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the JournAl May 2018 of the b AnD Vol. 98 No. 1 three Cheers for 100 yeArs

ne of the really special things to me about the band is our Ohistory and the traditions that have emerged from it. When I was interviewing everyone running for junior staff, I asked each of them what their favorite silly band tradition was. I originally intended this to reduce tension and allow any nervous freshmen to relax with an easy frst question, but the responses I received highlighted many of the wonderful aspects of band. My most shocking takeaway from that question was that no two people had the same answer. All 24 people who were interviewed each had The Band caroling in downTown BosTon To spread The holiday spiriT a unique favorite tradition. While many we lead the band into its 100th year, answers were the ones I would expect: as many playing the bottle cheer. Looking maintaining its history and adding to it march down, flower/flour, confetti, forward, planning for the 100th Reunion is while we go. I’ve loved working with verse 2, cuts, and , there well underway. The reunion will take place on you all these past six months, and I were also many traditions the weekend of October 12th, 2019 when our have no doubts that you will all be great I had never even thought football team takes on Cornell. We’d love going forward and make the band even of, such as the to have as many crusts as possible, and I better. adding stingers to the end encourage all of you who can to attend I’d like to end by congratulating of songs after the rest of the game. If you’re ever in Cambridge, the class of 2018 on becoming our the band cuts off at rehearsals. we’d love for you to stop by the band room newest group of crusties. You all made Some people enjoyed at 74 Mount Auburn Street. When I started me feel welcome when I joined as a full band traditions, freshman year, I really enjoyed becoming freshman, and it’s been great getting while others more friends with crusties from before my to know all of you over the past three enjoyed section- time, and seeing crusties return year years. The band will be very different wide ones such after year is truly special. next year without all of you around, but as yAle’s red rover If you can’t make it to the Albert ChAlom I know you will go on to do wonderful or inaugurating the band room, you can also keep up with Manager things. As you move on, I hope that you new PCM. us on social media. For those keeping continue to keep the band as part of This question also often was up with the kids these days, come check your life, and know that you’ll always my longest question of the interview, out our new Instagram (@Harvard_band), have a home at 74 Mt. Auburn Street. as people would sometimes continue to or our more traditional Facebook page and Twitter account. Also, if you’d like to receive talk about why they liked this tradition IllegItImum non carborundum, so much, and how those were some our monthly email news blasts, please email of the moments they fell in love with [email protected] to be added to our band. Each person found a particular list. The Google Calendar on our website has quirk in band that they really enjoyed all of our gigs, and we’d love for you to join us for any gig you’re free. and identifed with. Belonging to an Albert Chalom organization with so many quirks that This past year has been extremely successful for the band and I’d like to all different types of people can fnd Albert Chalom ‘19 is currently serving as a unique one that they really connect personally thank our previous senior staff. the Band’s Manager for 2017-2018. He with is very special, and I believe Diondra, Changseob, Nathan, Christine, and is a Computer Science concentrator from unique to the band. Brandon, thank you for all your work this past Livingston, New Jersey. Outside of our traditions, the year. Whether throwing fowers at us, telling us band’s history is also super prominent what we spell at feld rehearsals, updating our insiDe... with all the support we receive from tunesaqs, organizing our ski trip, or hydrating all our crusties. Seeing crusties at us with water ;), you all led us every step of The Band Used to Win 2 nearly all football games, or out in the way. The band is indebted to you for your Rain and Shine 3 service. Under your leadership we put on Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco 6 ½ Minutes ... 4 on our West Coast Tour shows the performances at a high school in Seattle, a festival in Portland, and played for two Boys I will always ... 5 connection alumni still feel to this Giant ... 6 organization years after they have and Girls Clubs in San Francisco. None of graduated. Crustie play day was a this would have been possible without your Student Awards... 6 success again this year with over 20 leadership. Emily, Joanna, Aidan, and Finn, In Memory of Marlowe ... 6 crusties in attendance, and equally I’m excited to work with you this year, as Conductor’s Corner... 7 Check out our website for a digital copy of the Journal and band updates! www.harvardband.org the bAnD useD to Win

