BAND DIRECTORS With Drum Corps Roots
TessAyashe
to mention and list the Band Directors out there with Drum Corps Roots that
have done so much to improve the style of High School and College Bands. Feel
free to add info, praise, and ofcourse more names to the list I will start off
the top of my head. Even some of my list will be incomplete... feel free to
add to it. ENJOY!!
Please copy and add on to this list giving each new entry a number... I want to
add this to my book <Smiling> Surely more will come to mind... but I want to
get this going before AOL knocks me off again.
Carol Ann Fallon
1. Mike Longdo, ?Junior Corps Roots, Instructor for Sunrisers/Caballero's,
?HIGH SCHOOL BAND, N.J.. (One of the Best)
2. Jeff Smith, ?Roots, Designer/Instructor Conn. Hurricanes/Hawthorne Cabs,
NORWALK HIGH SCHOOL BAND, Conn. (Wild and Amazing)
3. Rich Giapetta, ?Roots, Drummer/Brass Player Conn. Hurricanes, EAST LYME HIGH
SCHOOL, Conn. (Talented and Great With Kids)
4. Scott Friend, ?Roots, Soloist/Instructor Conn. Hurricanes, NAUGATUCK HIGH
SCHOOL, Conn. (Dedicated and Talented)
5. Charlie "Rat" Bruin, ?Roots, Soloist Baritone NYSkyliners, ?HIGH SCHOOL
BAND, North Jersey (Heart and Soul Skyliner)
Jjg5150
Band. Marched with Cranford Patriots, Bridgemen Percussion Arranger/Caption
Head for Raiders
Mark Fabio...Middle School Band Dir, taught many marching bands in
NJ...Cranford patriots, Cadets Brass Arranger/Caption Head for Raiders
Durand Thomas...Band director Scotch plains - Fanwood HS...Cadets
Douglas M. Lieux
6. Ed Otto-Marched Reading when they were winning, taught Bucs, Bush and Dutch
Boy, director at COATESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL , Southeastern Pennsylvania
7. Brent Lewis- Marched Reading when they were winning, director at DOWNINGTOWN
HIGH SCHOOL, Southeastern Pennsylvania.
8. Bud McCormick, Santa Clara Vanguard, taught Sky and Cabs, director at JACKSON
HIGH SCHOOL, Jersey Shore area.
9. John Schumacher, Marched in Blessed Sacrament in the 70s, taught Garfield and
Bridgemen, director at MORRISTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, North Jersey.
10. Doug Rutan, Marched in Reading when they were winning, taught the Crossmen
during their fight for finals, assistatnt director at MORRISTOWN HIGH SCHOOL,
North Jersey.
11. Winona Lieux, Marched Crossmen, Westshore and Cabs, taught WS and Cabs,
assistant director at MORRISTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, North Jersey....
MsCabs
Carol Ann Fallon
6. Jarrett Zellea-Cabs soprano player/ Nutley High School (enthusiastic,
talented and great with the kids)
kiltie...@my-deja.com
Mike Ramelli, Royal Airs(marched in the sixties), Nisei Ambassadors,
Guardsmen, Kiltiess ('70's, horn instructor)band director in IL
Jerry Davidson (Kilties marched in '70's), taught Scarlet Knights,
Gurnee, IL, Guardsmen. Band director in Michigan
Larry Pawlowski, marched solo sop Cavaliers '60's and '70's, taught
Kilties and some other corps, DeLaSalle HS band director
Ed Bergles, Kilties marcher in '70's and '90's to present, Racine
Kilties corps director and DCM board member :-), band director in
Racine, Wis
Matt Gregg, Madison Scouts, '90's marcher, corps director, Capital
Sound, band director at Oconomowoc, Wis.
Guy Kamerer, marched McHenry Viscounts and DesPlaines Vanguard, Racine
Kilties brass instructor, and band director at Whitnall HS, Wis.
Ok I could go on but I am getting typer's cramp.
-Terri
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BryanBandDir
with Long Island Kingsmen and Hawthorne Caballeros. Instructor: L.I. Squires,
L.I. Grenadiers. Management Team with Spirit of Atlanta
LAURASOP
him as my band director and my drum corps instructor. Called him Robert at
drum corps practice and Mr. Smith at school. Talked about being confused. hehe
>Subject: BAND DIRECTORS With Drum Corps Roots
>From: tessa...@aol.com (TessAyashe)
>Date: 12/19/00 1:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
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KCobra425
roots???
