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Glenbrook North marching band gets hand-delivered invite to perform in London’s 2020 New Year’s Day Parade

Special Envoy of the London's Mayor's Association Steve Summers presents an invitation to London's 2020 New Year's Day Parade to GBN Band Director Daniel Briggs on Wednesday, April 23. Photos by Scott Margolin/22nd Century Media.
GBN Band Director Rich Chapman (left), Steve Summers, special envoy of the London's Mayor's Association (center) and Bob Bone, executive director of London's New Year's Day Parade talk April 24, before a presentation inviting GBN’s marching band to perform in London.
GBN sophomore David Schaeffer (right) accepts an umbrella from Summers, meant to be a symbolic item to keep away possible rain on the performance date. Photos by Scott Margolin/22nd Century Media.
Bone talks over the details of the parade with members of the band.
Hilary Anderson, Freelance Reporter
3:34 am CDT April 29, 2019
Approximately 75 members of the Glenbrook North Marching Band will travel to London and perform in London’s 2020 New Year's Day Parade.

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