nd we keep winning. Sadly, probably as high as the Bubble. I cannot say that about our vs. Penn (L 23-6) Afootball team. Here is an Penn’s student body always seems overview of our season: sickly. Maybe it’s Philadelphia, maybe it’s an inferiority complex, but maybe vs. Ice it’s something else. When the band For the frst time in ages, the band inspected their dining halls, we found performed on the ice for a women’s ice the real reason behind their frailty - they hockey game. We came close to losing were only serving oatmeal. We left, to the ice rink, but ultimately suffered shocked, but we didn’t do much to help. no injuries or embarrassments. The greg scalise welcomes changseoB To his After all, they must atone for choosing band gave a short recap of our raunchy new posTion wiTh a ginger ale shower. the school of Mr. Quaker Oats. winter break to a nearly empty Bright- Landry! mark with this one. The student section roared as our hero in a white tux jacket @ yAle (L 24-3) A long, long time ago, the band sailed @ Rhode Island (L 17-10) and the iconic hat took the feld as the the ocean blue to fnd a new haven. The football team lost. The band was band formed an arrow. Listen, I’m no When we arrived, it was but a probably eating burgers at Mock Field analyst but now is the time to donate pile of trash, so we set sail yet again, this Show. to the band to win the favor of the next Harvard president. time for a newer haven. We had to defeat the seven evil monsters that guarded vs. Brown (W 45-28) the seven seas. Our frst opponent was The atmosphere at the band’s season vs. Princeton (L 52-17) the Brown bear, who drowned in its opener was rather heavy with the recent We love being in the spotlight, and cesspool of mediocrity. Then, we fnned passing of old Taylor Swift. We tried to what better way of being the center of the Princeton tiger shark, stewed and bring her back from the land of the dead, attention than to be the star of a TV ate big green sea turtle, and with a soulful rap performance show? We tried our hands on hit shows harpooned the Columbia (what?) sea by me, we received Kanye’s such as Baked and Afraid, the Bertha- lion, clubbed the UPennguin, thought permission to bring her back lorette, and Cutthroat Chicken. Our the herring was the last, to life. Our rescue ultimately episodes didn’t get good ratings; and destroyed the yale Kraken to reach failed. Shame on us. they didn’t even air! Who would’ve thought a scrambled band just isn’t the newest haven - a world without yale. @ Georgetown (W 41-2) cut out for cooking shows? This incredible season was made The football team won. possible with Diondra’s grits, Nathan’s The band was probably vs. Dartmouth (W 25- bits, Christine’s wits, and Brandon’s consuming liquids 22) spirits. I would also like to thank my copiously, except Kegs are like air. It’s Prop Crew Managers Dalen Ferreira for those who were one of those important and Calais Galbraith, and my Assistant celebrating Yom things that we all Drill Master Albert Chalom: Calais and Kippur. take for granted. That’s why when Dalen for building obnoxious props I wrote into my shows, and Albert for @ Corn hell (L 17- we received the dealing with an obnoxious Drill Master. 14) news of Keggy the Is it really a Keg’s disabeerance, Words cannot describe how excited I Harvard football we set out to uncover am for Albert, Emily, Joanna, Aidan, game if a marching the truth. He had been and Finn, or how thrilled I am to miss band isn’t making murdered! Shocked, a few gigs doing things like homework fun of Harvard? we interviewed all of - or not. Somehow, I just know they are Well, no, and since Hanover’s 15 residents; going to be an incredible staff with the Cornell’s marching we even contacted way Albert is urging me to fnish this band wouldn’t do their ChAngseob lim dead Dartmouth grads. article. job, we took it upon Drill Master The murderer had been ourselves and quoted Pillsbury Doughboy, In the immortals words of Julius Caesar, negative comments about the Harvard who killed the Keg because people kept “I came,” Band from www.twitter.com. Although, pushing his buttons. Hoo hoo. I am still not sure if “roving group of (RIP Keggy 1969-2017) And then I saw, and then I Drilled. musical real estate agents” counts as criticism. @ Columbia (W(hat?) 21-14) The Columbia (what?) show was INC, vs. Lafayette (W 38-10) stitched together from shows written Sadly, President Faust will be leaving by Drill Master candidates. This very at the end of the spring 2018 semester. coherent -- and true -- story started The band decided to lend a helping from Soviet spies trapping the band Changseob Lim hand by offering our list of nominees. in Columbia’s (what?) athletic facility Mark Wahlberg would be good, and called the Bubble, and ended with us Mark Zuckerberg would be great, but traveling into space in the said facility Changseob Lim ‘19 was Drill Master from Mark Olson -- I’d say we were on the with it ultimately popping. I don’t 2016-2017. He is a Computer Science know what sorcery went into stitching concentrator, from Orangeburg, New York. this show together. To be honest, I was 2 illegiTimum non carBorundum! rAin AnD shine

