Harlem High Band Director to march in 2026 Rose Parade® with the "Band Directors Marching Band"

The Saluting America’s Band Directors project has assembled band directors from across North America to march January 1 under the theme, “America’s band directors: We teach music. We teach life.”

Dan Owens, the music teacher at Harlem High School, has been selected to join a marching band of more than 300 band directors from across North America in the Pasadena Rose Parade® on January 1, 2026. The band will accompany a colorful, animated float along the 5.5-mile parade route.

The Saluting America’s Band Directors parade entry will convey the theme, “America’s band directors: We teach music. We...