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“It’s ok -- I’m with the band” might open doors at rock concerts, but no such intro is needed for the Mighty Sound of Maryland Marching Band, who have been honored with an invitation to participate in the 57th Presidential Inaugural Parade on Monday, January 21, 2013.

Selected from over 2,800 applicants, the UMD Marching Band is best known for its performances at Maryland Terrapins sporting events. But this month, their performance involves marching the fifteen blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue between the U.S. Capitol and the White House, where they will be reviewed by the president and vice-president and their families, along with the viewing public.

The UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) is pleased to announce that visiting professor Jared Mezzocchi has been honored with the Princess Grace Award this fall for his work in the emerging field of on-stage projection design. Awarded by the International Princess Grace Foundation, Mezzocchi offered the Foundation their first real connection with projection design, a huge step for the art form.