For the Red Band, the weekend of the Feast of St. Anthony
is a 3-part event.
The first event is on Saturday evening. We performed a concert
under a large tent setup near the food and beverage pavilion. With the
summer-like weather the crowd was in a festive mood and we were well received
as we played a program of marches, polkas, and all-time Italian favorites. The audience
sang along while enjoying their pizza fritte, beer, and wine until the Feast ended
at 10pm.
On Sunday morning the Band assembled at the Church steps playing
Marcia Reale to greet the Statue of St. Anthony as he was carried out of the
Church. After playing the Hymn to St. Anthony we performed a few traditional
Italian marches as people arrived for Mass.
After Mass, La Banda Rossa followed the Statue and a
group of parishioners on the Grand Procession in a big loop of the immediate
neighborhood. We stopped at every house that displayed a poster or Statue of
St. Anthony and honored them with Marcie Reale – a tradition that has been
carried on for as long as any of us present can remember.
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VIVA the Feast of San Antonio!!!
VIVA La Banda Rossa!!!
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