The only bad thing is that he doesn't support his high school kids going to
march corps over the summer. (IE, me and a few other former and current
students...Rochester Patriots)
Strange thing is that he got all excited when he found out that SCV was staying
at our high school for Finals this year.
Very strange considence, don't you think......
Bill
OPHS-2 Miles from "The Ralph"
Patriots Baritone '00-??
DTaylor91
Head Band Director, Simpson Middle School, Marietta, GA
Marched: Suncoast Sound, 1984, 1985
Taught: a whole bunch (recently retired)
Vincent Villarta
UCLA Marching Band
Gary Gilroy - Blue Devils , DCI Judge
Fresno State Marching Band
Corpsguy98
Ott Scholarship winner 1988. Currently DCI brass judge.
Howard Weinstein- consults with various high schools in florida. suncoast
sound baritone (mid 80s sometime), currently program coordinator for Boston
Crusaders.
Kevin Ford- Band director for Tarpon Springs High School, nationally ranked BOA
band. marched SUncoast Sound (mid 80s) Currently drill writer for Boston
Crusaders.
Chip Wood- Seminole High School Band Director. currently Pit tech for Boston
Crusaders.
Tommy Santino- Braddock HS band director. marched Blue Devils in 80s.
Currently Brass Caption head for boston crusaders.
Dave Carbone- East Lake HS band director. marched Magic (90) and Star (91).
wrote and teched for magic and crusaders.
Ron Ellis- asst. band director University of Central Florida. marched Suncoast
Sound, former brass caption head and director for magic.
Jason Harden- band director, Haines City HS. marched suncoast 89 and magic 90.
thats all i can think of right now. =)
Brian H. Grilk
West Milford HS 1981(?) till 1987--now in Tuckerton, NJ--was Band Director
for the HS and now the middle school
Got my brother and hooked....
Brian Grilk
Hawthorne Caballeros
1988-future
LordBrass
To Top Off the Florida List
Mark Hoskins, believe he's a band director or vis guy for a school in Tenn. Vis
and music for magic '99, horn guy for spirit '00, he marched spirit in the 80's
LordBrass
Magic Contra Line '99, future
Micro magic '00, '01
Maybe heatwave '01
Justin Knapp
LAURASOP wrote:
David Buntun. Contra. 27th Lancers 72ish?-79. Reading High Band Director.
Reading, Massachusetts
rs...@my-deja.com
> Durand Thomas...Band director Scotch plains - Fanwood HS...Cadets
Durand is also an alum of Bushwackers as well as was on Brass staff/
caption head from 96-00
Larry Pawlowski was on staff w/Bush for a bit...
and many others...
PEACE!
rslinnj
BUSHBARI!
roarin' 20th in 01...aw yeah...
xmen...@my-deja.com
devils-soprano--Taught Blue Knights
Evan Rogovin--Band Director-Santaluces HS--Marched Wave--taught spirit
and now Crossmen Brass--soprano
Glenda Fegers-band Director-Cooper City HS--Marched Florida vanguard-
Guard
Estelle Gravois--band Director,Deerfield Beach HS--marched SCV-Guard
Dean Musson--Former band Director--PineRidge HS--marched Wave--Taught-
Wave-Colts-Now Crossmen Brass--Currently working on Doctors degree
Dr.Micheal Dressman-band Director-U of Miami--Marched-???-Taught
Bridgemen
Jody Jones--band Director--Deerfield Beach Middle ---Marched Colts-pit
Dr.Mike Robinson--Band director-Seminole HS,Cypress Creek HS,ANd now
college in Hayes,kansas--Marched Madison--taught magic,cadets,colts
Mike Hyde--band director--lake worth HS--marched Suncoast Sound
Nikk Pilato--Band Director--taravella hs--marched Phantom--Drill for
Heat wave Sr.
There are many more from florida....but these are just a few too add
LEG at cba
>SCHOOL, Conn. (Dedicated and Talented)
>
Scott's junior corps roots go back to Enfield (CT) Sabers, and briefly with
Springfield's St. George Olympians.
Larry "G"
kiltie...@my-deja.com
off the list, his first band director gig was my husband's school,
Herscher High School, Herscher IL.
Tim Salzman, marched White Tornadoes in early seventies, taught and
arranged for Fox Valley Raiders, Guardsmen, SCV, Cavaliers and
probably did a host of other things I am missing. Is at Washington
State or U of Washington now I think.
My friend and bari I&E winner in '79, Dale Warren who marched in
Guardsmen with me is now director of bands at the University of
Arkansas.
