Hugh Hodgson School of Music graduate Richard Gnann (BMus, MMEd) is the author of Dreaming of the Redcoat Band, the true story of one child’s Bulldog dream — to march in Sanford Stadium with the University of Georgia Redcoat Band. The story personifies the Redcoat Marching Band legacy and experience for the hundreds of Franklin and UGA students who have comprised its ranks over the years. The book inspires children to follow their dreams and inspires parents to encourage childhood dreams. It is also an opportunity to support the band, as all profits generated from the book will be donated to the Redcoat Band.
Gnann will be doing a guest storytime at Avid Books in Athens on Prince Avenue this Saturday, Dec. 8 at 1 pm.
Image: sample of artwork from the book (by Art Roche, Lamar Dodd School of Art BFA graduate).