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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
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Marching Band roster
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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.
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