-Terri
In article <20001219231044...@ng-cl1.aol.com>,
Danny Ruiz
before 1975. Mr.Santino is no longer the director at Braddock (had the,
um, pleasure/nightmare of playing against his band before he left BHS after
1996...wow were they AWESOME) and is now director at Indian Ridge Middle;
he also marched Florida Wave (I'm pretty certain) and Suncoast in 84, then
BD in 85 and 86.
Michael Mann - former band director (replaced by Dr.Dressman) of the
University of Miami Band of the Hour 1991 - 1999 season, marched Phantom
Regiment in '70s, percussion.
L8s...
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John,
Nice band!
Also a nice corps, esp the percussion! I saw the Raiders in Clifton last
year.
Some others:
Mike Davis :-) ::: Garfield Cadets percussion/horn, percussion
instructor Monarchs/Imperial Guardsmen, percussion judge, GSC (waaaay
back), EMBA music/percussion adjudicator, taught lots of bands in NJ
over the years, currently Asst MB Director at West Windsor-Plainsboro HS
South
Chris Bernotas, Cabs brass arranger/instructor, Mountain Lakes NJ band
director, EMBA/BOA adjudicator.
Doug Taylor, Wayne Monarchs, EMBA adjudicator, Summit HS NJ Band
director
Jim Millar, Garfield Cadets, Passaic Valley HS NJ band director
Jim Miller, marched?, Bushwackers percussion arranger a number of years
ago, Bunnell HS CT band director
Gary and Anna Cooper (they are a great team!), Garfield Cadets,
Delaware Valley NJ band/guard staff
Noel Young, Muchachos, , EMBA music adjudicator Ramsey HS NJ (former)
band director, now teaching in the lower grades, I think.
Ed Argenziano, marched?, DCI percussion judge, Morris Knolls HS NJ band
director, arranger for lots of corps and bands.
And lots more...
Mike
Freshies
High School - http://www.geocities.com/mrhsband - band homepage
http://www.geocities.com/mrhsband/romano.html - director's page
(can't put into words how wonderful a person he is)
-Dani
Doreen Sandor Girardi
BTW, don't forget that Mike Longdo marched Mello in Sky in the early 80's I
think it was
(82, 83?) before going to Cabs I believe.
I don't know if Charlie Bruen worked with the Band at his H.S.
(Bergenfield?) in NJ - I do believe he has a Doctorate in Math and teaches
Math there . . . .but his talent is unquestionable !
On someone else's post re: Jim Miller (Perucssion) - Jim Miller was also
Percussion Arranger and Instructor for the Skyliners in 1985 I believe, and
Percussion Arranger/Consultant for Lehigh Valley Chieftains for a number of
years in the 90's.
Happy Holidays to you and your family (and grandchild!)
Doreen
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Jjg5150
HS or in the Bergenfield Music Dept. Their accomplishments in drum corps speak
for themselves!
sbur...@hotmail.com
I've heard he's not teaching anymore.
> Larry Pawlowski, marched solo sop Cavaliers '60's and '70's, taught
> Kilties and some other corps, DeLaSalle HS band director
>
> Ed Bergles, Kilties marcher in '70's and '90's to present, Racine
> Kilties corps director and DCM board member :-), band director in
> Racine, Wis
>
> Matt Gregg, Madison Scouts, '90's marcher, corps director, Capital
> Sound, band director at Oconomowoc, Wis.
>
> Guy Kamerer, marched McHenry Viscounts and DesPlaines Vanguard, Racine
> Kilties brass instructor, and band director at Whitnall HS, Wis.
>
> Ok I could go on but I am getting typer's cramp.
>
> -Terri
>
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Lawrence Bell
Hey Sam or Larry G -
Wasn't Doc Baggs there before them? What's that guy's rap sheet!!
Larry B
Brian H. Grilk
with the Caballeros.
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Ken Bell, mello soloist Cadets '89 (Les Mis), also marched Hurcs and Bush,
now band director at Newington HS (CT)
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Tom
corps is represented heavily in the band director category...
In the early 90's, at one point Rochester Crusaders had 14 band directors
performing IN the line... not counting staff... we had more band directors
than we did high school students... some were long time corps people, but
several just wanted the drum corps experience...
Tom Peashey
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Matt Harloff..Asst. Band Director.. Avon HS, Avon, IN. Marched Star of
Indiana(Drum Major '93), CBC Brass Staff '97-'98.
