TAIPEI (TVBS News) — The Taipei First Girls High School (TFG) marching band departed for the U.S. on Tuesday (Dec. 27) to perform at the Los Angeles' Rose Parade on Jan. 2.
After an 18-year hiatus, the TFG High School team members are ready to take on their new mission overseas, showcasing their skill and talent at annual parades in the United States.
About 135 Taiwanese students and teachers checked off all preparations at Taoyuan International Airport — from preparing suitcases of instruments to textbooks for upcoming exams — before heading out onto this 12-day journey with stops at three events.
On Dec. 30, they'll be performing at a local college, then the Rose Parade on Jan. 2 and a grand finale performance hosted by Disneyland on Jan. 3 before returning home safe and sound on Jan. 7.