The Bass Drum Journal June 2016 of The B and Vol. 96 No. 1 Gaudeamus Igitur his past semester was the first time in nearly three years I Tstudied Latin. It fascinates me how much the language remains ingrained in our culture, from the contemporary use of notable one liners (carpe diem, veni vidi vici) to the mottos emblazoned on our currency and various university crests, to Harvard’s anachronistic inclusion of a Latin oration at Commencement. Our even features a Latin verse (or two). For a dead language, it seems that Latin is making the most of the afterlife. The Band Playing at Harvard’s Arts First festival this past May I admit I took illegitimum non carborundum as real Latin when I was spread good cheer and merriment throughout It never ceases to amaze me just how first taught the phrase. Quite . And we continue to make progress involved with the Band our alumni literally, it would translate on our tour so that next summer, we’ll being are. Please remember that our door is as “not fit to be ground taking the West Coast by storm. always open to you. by the illegitimate”, Therefore, let us rejoice in the exciting It’s hard to believe my first which follows the general and the new. No organization makes it to semester in this role has come to an meaning of the vocative 97 years without being able to adapt and end. Paul, Gianina, Mattie, Paul, and “don’t let the bastards grind grow. Thanks to a concentrated effort by Joe deserve an enormous amount you down”. I felt quite some very dedicated Bandies, we’ve of gratitude for all the amazing foolish when finally brought our website into the work they’ve done to make this I learned that 21st century, and are very excited to year go smoothly. It has been an carborundum is share the new and improved www. incredible experience so far, leading in fact not only harvardband.org with you all! this organization with Greg, Elena, not a gerundive, Andy Li Therefore, let us rejoice, in the Maryrose and Jonathon, and I am eager but not even a real Manager commitment of all our members, each to meet the challenges and opportunities word, but I’ve since of whom brings something special to that will present themselves to us going grown quite fond of it. This is just a this organization. We would not be who we forward. small example of my attachment to are without the involvement of our dedicated It is truly an honor to serve this this organization, and I believe we all alumni, and we deeply appreciate your support organization, and I cannot wait what have our own stories and memories and contributions. Our Director Emeritus, the fall season has in store for us all. that give the Band a special place in Tom Everett, was honored this year at our hearts. This is a remarkable group, Commencement with the Harvard Medal for Gaudeamus igitur. one that has stood the test of time and “extraordinary service to Harvard University”. Illegitimum non carborundum, continues to thrive at a place where Our newest class of Bandies has reinvigorated doing something out of pure enjoyment both our sound and our spirits with their passion is so rare. If I had to describe what it’s and enthusiasm. like to be in the Band, I often come One group I would like to single back to a segment of our latin verse of out personally as deserving of my deepest Ten Thousand Men: Gaudeamus igitur, gratitude is our newest group of Crusties, therefore let us rejoice. the Class of 2016. Next year will be very Therefore, let us rejoice, in the different without you around, since I’ve only AndyAndy LiLi’17 is currently serving as the Band’s Manager for 2015-2016. He is an opportunities we have to share our really known Band with you as a part of it. music and represent ourselves and Economics concentrator from Columbus, As you move on from Harvard, I wish you OH. our school. This past year, another the best of luck with your future endeavors. successful football campaign was Thank you for everything you have done for nside followed by a strong postseason run this organization. We’re all going to miss you I ... by a number of winter teams, capped a great deal, and I hope we’ll see you back at Turn and Face ... 2 by a spring break trip across New York some games this fall. A Tale of Two Seasons ... 3 to cheer on women’s basketball in the I hope all of our Crusties feel welcome NIT and men’s hockey in the ECAC and All the Way Up... 4 to come by 74 Mt. Auburn, whether it’s to play Prof. Schneider... 5 NCAA tournaments. We head into next at a game or just to pay a visit. It’s always a joy season with a 10th consecutive victory to hear the stories and perspectives you have Harvard Band ... 