GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Band practice at Northwest Guilford High School has taken on a whole new importance this holiday season.
The group is practicing for what may be one of the most important performances of their lifetime. After Christmas, they are headed to Rome to play in the New Year’s Day parade.
The band will march into Vatican City, and perform for the Pope before he delivers his New Year’s Day message to the faithful.
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Band Director Brian McMath has been before and says it is incredible.
“It is an amazing experience to be, number one, in the Vatican City. You know, it is its own country, the smallest country in the world. And all of that to perform before the Pope. We’ve even told he might acknowledge us in his speech, the visiting bands from the United States or other places. So yeah it’s a huge honor to go,” he said.
This is a trip Mr. McMath has been working on for more than a year now. It’s taken a lot of work and planning. But it’s a challenge he’s willing to take on for his students’ sake.