West Broward High marching band earns coveted spot in London’s New Year’s Day Parade

A band of young musicians from Broward is bursting with excitement after finding out they earned a spot performing during London s New Year s Day Parade The West Broward High School Performance Ensemble in Pembroke Pines is no stranger to hitting the perfect notes But the students didn t know they were about to hear the biggest note drop During a surprise assembly on Tuesday the learner ensemble learned they will get to perform in London s iconic New Year s Day Parade I take enormous pleasure in extending an invitation to the West Broward Performance Ensemble Florida USA to journey to London to star in the - edition of this special and prestigious world-famous event congratulations stated Duncan Sandys a senior patron for the parade The parade is the United Kingdom s version of the United States Macy s Thanksgiving Day Parade but on a significantly larger scale garnering millions of viewers from around the world Only marching bands from the United States have been invited with the West Broward Performance Ensemble becoming one of the distinguished insufficient to receive the honor It was a welcome surprise for the young musicians Band is life and it s fun reported a pupil To be able to like represent our school and South Florida like marching bands and stuff in London commented another novice Joshua Bishop the director for bands reported he s thrilled the students will get to have the surreal experience ringing in the new year on another side of the world They re gonna play with kids in other bands that don t speak English that are from all over the world and I think that those are just really essential experiences core memories that they re gonna be able to take for the rest of their lives stated Bishop With the band set to go from South Florida to center stage in London everyone is ramping up their practice schedule to perfect their performance for what promises to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity I know how life-changing it s gonna be It s a memory that they re gonna carry with them for the rest of their lives mentioned Sandys If you would like to sponsorship the West Broward Performance Ensemble on their journey to the world stage you can donate here