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Progressing the World Expo '88 Vision
- A non-government not-for-profit entity celebrating Brisbane's World Expo '88 -
Entertainment
The Expo City Marching Band
The 66-strong ensemble
of the 'Expo City Marching Band' was born
out of an idea by Head of the
Entertainment Division, Ric Birch, after his
experiences from working with Marching Bands for
the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
A project 3 years in the making, in mid-1986 students from three Brisbane High Schools were chosen to form the core of the band, and they began their performance schedule at large live events as a preparation for the Exposition in late 1987. |
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During their hectic Exposition
schedule they performed in the Opening and
Closing Ceremonies, as well as
National Day events, Day parades and in the
various different performing venues of the
Expo, in a variety of configurations which
allowed swing, rock, classical chamber
groups, fanfare groups, dixie, brass and
woodwind groups, pop, and a clown band.
Photograph courtesy of
Greg Keogh