6 against yAle in sight. Our caroling and to share, and we hope you continue to feel Student Awards... 6 Duckling Day performances each year involved with the Band even after graduation. Conductor’s Corner... 7 Check out our website for a digital copy of the Bass Drum Journal and band updates! www.harvardband.org Turn and Face the Strange t was a whirlwind of a year for the Band as we cheered Harvard Athletics onward to victory. We followed the men’s basketball team for another big Harvard-yAle Game, an intense playoff game at the Penn Palestra between I us and old Eli, and then went on to sunny Jacksonville, after the team secured a place in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. And at the end of it all, we witnessed our football team tackle their way to our ninth consecutive victory over those bulldogs down at yAle. We even put on a show or two or eight: vs. Brown (W 53-27) well-endowed school. We’ll be happy In the Band’s season opener, we as a Society of Friends with Benefits, welcomed our new Director, Mark E. and paid tribute to them by forming “PEN ‘15” on the field. A pun time was Olson, then quickly turned our attention add photo to politics. Since she’s a big, red had by all. Washington outsider who marches to her own beat, Bertha the Bass Drum is the @ yAle (W 31-24) Band’s endorsement for the Republican We compared the efforts of the men’s nomination. We tried getting Donald football teams this season to the Trump aboard the Bertha bandwagon, Ian MacGillivray gives Gianina the Herculean labors in a truly epic halftime but since he tends to slur his speeches signature ginger ale shower to initiate show. After wrecking the Big Red, her as drill master. we also extended a hand of friendship slaying the Lafayette Leopard, pelting to Deez Nuts. We know one thing for that Barbash-as-Leonard-Bernstein the Columbia Lion, bearing down on sure: Bertha’s shape already makes her descended out of all those years ago the Brown Bear, dodging Georgetown’s a perfect fit for the Oval Office. in the now-famous prank. Natasha and dogs, pouncing on the Princeton Tiger, Boris were foiled yet again. and taking Dartmouth’s Keg down a vs. Georgetown (W 53-27) Peg, we decapitated the most fearsome To celebrate the International Day of vs. Dartmouth (W 14-13) of beasts: Handsome Dan, the ferocious Nonviolence, we honored the stateside “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far three-headed bulldog who guards the travels of the roamin’ Roman Bishop, away, a disturbance in the Force caused gates to New Haven and keeps the souls Pope Francis. The biggest Christian the Band much dismay,” began our Star of unfortunate yAlies in. At the end of “rock” icon since St. Peter dropped a Wars themed halftime performance. the show, our bulldog’s heads rolled new mixtape - this is real, folks - that’s The evil at the center of it all? Darth through the student section, ending our being hail-Maryed as a cross-genre hit. Mouth, the evil Dark Sith Lord who show season on a high, anti-Eli note. I The Pope should consider collaborating had mobilized an army of droids owe much thanks for a season packed with the Band. With all this running in the wilderness of Hanover, with laughter and joy to my friends around on the field, we’re pretty good New Hampshire. Our StudCon, and fellow Senior Staff members, Paul at taking cardinal direction. aided by Obi-, M., Mattie, Paul S., and Joe. This fall’s President Drewbacca, and Dean shows would have not been possible if @ Cornell (W 40-3) Khuran Solo, prevailed over not for the valiant efforts of Prop Crew This week’s space-themed Mouth in an epic battle Manager Alex Cox, who made the show was outta this of lightsaber vs. baton. props stunning and kept me well-fed, world! When the Band left and Yuki Koide, my spunky Assistant Cambridge for our journey @ Columbia (W 24-16) Drill Master who charted formations to to Ithaca, we thought we The Columbia (what?) perfection and with abandon. programmed “The Big Red” Columbia (no.) show into our GPS. Instead, we was co-written by the Taking on (and rocking!) the trench coat ended up far, far away Drill Master candidates, and was a life-changing experience, and it from home at a big, put an absurdist spin on the seems as if my time on Staff has passed red place: Mars. Our classic “Band tries to make faster than you can say “subprime space odyssey saw it in the Big City” narrative. mortgages”. I was honored to have us playing romantic Opportunity knock-knock joked the privilege of being among this orbiter to a love triangle on our door, inspiring the Band to wonderfully