{"id":2186924,"date":"2025-12-04T16:21:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2186924"},"modified":"2025-12-04T16:21:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:21:19","slug":"santa-cruz-high-music-director-to-march-in-rose-parade-on-new-years-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/santa-cruz-high-music-director-to-march-in-rose-parade-on-new-years-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Cruz High music director to march in Rose Parade on New Year’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Santa Cruz High School\u2019s band director will join the Rose Parade in Pasadena on New Year\u2019s Day, with Christina Latham among 300 band directors invited to make up a marching band of music teachers from around the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For 25 years, Latham has led the century-old Santa Cruz High Cardinal Regiment<\/a> and directed the high school\u2019s music program. Under her leadership, the high school marching band has been invited to perform at world-renowned venues such as the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Latham said her work as a high school music director is rooted in \u201ccreating a community of people who love making music together and care about each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the high school marching band is not traveling alongside her to Pasadena for the 137th Rose Parade<\/a> on Jan. 1, Latham will instead march with the Saluting America\u2019s Band Directors parade entry.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Latham inherited a zeal for music from her family, and has been playing in bands since she took up clarinet in fourth grade and marched with her high school\u2019s band. This experience inspired her to pursue a career in music as an adult.<\/p>\n

The Band Directors Marching Band in the Rose Parade in Pasadena. Credit:<\/span> Tournament of Roses<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Latham said she\u2019s building up her endurance to play clarinet for nearly 2\u00bd hours straight while walking the 5.5-mile parade route. She said she feels ecstatic about the coveted opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Rose Parade has been something I\u2019ve watched for years as a band director and as a kid, and to actually be a part of something that is such a big deal is a huge honor,\u201d she said. \u201cRepresenting the Santa Cruz community, both as a school and a town, is really special.\u201d<\/p>\n

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