Loboc Youth Ambassador Band at the Shanghai Tourism Festival

An acclaimed brass band from the scenic Loboc, Bohol will be in town to represent the Philippines at the Shanghai Tourism Festival to be held on 12-14 September 2009. The band will join the grand parade as a marching contingent, and other stage performances during the festival playing a lively repertoire of Philippine and international melody.

The group is composed of talented students aged from 8 to 16 years old who play trumpet, saxophone and other wind and beat instruments. The group was invited last year to China to participate in the Shanghai International Children’s Choral Contest upon the invitation of the People’s Government of Xujing District and the Philippine Soong Ching Ling Foundation.

The band’s visit is made possible thru the support of the Philippine Department of Tourism, Philippine Consulate General Shanghai, Shanghai Tourism Festival Organizing Committee, and industry partners such as Cebu Pacific and Liwayway Co., makers of the famous Oishi snack brand.