University band is preparing for an unforgettable performance at the inauguration parade for President-elect Barack Obama. 

Members are practicing up to four hours a day to prepare for next week's parade.

 

The band played for presidents Carter, Clinton and the first term of George W. Bush. But band director Larry Pannell said this opportunity is special for the historically black college. "What an honor to say you've played for the first president, but then to say you're playing for the first president of color," Pannell said. "That's almost synonymous with saying we're playing for George Washington." The 201 band members leave for Washington on Sunday. They raised $100,000 to pay for the trip.