n paper, the Drum Major plans in case it would position, like many other rain, but even the OSenior Staff positions, seems University’s rain plan was pretty dry. You call bus companies, you comfortingly vague, as if email other bands, you send reminder it existed just for the sake emails. Most people tend to fxate on the of a rain plan existing, part where you wave a big stick up and rather than for actual use. down. But trying to explain what being Actually, we were feeling Drum Major was like by explaining the pretty optimistic about responsibilities of the job misses a huge having a Commencement part of what it meant to me, which is that that wasn’t swelteringly for about a year, I felt like I had adopted hot, for once. As the 60-80 goofy, squabbling , who day drew nearer, it I was required by social contract to love became increasingly maryrose roBson helps chrisTine suiT up for her unconditionally, and my happiness was clear that the forecasted new role as drum maJor. now entirely dependent on their well rain was not going to go Despite all of my melodrama, being. Oh, and they all get a kick out of away, but I remained resolute—if I all I really got were a few weird looks, throwing ice at me during bad weather. just thought hard enough at the sky, and several people warning me that Indeed, this past year was a if I sent enough nonverbal pleas to I’d catch a cold. For weeks afterward, year of great love, with intense highs the weather gods, then they would I was haunted by irrational guilt over and deep lows, and a great deal of hear me, do me a favor, and keep not somehow procuring better weather unfortunate weather: A beautiful light Commencement temperate and dry. conditions for us. It wasn’t until midway snow accented our Christmas caroling But alas, it seems my weather through fall semester that I realized: I parade, but Duckling god communication skills were don’t actually control the weather. And Day was canceled lacking, because we were in the end, everything was okay despite due to rain. Our men’s greeted on Commencement the rain. Though people complained hockey team made it to day by a downpour. Our tent about the weather and tossed the odd the Frozen Four in Chicago sheltered the , “sacrifce!” my way, spirits remained and the Band managed to fnd percussionists, and most of high. When the graduating seniors funding to go with them, but the low brass section from came by the tent to conduct fght songs our fight to Chicago out of the rain, but the edges after afternoon exercises, the pouring Providence was canceled of the tent were not rain felt (pardon my melodrama again) due to a storm in Atlanta strong enough to like a great big cathartic cry, as if the (Atlanta!). Come fall contain the weather wanted to bid goodbye to semester, the weather water, and the seniors too. And although Mark was quite literally all the futes, Zuckerberg spoke to a nearly empty over the place, with , Tercentenary Theatre, and we didn’t sunny skies when and get to play Harvardiana as we marched rain was predicted, were through the center of the crowd, I and surprise forced to still remember the Commencement showers endure Christine Zheng of 2017 as being just as bright as when the Band was Drum Major streams of rainwater the Commencements of years past. outside, poncho-less and dribbling down unprepared. But in the end, it is one of onto their toes and shoulders. the low points of this past year, one of the Out of pride, stubbornness, INC, dreariest, most uncomfortable gigs I’ve and a sense of responsibility for the ever attended, that best embodies that rain, I refused to wear a poncho over feeling of Drum Majorly love. That’s my tuxedo. Instead, I took my post right, I’m talking about Commencement. just outside of the safety of the tent, We went into the week with planted my mace, and bared my teeth high hopes. The forecast said rain, in what was probably a slightly manic but we were still a few days out, and smile. After all, my class was the Christine Zheng it would likely change as it had many freshman class that lived through the times before. We discussed alternate 95th reunion and still decided to stay in Band. I realized that day that to me, Christine Zheng ’18 was Drum Major the weather was nothing—it had to be from 2016 to 2017. She is a Chemistry nothing!—in the face of the sheer joy of concentrator from Boston, Massachusetts being present with this group of people to send off another class of graduating seniors, another class of newly-crusty Save The Date Crust, with pomp and circumstance. If I just stood out in the rain long enough, The 100th Reunion will take place if I just smiled wide enough, then on October 12th 2019. We hope maybe the Band would forget to notice to have you join us! hoCkey seAson! The Band conTinues iTs the rain, forget that they were cold, TradiTion of Travelling To BeanpoT wiTh The crimson hockey Team during The and only feel the incredible warmth winTer sporTs season. of being the Band at Commencement. Bass drum Journal 2018 3 6½ minutes, At the yAle boWl

