Members of the Shaker Heights High School Band perform at Taksim square in Istanbul, Turkey, March 31, 2013. The band, having 201 student players, has started a nine-day tour from March 27, stopping in six cities including Istanbul, Troy and Ephesus. [Xinhua]

Dancers of the Shaker Heights High School Band perform at Taksim square in Istanbul, Turkey, March 31, 2013. The band, having 201 student players, has started a nine-day tour from March 27, stopping in six cities including Istanbul, Troy and Ephesus. [Xinhua]

The Shaker Heights High School Band performs at Taksim square in Istanbul, Turkey, March 31, 2013. The band, having 201 student players, has started a nine-day tour from March 27, stopping in six cities including Istanbul, Troy and Ephesus. [Xinhua]

Members of the Shaker Heights High School Band perform at Taksim square in Istanbul, Turkey, March 31, 2013. The band, having 201 student players, has started a nine-day tour from March 27, stopping in six cities including Istanbul, Troy and Ephesus. [Xinhua]