irreverent organization’s between Mars, Venus, take the Cash Cab to the Big Apple fearless leaders, and feel especially and Curiosity, NASA’s with a cast of wacky proud to have served as the second full- intrepid space rover. Gianina Yumul characters: our cancer- term female Drill Master in the Band’s We gave Curiosity a Drill Master ridden Snooki, Uncle history. I am beyond psyched for Andy, feline friend to help her Alexander Hamilton, Greg, Elena, Maryrose, and Jonathon get over her crush. Let’s just hope that and a deoxygenated puppy who loves to take the reins, and to ride off into Curiosity hasn’t already killed the cat. to whippet and nae nae. We took a the sunset - or at least senior spring - popular late night show host’s advice knowing the Band is in good hands and vs. Princeton (W 42-7) and resorted to our Fallon-back plan: that ch-ch-changes are in the air. Our annual reunion show was performed consulting. in loving memory of Jack Barbash ‘78, INC, loyal crustie and Student Conductor vs Penn (L 35-25) from 1975 to 1977. We dusted off the ol’ After coaching the Band through making four bang, four song format for a Rocky an H on the field for the umpteenth and Bullwinkle-themed show featuring time, we decided to share the spotlight Barbash’s arrangements: Moose and with our friends at the Penn Band. Squirrel, Back in the USSR, and You’re After racing our romantic relationship Gianina Yumul So Vain. A drone hovering over the through a crowded Palestra, the High field was a callback to the helicopter Pennaisance, and the terrible Mo Lasses Gianina Yumul ‘16 was Drill Master from 2014-2015. She is a History of Art and Archi- Mo Problems Flood, we resolved to tecture concentrator, from Tappan New York. 2 Illegitimum non Carborundum! have an o-Penn relationship with the A TALE OF TWO SEASONS

he Band had a great year in League title. After 2015. We had fun playing at an incredibly close Tour normal array of basketball game, the Crimson and hockey games and saw many wins gained victory, and from both our men’s and women’s we headed home teams. The women’s hockey team did ready for Harvard’s very well in the Tournament, fourth consecutive hosted at Harvard last year, and won NCAA Tournament. the championship game, kicking off Selection the beginning of a long run of large Sunday was a crazy wins for Harvard teams. We also time, but the Band reprised our appearance at Madison had one thing on its Square Garden, playing for the mind: warm weather. second Rivalry on Ice Game. Our wishes came true Paul leads the in the first marchdown of the season Although the Band was when they announced against Brown. having a great time playing that the Harvard for Harvard’s teams, w e Crimson would normal marchdowns bright and early were anything but warm. be traveling to Jacksonville to on Saturday mornings. The weather had one of its worst take on the North Carolina Tar Mock Field Show and our game against winters in a long time, Heels. The next few hours were Brown was great: not too hot and not with cold temperatures and a whirlwind, and before we too cold. This streak ended fast when seemingly never-ending knew it we were on a plane our night game against Georgetown was snow all the way through to Florida. The Band had a blasted with downpours of cold rain and the end of March. The great time in Jacksonville, some blustery winds, although I didn’t city’s record for snowfall from laying out in the sun hear “sacrifice!” as much as I did during was even broken last on the beach to exploring the snowstorms of last Spring. After this winter! Amidst this crazy the small stores and coffee game, the weather took a turn for the weather, we had another shops of Atlantic Beach. We better: some of the mornings were a little huge disappointment: the also made small appearances cold, but we had sun and good weather Harvard men’s basketball to cheer on the team as they for most of the rest of the season. The team lost to yale, putting came to and from practices. Band traveled across the Northeast, them in second place in the On the night before the enduring the long trek out to Ithaca to Ivy League. Thinking our game, the Band also had a face Cornell and taking a day trip down hopes were crushed and great group dinner just down to New York City to watch Harvard take we’d have to spend our Spring the street from the hotel at the on the . The Crimson Break climbing the giant snow Ragtime Tavern. We took over took a hit in November when they were piles in Cambridge, the Band a whole section of the restaurant overcome by UPenn, but the Band still was surprised and ecstatic to and