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Additional details have emerged about the FAMU’s Incomparable Marching “100” Band invitation to appear at the Louis Vuitton Men’s Paris (France) Fashion Week Show, which was first reported on June 2nd via our twitter feed.The invitation is for 35 band members and 10 accompanying staff. The band is scheduled to perform at the June 23 show at the world-renown Louvre museum in Paris.
“It’s wonderful for the Marching “100” to return to Paris for the Louis Vuitton Fashion Show as they did for Bastille Day in 1989,” said FAMU President Larry Robinson, Ph.D. “The Marching “100” is symbolic of the excellence of FAMU students and the expertise and care of our Music Department faculty and staff. We can’t wait to see them wow the city of Paris once again.”
The Marching “100” last performed in Paris, France to celebrate the 200th anniversary of French Revolution in the Bastille Day Parade in 1989. Among the group of students who performed with the band is current Director of Bands Shelby Chipman, Ph.D.
About the current trip, Chipman said he received a telephone call from an international telephone number on May 31. Initially, Chipman was hesitant about answering. “I picked up the call and the gentleman said he was representing Louis Vuitton. They’ve seen our videos, and they wanted us to perform at the Men’s Fashion Show in Paris,” Chipman said.
“I almost dropped the phone. I’m just so excited for our students to have this opportunity.”
The Sudler Trophy winning band is widely regarded as the “best marching band in country,” the Marching “100” performed for the 2021 NFL season-opening pregame concert in Tampa last September. The band also performed at the 2021 NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta.