The music education world mourned the sudden loss of George N. Parks in September. George’s reach has been felt across generations, from coast-to-coast and beyond. George was a long-time part of the Music for All family. Tens of thousands of young leaders had positively life-changing experiences through George’s Drum Major Academy and in the BOA Honor Band in the Rose Parade under his direction in 2009 and 2005.
Music for All will pay tribute to George N. Parks, Friday, Nov. 12, 2010 as part of the Grand National Championships in Indianapolis. The tribute will take place at the opening of the Preliminary Awards Ceremony, at approximately 8:45 p.m. in Lucas Oil Stadium.
As part of this special tribute, MFA invites all alumni of the George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, of the BOA Honor Band in the Rose Parade or the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band to be part of an on field presentation. Alumni of these programs will be invited to join the Grand Nationals Band drum majors on field to pay their respects to this master teacher who taught so many.
You will need a Friday preliminary ticket to enter the stadium. Instructions of where to meet and what time to meet in order to be escorted on to the field will be emailed to you prior to Wednesday, November 10. Please sign up to confirm your participation so that we can plan the on field tribute and send details to you.