had a great time hanging out had a great last home game. This game hear that our good friends at together. The next day, we traveled was almost completely forgotten when Dartmouth had pulled through into Jacksonville to support the Harvard beat yale the next weekend, and beaten yale. It took a team as they took on UNC. and the Band put on a fantastic half-time while to wrap our heads Paul Smith The Band cheered loudly show. In the end, we sounded great and Drum Major around this amazing turn of and proudly as the Crimson had tons of fun throughout the season. events, but we had one more hoop to held their own against the Tar Heels. The Band welcomed an amazing jump through: The Ivy League playoff It was a close and stressful game, and freshman class of Bandies this year who game against our rivals. The Band took Harvard played very well. While they helped make this season as exciting and to the road (an experience which doesn’t did not take the victory in the end, the hilarious as it turned out to be. If their generally happen in the Spring) to trip was fantastic. After one more night presence on Junior Staff is any indication, support our teams. We stopped over in in Jacksonville, we flew home the next this class will be a huge part of the New Haven to play for the men’s hockey day and resumed classes shortly after. Harvard Band in the future. Even if the team as they took on the Bulldogs in the The end of the semester came Crimson ended their long win streak this ECAC Quarterfinals before heading and went without many surprises. We season, the Band kept its streak going, to the University of Pennsylvania to made an appearance at a lacrosse game, and the new Staff will help the Band do see Harvard take on yale for the Ivy cheering on the team to an impressive its best and sound great for the season to victory. Soon after, the semester ended come. and preparations for Commencement began. We had a rainy class day and INC, cloudy Commencement, but the Band sounded great. We said goodbye to our graduating seniors and then headed our separate ways for the summer. The fall semester began without Paul Smith too much trouble and with pretty nice weather. We had more night games Paul Smith ’15 was Drum Major from 2014 Hockey Season! The Band continues its than we’ve had in the past and had to to 2015. He is a Chemistry concentrator from tradition of travelling to Beanpot with Kalamazoo, Michigan the Crimson Hockey Team during the use a different marchdown route than Winter Sports Season. usual, but we were able to keep a few Bass Drum Journal 2016 3 All the Way Up… The Little Conductor That Did usic is the most important the Band would do anything somewhat shenanigans stopped bothering me and part of what the Harvard bothersome, I would just sigh out the instead became a riddle to decipher and University Band does for the word “children” in an exasperated effort most efficiently use to my advantage M when frantically trying to teach the outside world. We are a band, after all. to justify their shenanigans. Eventually, Now, I’m sure a lot of you are probably I realized that the way to best control group music like the 1812 Overture. saying, hey, hold your horses there, the band and get them to follow my In the end, to honor and memorialize missy. Plus, this will most definitely lead, was by actively being a foolish former StudCon Jack Barbash ’78, ruffle the feathers of my fellow staff member myself. By occasionally I took the old songs once performed members, but hey, I am the Student making a complete fool out of myself by the band, including ones arranged Conductor, right? Music is my thing, during rehearsal in order to prove a by Jack Barbash, and made them new right? However, I am fully aware that point, my music rehearsals turned into and beloved by the band of today. music is definitely not the only thing we efficient machines lined with laughter, Barbash’s passing set in motion do. Inside the bubble that is the Band, humorous jabs at the bandies on their the future creation of a system we are akin to a family where music is phones, musical improvements to honor Student Conductors something we do and experience, but that made me jump for joy, and of through a fund to help taking care of one another, as people, is course, paper airplanes. I wanted subsidize the purchase a more central focus to the HUB. But for the band to know that I was well of quality batons and me, the music is central as well – this is aware of the fact that I was one of baton cases for current why I became student conductor. I was them – and that I would use that Student Conductors. surprised, and