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One of the 100-plus entries in London’s New Year’s Day parade Jan. 1 wore colors that were probably familiar to many residents of Butler County. More than 140 members of Slippery Rock University Marc...

More than 140 members of the “Marching Pride” and staff traveled to London for the performance.

The Slippery Rock University marching band, known as "Marching Pride," is counting down to 2024 in a big way.

(TNS) — Over 140 Slippery Rock University students will kick off 2024 by performing in Londons New Years Day Parade.

Marching band takes grit. If members of Slippery Rock University’s Marching Pride didn’t possess the skill before now, they mastered it ahead of the band’s third international appearance this weekend,...

The tubas – five in all – went first. They and other large brass and percussion instruments, plus enough band gear to fill a 26-foot box truck, had to be packed up and shipped overseas weeks before members of the Slippery Rock University Marching Pride band boarded flights for London.

The tubas – five in all – went first. They and other large brass and percussion instruments, plus enough band gear to fill a 26-foot box truck, had to be packed up and shipped overseas weeks before members of the Slippery Rock University Marching Pride band boarded flights for London.

More than 140 members of Slippery Rock University’s marching band are traveling to England on Dec. 28 to perform in London’s New Year’s Day Parade. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our stu...