he question perennially plaguing Believe it the Student Conductor: what or not, prodding Tdoes the Band play at the questions about the yAle game? This year I was proud to Band’s repertoire arrange a personal classical favorite, have followed us the 4th movement of Dvorak’s New everywhere, even to World Symphony, for our show. My the West Coast. Our steadfast partner in crime, Drill Master many adventures Changseob Lim, selected “Shipping Up on the West Coast to Boston” to accompany his seafaring Tour included feld show, an excellent choice. But performing at two the biggest challenge for the Boys & Girls Clubs StudCon here is to fnd a in San Francisco. recent pop song that the One little boy there elena sokoloski passes The posiTion of sTudenT conducTor To crowd will enjoy and that asked me if we naThan wolfe wiTh The TradiTional ginger ale shower. the Band can play well. could play 2017 gave us slim something the Band was well-rehearsed (not to pickings. The US Top by rapper Future. Alas, toot my own ) and well-prepared. 40 has recently treated our tunesaq has none of Field rehearsal went swimmingly. But us to such “bangers” his songs, or any rap imagine my horror when the yAle band, as the unabashedly songs at all for that having overheard our rehearsal, started superfcial #1 “Shape matter, but I trust my performing their own version of “That’s of You” (“I’m in love successor Joanna Tao What I Like” in the stands during the with your body,” Ed will be working on that. 1st quarter. How would our version Sheeran chants to the Eventually, one week stack up to theirs? woman he’s dating, before the yAle Game, Well, I’m happy to say that, at to make clear that he I settled on Bruno halftime, our Band handily upstaged doesn’t care much nAthAn Wolfe Mars’s groovy “That’s Student Conductor yAle’s rendition of the same song, with for her personality or What I Like” for our a beautiful performance. How’s that interests) and the lazy last halftime show. for going out with a bang? As the last “Strip That Down,” by When that day rolled around, notes of Ten Thou ticked by to close our (the verses are straight eighth notes show, I couldn’t help but feel proud of for eight measures straight). Current everyone in this Band and what we had popular trends aren’t favorable accomplished together in 2017. to arrangements for our Band. Is that whole rant simply INC, a product of my personal music preferences? Possibly. After all, in one of his shows, Changseob described the musical tastes of the Band as “stuck in the late 00s.” I defnitely ft into that category. Nowadays, I fnd myself pining for 2012, when Taylor Swift Nathan Wolfe was still releasing good music. In fact, her electropop single from that year, Nathan Wolfe‘19 was Student Conductor from 2016-2017. He is a Computer “I Knew You Were Trouble” (arr. S. Science concentrator from Winchester, Per band tradItIon, nathan conducts Johnson ‘16) is still one of the Band’s Masachusetts. favorites. from atoP the John harvard statue. harvard universiTy Band sTaff 2017-2018 senior stAff Junior stAff annaBella espinoza ‘21 -- music manager alBerT chalom ‘19 -- manager cai al-Tariq ‘20 -- Treasurer emma hansen ‘21 -- music manager emily valenTin ‘20 -- drill masTer BeThany Jenkins ‘21 -- eli marTin ‘20 --- licensing coordinaTor Joanna Tao ‘19 -- sTudenT conducTor alumni & pr cooridanTor marcos cecchini ‘21 -- aidan connaughTon ‘19 -- drum maJor marika Thompson ‘21 -- merchandise arranging coordinaTor finn weBer ‘20 -- schneider michael colaviTa ’20 -- weBmasTer alisTer pino ‘20 -- Trips man Tess carney ‘20 -- hisTorian Tess carney ‘20 -- inTernal reunion mAnAger micahel colaviTa ‘20 -- adm Jessica Bishai ‘20 -- schwarTz Jessica Bishai ‘20 -- 100Th reunion manager calais galBriaTh ‘19 and gaBriel coonce allison law ‘20- schwarTz sierra garica ‘21 -- weisse seCtion leADers ‘19 -- prop crew managers selkeT JeweTT ‘21 -- weisse anaBelle paulino ‘21 -- Jess BouTchie ‘21 -- phoTographer aThan ee eisse chris chen ‘21-- carl siBley ‘20 -- cinemaTographer n l ‘21 -- w marcos cecchini ‘21 -- sax ian saum ‘20 -- social media coordinaTor Jen eason ‘21 -- schaTzen sam reed ‘19 -- Jen eason ‘21 -- recruiTing DireCtor eli marTin ‘20 -- low Brass gaBriel coonce ‘19 -- music archivisT mark olson -- direcTor of Bands Jasmine parmley ‘21 -- percussion marika Thompson ‘21 -- insTrumenTs manager 4 illegiTimum non carBorundum! i Will AlWAys remember When i WAs sChneiDer any of my friends know that that being Schneider isn’t I’m a fan of Doctor Who. For about wearing the green Mreference, the Doctor, a time tie and being in front of the traveling alien, regenerates into a new band, feeling like I’m some body when the old one “dies.” I see the super important person. It’s Schneider similar to the Doctor in that about being myself, always aspect; it’s less dramatic than in the show, helping out where needed, but after a year the Schneider goes from and loving the band for all predecessor to successor. It’s a change the great things it’s done for that must happen, and ultimately is a me, regardless of the color of good thing for the Band. my tie. When I came to that The title of this article may seem conclusion on a sleepless JonaThon nessralla welcomes Brandon kim To strange. After all, isn’t it an obviously night, I felt more at ease about senior sTaff wiThThe TradiTional ginger ale shower. memorable experience to be on Staff for being a bandie after yAle. a year? Well, maybe, but probably not I named my article after the last In the fall we had an incredible for the reasons you might expect. The words of the eleventh Doctor in the freshmen class join us. I do want to thank last two semesters were full of some of show, who finally regenerated after them for putting up with such an awkward the highest but also lowest points of coming to a realization that h e person as their Schneider, trying to my life. My inevitable “regeneration” would try his absolute introduce them to the Band’s social neared, and I found myself wishing best to remember atmosphere through various events. for more time. I wanted to have that e v e r y t h i n g When I was a freshman I remember special relationship with the Band, watching Joe Palana `17 do all of those even though it had its ups about his things so effortlessly, and I’m very and downs, for just a while time as the grateful that this year’s newest bandies longer. Never before did Doctor, good or bad. didn’t all leave the Band because of me. I have the privilege This really resonated While we’re on the subject of t o g r i l l a with me as I rewatched thanking people, I want to thank the rest ton of food, this particular episode of my Staff for putting up with me even spearhead a during winter break. more than the freshmen have. Thank barrage of paper airplanes, Yes, it is hard for me you Diondra, Changseob, Nathan, and or lead excitement cheers. to let go of something Christine, for working with and believing On the other hand, I had brAnDon kim that has been a big part of in me to the end. You were the reason this less time to spend outside of Schneider my identity for the past Band and I survived for another year. It Band, experienced some my year, but as it has been in was a good run, and I hope it was worth lowest mental and emotional states, and the past, the Band will continue to be a it for all of you as it was for me. had some academic struggles as well. community that strives to be inclusive Thank you also to Cai, Elena, Haniu, These hardships are very possibly my and fun for bandies even without me. I Lucas, and Lizzie. Being a Schneider fault, but I can confdently say that no now have the opportunity to remember would have been literally impossible one goes through an entire Staff term my Staff experience fondly and take the without your help, and I was fortunate without making any sacrifces. back seat to enjoy the bandie experience, to have all of you go on this year-long If that’s the case, then what made it so something I wish I’d done more last year. journey with me. From not-so-quiet hard for me to let go and move on? The Looking back, I am so very lucky to buses to one of the liveliest dead weeks, positive experiences made me want more, have had two great semesters on Staff. none of it could have happened without and the negative ones made me wish for In the frst half of the calendar year we you, and I hope you had as much fun as more time to grow from them. I hadn’t had so many new and exciting things I did. thought about my life as a bandie after happen. We had a feld show on ice, Well, that’s it. My adventure is over my term, and this new unknown scared where we managed to have basically a and I got to have my fnal words with me. The simple fact of the matter was that 100% survival rate. We had a party for my companions. Time for me to move on I absolutely loved being Schneider, and a Chicago trip that didn’t quite take off. and leave you with Finn, who I’m sure I was under the delusion that somehow We traveled to the west coast and had a will do a great job in keeping the spirit I wouldn’t matter to the Band after my chance to play for children other than of Professor Schneider’s Silver time. It seems silly to me now, knowing those dressed as ducklings. Band alive and well.

