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The Peterite band plays on – By Algi Wijewickrema Source:Quadrangle A few months back Sri Lanka’s first ever television station, ITN (Independent Television Network), concluded a competition among Sri Lanka’s schools, titled “Band the Band” (thankfully it wasn’t ban the band) and Holy Cross College, Grampaha were crowned champions. Not to be left out, St. Peter’s College, who were runners up also bagged the most popular band award. Delving a little deeper into the history of school bands, the writer finds that St. Peter’s College band was the first school band that ever existed in Ceylon (as our country was then called). So I set out to find someone who could tell me about those early days of the Peterite band. ...