David Mobley.. Asst. Band Director.. Warren Central HS, Indianapolis, IN..
Marched Phantom Regiment '95 - '97, Currently on PR Staff...
TessAyashe
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>Doesn't anyone get the point... this thread could go on and on... drum
>corps is represented heavily in the band director category...
>
Tom Peashey
Hi Tom.. Yes, I am now aware of the large number of Drum Corps people who are
involved in Bands and Being Band Directors... The main point of my starting
this thread was to recognize, learn and even give them some well deserved
credit through having their names mentioned by our Drum Corps Family and
Friends. As soon as I get finished up with this Christmas Fun... YIKES!!! if
Ever, I plan to putting these post together in a neat list.
Merry Christmas to All and soon a good night!!!
Carol Ann Fallon
VKGARRY73
Gary Wampler, Fountain Valley HS, Fountain Valley, CA; marched VK, Anaheim
Kingsmen
John Whatley, Westminster HS, Westminster, CA; marched Hollywood Knights,
Valley Fever (Modesto, CA) and VK. Taught West Coast Sound and Impulse.
Mark Hodge, Goldwater HS, Phoenix, AZ; marched BD
Paul Rich, Ironwood HS, Phoenix, AZ; marched Sunset Regiment (Tucson) and
Freelancers
Stuart Bailey, South Mountain HS, Phoenix, AZ; marched Sunset Regiment
There are a few more just in Arizona, and a plethora in California. To compile
the California list would be a daunting task, to say the least.
VKG
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GEORGE 82
>ago, Bunnell HS CT band director
Jim marched with Fantasia III and Bridgemen
>Ed Argenziano, marched?, DCI percussion judge, Morris Knolls HS NJ band
>director, arranger for lots of corps and bands.
Ed marched with Muchachos and was a staff member of Fantasia III
GEORGE 82
Rich Guillen who marched with Sunrisers in the '80's as well as the 1986
Garfield Cadets on Contra who is now band director at Arlington HS,
LaGrangeville, NY
Bob Viti, a Muchachos alum who has also served as percussion caption head with
the Hurricanes and presently with the Syracuse Brigadiers, is director of the
Port Chester HS Marching Band in Port Chester, NY
Fred Trumpy who marched lead sop with the 1982 Garfield Cadets is band director
of Bernards HS in NJ.
STREET43
Caption Head and Bari soloist. has had over 20 students march in 7 different
corps, including 4 this season.
Kenny Frank
>Bob Viti, a Muchachos alum who has also served as percussion caption head
>with
>the Hurricanes and presently with the Syracuse Brigadiers, is director of the
>Port Chester HS Marching Band in Port Chester, NY
>
Bob also taught the Skyliners from 89-92 , The Sunrisers in 98 The Bridgemen in
87 and the Westchester Brassmen parade Corps.
Kenny Frank
LHall10784
and soloist. Blazers/Renegades (NY) 1982, Rochester Patriots instructor
1984.1988-89, Hoechster Schlossgarde 1986-87 Brass Caption Head, Rochester
Crusaders (sop),
Now Assistant Director of Bands Jamestown HS, Jamestown, NY.
LHall10784
in Wisconsin and former lead soprano with Blue Stars in 1979
GSNewell
>>corps is represented heavily in the band director category...
>>
Heck, right now the Phantom Regiment staff has seven band directors -- junior
high school, high school and college level -- that I can think of (there are
probably more). I'm sure many, many drum corps have plenty of band directors on
staff and who marched with corps.
Greg Newell
Board of Directors
Phantom Regiment
Gausline
JS52671
Sunrisers, Sound of Long Island. Is the marching band director at Brentwood
High School. Brentwood NY
Tim Imlay
82-83. He is the band director at Borah High School in Boise, ID.
Tim
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LEG at cba
> Wasn't Doc Baggs there before them? What's that guy's rap sheet!!
>Larry B
>
You may be correct. I do know that they were going to dedicate the auditorium
at Bergenfield HS to the late Dr. Baggs.
Larry "G"
mike_d...@my-deja.com
Larry,
Yes, Dr Baggs was indeed Bergenfield's band director through the 50's.
At some point he moved to administration and became principal at the Roy
Brown Middle School in Bergenfield.
Don Angelica also moved up into admin from the band director slot as the
district's personnel director.
Frank Levy, Don's asst horn instructor in Garfield during the 1972
season, was the orchestra director in the district. He later became band
director as well, a position he held for a lot of years, through the
80's, at any rate.
Mike