Arts & Culture

All-City Band takes the field after missing a season because of COVID

KNKX Public Radio | By Ed Ronco

Published July 23, 2021 at 3:28 PM PDT

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A trumpet player rehearses at Memorial Stadium in Seattle on Tuesday, July 20.

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Dr. Marcus Pimpleton directs the Seattle All-City Band during a rehearsal at Memorial Stadium, in July 2021.

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The Seattle All-City Band rehearses inside Memorial Stadium in July 2021.

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The All-City Band drumline, during a rehearsal on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at Memorial Stadium in Seattle.

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After a pandemic hiatus last summer, Seattle’s All-City Band is back on the field this weekend. The group brings together music students from across the city.

Now in its 70th season, All-City Band has one performance this year, at 2 p.m. Saturday inside Memorial Stadium at Seattle Center.

KNKX All Things Considered host Ed Ronco spent some time with the group earlier this week as they rehearsed. Listen to the story above, and browse the photo gallery from KNKX’s Parker Miles Blohm.