Mason, who led the Marching 100's trumpet section when he was a St. Aug student, was holding his trumpet on the float, but couldn't be coerced to join in. After the surprise performance ...

At the start of each school year, the sounds of high school marching bands begin to echo ... and singing,” said Kennedy Gibson, a junior trumpet player at Katharine Drexel.

The marching band was led by Riley Mulherkar, a professional trumpet player from New York. Janice Jennings, Executive Director of Joye in Aiken, says everyone looks forward to the festival every year.

May H., Trumpet "The camaraderie, the joy we instill in the community and having the opportunity to be that much closer to the plight of the fight! Being a part of the Marching Ravens has allowed ...