For the first time in the Village Halloween Parade's 49-year history, it will be led by an all-female band. ZinniaDee_TV takes us behind the scenes with the brassqueensnyc as they prepare for tonight's event:
It kicks off at 7 p.m., traveling along Sixth Avenue from Canal Street to 15th Street.The Brass Queens are an eight-piece brass band hailing from"Little girls are always really excited to see us," band member Jenna Murdoch said.
"We wanted another space that we could explore together and be more comfortable playing together," she told CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado."People will look at a stage of women and underestimate what we do, so we always like to surprise and delight our audiences.""The light in their eyes when they see a woman pick up a sousaphoneand just play her heart out on it, it's the best thing in the world," band member Stephanie King said.
"That's the great thing about Brass Queens, we genuinely just really like each other and have a lot of fun. I think people hear that in our playing and our sound," band member Elizabeth Arce said. Comradery and talent -- the band has notable clients including Saks Fifth Avenue, the Met Gala and the Governors Ball Music Festival.Up next, they'll not only be performing in the annual Halloween parade in the Village, they'll be leading it, making history as the first band led by all women to do so.
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