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The Power and Class of New England is heading to New York for Thanksgiving! Although this isn't the first time that the Minuteman Marching Band has played the Macy's Day Parade, it's the biggest crowd that these students have ever performed before. Most collegiate marching bands in the U.S. audition their members. UMass does not. "As famous as we are, and as accomplished, we're kind of unique in that we don't audition anyone," says band director Tim Anderson. "If you want to be in the UMass Band