Want to come to a gig? Got Alumni News? INC & PVP, Contact the Band! Address: 74 Mt. Auburn St. Cambridge, MA 02138-5051 Phone: 617-496-BAND (2263) emAil: [email protected] Web: http://www.harvardband.org Brandon Kim KeeP uP With us on FAcebooK And tWitter! FAcebooK: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Harvard-University- Brandon Kim ‘19 was Schneider from Band/102780311230 2016-2017. He is an Integrative Biology concentrator from Pomona, California. tWitter: http://www.twitter.com/harvardband Bass drum Journal 2018 5 uPDAte on the giAnt tubA bAnD members PresenteD AWArDs restorAtion ProJeCt The Harvard Band Foundation is valve cases need a complete overhaul and The Stephen D. MacDiarmid Award, pleased to announce, in conjunction with replating to make the horn play freely. named in honor of Steve MacDiarmid the HUB’s 100th anniversary, a once-in-a- They are critical to the success of the ’77, is presented annually to versatile century project to restore and preserve the restoration, and Dillon says there’s only musicians in the freshman class. This Band’s BBBb (triple B fat) subcontrabass one guy in America who he trusts to work year’s recipients are Marika Thompson horn, known around the world as “the on them. “He’s in Chicago, and he knows and Nathan Lee. The Malcolm H. Holmes Harvard Tuba.” I’m going to bring it (the disconnected Award ’28, named after beloved Director valve set) to him...on my lap, in an airplane, Malcolm Holmes, is presented to three Dillon Music of Woodbridge, NJ has and back again when it’s done, with me. dedicated freshman bandies. The 2017 agreed to take on this unique challenge, There are some things you don’t give to recipients are Chris Chen, Selket Jewett, and the Foundation is working out the FedEx.” and Jasmine Parmley. The Robert T. contractual details with them. Dillon Abrams Award, was initiated in 2008 anticipates starting the physical work in The restoration project has already by Bob Abrams ’49. Established on the February 2019, when they will close down drawn the attention of musicologists and occasion of Abram’s 80th birthday, the the repair side of their business and clear antiquarians throughout North America award is to be presented to a senior trumpet the foor of all other jobs. Once they’ve and Europe. Unlike its closest nineteenth- player who has demonstrated outstanding fabricated some super-sized mandrels century “cousins” (the Boosey & Hawkes musicianship, distinguished leadership, and other custom tools, Dillon will work giant tuba at the Horniman Museum, and dedication to the Band. This year’s exclusively on this one instrument for London; and “Big Carl” at Carl Fischer’s, recipient is Greg Scalise. about two months, and have it back to New York City), Harvard’s subcontrabass us in plenty of time for the centennial tuba wasn’t built to be a shop sign. It plays. celebrations. That’s why the Foundation has committed to restoring this artifact from the great age wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Steve Dillon and Matt Walters, of band music to its best playing condition. The Band would like to express Dillon’s chief brass technician, came up to sincere thanks to our 2017 Cambridge in December to take numerous We estimate the the cost of the project, measurements and photographs. Their including a secure and accessible storage Anderson Society Members: initial assessment of the tuba’s condition: locker, to be in the range of $20,000 to Elaine B. Murphy “Not as bad as it could be”! The , $25,000. We are extremely grateful to Peter L Malkin with its deformations and split-away ring have already secured the pledge of the Adriana Tremoulet molding, poses the toughest technical lead contribution to this restoration, from Robert S. Blacklow problems. The majority of the repairs, a devoted and generous alumnus. We will James L. Robo and Meredith B. Trim from the complete disassembling, to soon announce the public fundraising Neil R. Miller pounding out the dents, and fxing the effort, and with your support Harvard’s Peter G. Strauss 6-millimeter hole in the second valve giant tuba will sound better than it has Scott Berney slide, Dillon says are just bigger, heavier, for the last 100 years. Timothy E. Feige costlier versions of what they already do. Barry W. Furze A. Michael Ruderman ‘81 Wendy Livingston With one exception. The valves are Clerk, Harvard Band Foundation Thomas Difo worn and their action is labored. The Sam Sheagren Ya Tao Chris and Emily Clark Jack Davison in memory of mArloWe sigAl wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Marlowe Sigal ’52 MBA ‘54, a former president of the band foundation and