The second
Yeosu Marching Festival (여수마칭페스티발) will be held on October 20th and 21st.
There is a parade scheduled for 12:30 on Thursday the 20th, from Ssangbong Elementary School to Yeosu City Hall, with a performance at 6:30 at the Yeosu Indoor Gymnasium (여수실내체욕관). On Friday evening there will be another performance at
Yi Sun-Shin Plaza (이순신광장). A college football pep-rally it probably won't be, but I can count the number of times I've seen a marching band in Korea on my elbow. Little background information is available, though
one photographer wrote of last year's
international version:
This festival is part of the celebrations for the 60th Anniversary of the Recapture of Seoul held from the 25 September to 6th October. The Republic of Korea requested musical support from several countries to assist in the celebrations[.]
It's a recent addition to my
list of Jeollanam-do festivals held throughout the year, now at over 110.
On the topic of uncommonly-heard musical styles in Jeollanam-do, the
Gwangju Berner Oberland Yodel Club (광주오버란드요델클럽) has
several performances scheduled in October.
1 comment:
I did't even know they had marching bands in Korea. I was in marching band for 4 years and I love to go to competitions. I wish I could check this event out. (but im in the usa)
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