by the older girls in pretty blue dresses carrying the Saint. Their banner declared this Feast has been celebrated since 1903! That’s two years older than La Band Rossa!
Our lunch break was at Costanzo’s Restaurant. The sausage-stuffed peppers - mild, cherry, and long-hots were delicious. We played a Tarantella and Marcia Reale in appreciation.
No sooner did we resume the Procession when a sprinkle of rain became a shower and then a downpour. Everyone scurried to the nearest porch.
Musicians in the rain just naturally break into a pick-up rendition of “Singing in the Rain”.
We gave an encore of “When the Saints Go Marching In” (the floorboards on the porch held up quite well)
The rain stopped and we continued to the ice tea, lemonade, and Sambuca stop. Then we crossed over the creek and onto our next big food stop at the Clements family home.
This year there was no concert – our work was done. It was back to the bus for a long, wet ride home.
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