FAMU holds Marching 100 Summer Band Camp

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Florida A&M University marching band has been working all week long at their Marching 100 Summer Band Camp.

Band members' hard work has been recognized on the national stage, with an invitation to perform at the 2019 Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, Ca.

FAMU Band Director Shelby Chipman is proud of how far they have come.

"We've existed since 1946 and we continue to electrify audiences and have so many outstanding alum who graduated and went on to be very successful," said Chipman. "The virtues embedded within our band motto such as character, leadership and musicianship and dedication are just some of the attributes that some of the students that we teach emphasize to they will be outstanding students and citizens when they leave."



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