Australian Youth Band set
to bring some pizzazz to 2008 Golden Horseshoes Festival
One of the most exciting musical outfits in the country, the Australian Youth Band, is set to bring some old style razzle-dazzle to the Beechworth Golden Horseshoes Festival this Easter.
This talented bunch of more than 40 young musicians is a fully equipped American-style marching band whose energy and flair have earned them an international reputation and a packed performance schedule.
The band has been invited to form the Victorian contingent of musicians for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Orchestra - a 2008-piece ensemble performing at Olympic venues in and around Beijing throughout the Games this August, as well as in Shanghai and Tianjin. More than 20 members of the AYB will be taking part.
The AYB will be a highlight of this year’s Grand Parade through the streets of picturesque Beechworth in north-east Victoria on Easter Saturday and a perfect fit for his year’s Festival theme of History, Music & Fun!
The ensemble has a vast repertoire ranging from upbeat marching numbers to show tunes and contemporary sounds to symphonic works, performing regularly at festivals and major community and sporting events around Australia and overseas including the Beijing International Youth Festival, World Marching Band Festival – Japan, AFL, NBL and NSL finals, MCG Olympic Torch Ceremony and ANZAC Day March in Melbourne.
The Victoria Police Pipe Band and the combined Albury Pipes & Drums and The Scots School Albury Pipe Band will add further colour to the spectacular annual Golden Horseshoes Grand Parade which this year will feature guest commentators, comedian John Walker and entertainer, Mark ‘Lazy Harry’ Stephens.
A host of other bands and musicians will also appear in the Grand Parade as well as the outdoor stage on Camp Street throughout the weekend, including the sensational Melbourne-based Inka Marka playing their irresistible South American rhythms.
A highlight of the Easter weekend in Beechworth, the Golden Horseshoes Grand Parade will be an unmissable event as dozens of outlandish, colourful, historic and funny floats vie for the inaugural Beechworth Bakery Perpetual Trophy for Best Float.
FOR ACCOMMODATION BOOKINGS AND FULL PROGRAM DETAILS OF THIS YEAR’S GOLDEN HORSESHOES FESTIVAL GO TO WWW.BEECHWORTHONLINE.COM.AU
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