Albion parade featured many marching bands

Photos by Tom Rivers

ALBION – Cassie Brown plays the flute for the Albion Marching Band during today’s parade in the Albion Strawberry Festival. Brown and the other seniors all had a tear painted on their face to symbolize their final marching band performance.

The Albion band was among several in today’s parade.

The Albion banner is carried by Adeline Pask, age 10; Nora Fazliu, 11; and Sadie Pask, 10.

Mallory Ashbery, one of the drum majors, walks backwards while directing the Albion band. The Albion Marching Band performed to music by the band Chicago.

Julia Graham, front, and Mackenzie Cook are both members of Albion’s color guard.

Zach Busch is the director of the Holley-Kendall Marching Band which has seen steady growth in the band since the two schools formed the group in 2017.

The Holley-Kendall Marching Band performs a show, “Nightmare on Main Street.”

DownBeat Percussion brought high-energy drummers to the parade. This group performs at Buffalo Bills home games.

The Pembroke Marching Band featured a big group of musicians.

The Rochester Scottish Pipes and Drums have been perennial performers at the Albion parade.

Mighty St. Joe’s Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps also have played in the Albion parade for many years.

The Batavia Blue Devil Marching Band makes their way down the parade route, which started at Albion Central School and headed down Route 31 before turning onto Main Street.

The Mark Time Marchers also performed in the parade.