beloved crustie passed away this year on May 4th. Marlowe has attended a football game with the band every year for the past 70 years. To honor Marlowe’s life and commitment to the band over the past 70 years, the band will be dedicating this years Crustie Play Day football game vs Princeton (October 20th, 2018) in Marlowe’s honor. If you’re available, The fluTe secTion dances while The we’d love to have you join us at the game Band plays up The sTreeT in honor of Marlowe. If you have any ideas for ways we Bass drum Journal sTaff could honor Marlowe at the game, please phoTos email Albert at manager@harvardband. Jessica Boutchie ‘21 Dalen Ferreira ‘19 org with any suggestions. ediTing marlowe sigal aTTending a game for his Albert Chalom ‘19 70Th consecuTive season design and layouT Bethany Jenkins ‘21 6 illegiTimum non carBorundum! the ConDuCtor’s Corner Another school year has come to an ensemble. The Wind Ensemble performed end. This past year has been remarkable Maslanka’s Heart Songs and Rollo Takes with the activities and events and even a a Walk. few changes. To end the school year the Wind Within the Offce for the Arts at Ensemble joined the Sunday Band in Harvard, Tom Lee, Director of the a special performance during the Visitas Learning from Performers Program Weekend and also performed during the retired this last summer. Tom has worked Harvard Art First Weekend. closely with the Harvard Bands in bringing The Harvard Jazz Band traveled The senior class prepares To Take on The artist each year for residencies with the to Havana Cuba last June. During this Juniors in a friendly Tug of war maTch afTer mock field show. Jazz and Wind Ensemble. He not only historic tour the band visited and shared assisted with funding but in promotion at the Amadeo Roldan Conservatory, the and communications of the events. Tom National School for the Arts and gave a was a wonderful colleague and is now fnal performance at Casa de las enjoying retirement. Alicia Anstead Américas. It was a very memorable was appointed to replace Tom as the trip and was documented by Jill Associate Director for Programing Radsken and Ned Brown of the and oversees the Learning from Harvard Gazette. Performers Program. Alicia has This fall the Jazz bands worked closely with Tom Lee hosted Jeff “Tain” Watts, an WhAt’s thAt sPell? confeTTi accomplished jazz and the OFA for number of celeBraTing The vicTory over columBia years as editor-in-chief and as our fall artist in residence. co-founder of the Harvard Our April Jazz Master in Arts Blog. We have had residence was Angelique a great year working and Kidjo, a Grammy award- collaborating with her in many mArk olson winning jazz vocalist. Director projects and look forward to In addition to regular working with her in years to come. rehearsals with the jazz band both artists This year the Harvard Band had a participated in a Learning from Performers signifcant change in their seating location event as well as visited area schools. We love PerformIng at football games so The Harvard Jazz Band and Yale Jazz at commencement. For many years the much We decIded to Put It In WrItIng band and sat behind university hall. Band had a Battle of the Bands concert This year both ensembles were moved at Scullers Jazz Club in Cambridge in to just right of the commencement stage. February. The battle was in name only as Moving the ensembles to the front of the both of these bands performed a set and audience indicates their prominent role then combined for one fnal number. The during the commencement ceremonies. concert was well received as the concert The Harvard Wind Ensemble was sold out. continued with their annual performance The Summer Pops Band will soon at the Montage concert with the Monday begin it’s 46th season sponsored by the Jazz Band and Harvard Band. The Harvard Summer Schools. The first sPirit fingers At the PAlestrA The Band ensemble also went to rehearsal this year will be on June 29th, a supporTs our BaskeTBall Teams aT The Friday night with the following rehearsal for the Bands of Beanpot concert. In TournamenT December the ensemble had an early start on Friday July 6th. This is to accommodate to the celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s a confict in Sanders Theater on June one hundredth birthday anniversary 27th and the 4th of July Celebration. through the performance of many of his Rehearsals will continue on Wednesday works including Overture to Candide, nights through July. Performances will be July 26 at 4:00 pm. in Harvard Yard and on Sunday, July 29 at 3:00 PM at the Hatch Memorial Shell in Boston.

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