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2022 Rose Parade: A stunning success for our Band Directors Marching Band and award-winning float

    Saluting America's Band Directors is immensely proud that 270 marchers of the Band Directors Marching Band paid tribute to their peers in a most spectacular fashion! Marching in the world-famous Rose Parade before millions of spectators in Pasadena and viewers around the world was an unforgettable experience.

    The Official SABD Video

    The official Saluting America's Band Directors 2022 Rose Parade video above is SABD's gift to the Band Directors Marching Band. Emil Miller of Sparklight Multimedia was commissioned to create the video; it contains many closeups of our marchers and footage of our rehearsals, performances, the banquet. 

    2022 Rose Parade: "The Greatest Show" video

    This heart-pumping video was created by Grace Lukich, featuring the song "The Greatest Show," sung by Hugh Jackman. It's a wonderful overview of the preparation, events and performances of SABD's Rose Parade experience. 

    Daily photo and video galleries

    The Day 1 gallery is immediately below. For Days 2-5, click the thumbnail photos under "Rose Parade daily photos and videos" following Day 1.

    Day 1—Wednesday, December 29

    BDMB's first rehearsal

    Brass and woodwinds; held in the hotel ballroom due to rain.

    BDMB warmup

    Percussion rehearsal

    Rose Parade daily photos & videos

    Day 2—12/30/21

    Day 2—12/30/21

    Day 2—12/30/21

    Day 3—12/31/21

    Day 2—12/30/21

    Day 2—12/30/21

    Day 4—1/1/22

    Day 4—1/1/22

    Day 4—1/1/22

    Day 5—1/2/22

    Day 4—1/1/22

    Day 4—1/1/22

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    2022 Rose Parade content links

    The underlined links below will connect you to various Band Director Marching Band Rose Parade content.

    Spectator comments

    BDMB marcher comments

    BDMB marcher comments

    Read what people watching the parade with the Saluting America's Band Directors entry had to say!

    BDMB marcher comments

    BDMB marcher comments

    BDMB marcher comments

    "Life-changing" 

    “Fantastically fun and rejuvenating!” 

    “An honor and a privilege” 

    "Did that really just happen?" 

    “Still seems very surreal” 

    “An unforgettable experience!”

    Marching Band roster

    BDMB marcher comments

    Distinguished Band Directors

    Here's who marched with the band in the 2022 Rose Parade.

    Distinguished Band Directors

    Distinguished Band Directors

    Distinguished Band Directors

    Meet the five Distinguished Band Directors who were recognized for their significant lifetime accomplishments and how they have demonstrated our theme,“America's Band Directors: We teach music. We teach life.”

    Tournament of Roses

    Distinguished Band Directors

    Our sincere appreciation

    Read about the history and purpose of the famed Tournament of Roses.

    Our sincere appreciation

    Distinguished Band Directors

    Our sincere appreciation

    We thank Eric Mills, Jim Kuebler, Jim McSkimin, Grace Lukich, Ken Martinson of Marching.com, John Cisetti, Sandy Meisel and others who have graciously contributed photographs and videos of our Rose Parade experience to share. We also thank Tom Batiuk, creator of the Funky Winkerbean comic strip, whose character Harry Dinkle has inspired us all. We were proud to recognize Funky and Harry in the Rose Parade.

    Saluting America's Band Directors is a project of the Michael D. Sewell Memorial Foundation. 

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