to be honest, excited. to my advantage when it came This fund is set I’d never really seriously worked on to devising new ways in which to to be called the composition, but I’d been dabbling with gain the band’s attention. “Barbash ‘78 bits of songs on the piano for years and Throughout my Memorial Student Mattie Newman Conductor Baton had actually once got a group of my term, I worked to convince Student Conductor friends in high school band to perform the Band that, even after all Fund” in Jack’s a short piece I’d written. I felt like I had of the cold and rain and long rehearsals, honor. I was very grateful to be given something in me that could do it. Here the music was worth it. That listening the chance to help foster the idea of was a real shot! to me was worth it. Scrambling onto remembering past Student Conductors Thinking music. The band’s the podium before my last pregame to by supporting the current conductors repertoire has been stuck in the same see the tense faces of the band made me through this fund’s creation. Through groove for much of the past few years. realize that, all season, my emotions a season of celebrity gigs and good old With the baton newly in my grasp, I was set the tone for how the band reacted. pregame performances, I grew from determined to revive some of the band’s I immediately smiled and winked, and the little conductor that could, to one oldies and help craft the future of our I could see many of the members relax that can, and finally to the one that did. sound. In other words, I went digging their faces. Being Student More than anything, I hope the band into our past. Conductor is not remembers me fondly as the StudCon One of my just about the who was loud, strict, and supportive, main goals technicalities of but also (and most importantly) just one as Student the music you of them. Conductor create, but it lies was to make so much in the INC, the piles and emotions you piles of old convey to the Tunesaq and band. Being able pop tune to effectively lead music in the giant group the music 2014 to 2015 Senior Staff! Ex stud-con Annie Rak of lovable welcomed Mattie Newman with a ginger ale shower. library misfits that Mattie Newman accessible to more than just the eyes of is the Harvard University Band is a Mattie Newman ‘17 was Student a curious band member flipping through daunting task, but it is also a task that I Conductor from 2014-2015. She is an Earth the envelopes. So, with the help of some truly believe I accomplished during my and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Band members (especially Paul Smith, term as Student Conductor. The band’s Engineering joint concentrator from Lowell, scanning master), we were able to scan Michigan. this repertoire so that it could be easily accessed and printed for generations Want to come to a gig? Got Alumni News? to come if the band decided to have a Contact the Band! flashback. Address: 74 Mt. Auburn St. Cambridge, MA 02138-5051 With this tool at the ready, my Phone: 617-496-BAND (2263) rehearsals made a point of demonstrating Email: [email protected] to the band that yes, I may be one of you, Web: http://www.harvardband.org but I am also tasked with organizing all of you into a musical ensemble. I began Keep up with us on Facebook and Twitter! to feel toward the Band somewhat as a Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Harvard-University- mother might feel toward her children. Band/102780311230 Towards the end of my term, whenever Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/harvardband 4 Illegitimum non Carborundum! Prof. Schneider or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Band was excited and more than a little all the way to the bit terrified when I was Harvard Club of I going to be the next Schneider of New York on the the band. As a great Schneider and a tall slightly louder bus. man, Garrett left me some pretty big And of shoes to fill. What if I didn’t do a good course we had a job? What if I forgot all the excitement few parties. As my cheers? What if I didn’t make the band tenure draws to a fun? All these thoughts started racing close, one party in through my mind almost instantly. particular sticks

For all my doubts, the year out in my mind. Carrying on Tradition ended up being incredible. The band My favorite party I The Schneider position is passed down with cheered on the women’s hockey team ever threw was the a kiss, a shower of ginger ale and the backdrop of Harvard pummeling yAle. and men’s basketball teams to Ivy Mom and Dad party League Championships in the spring. last spring. Fanny packs and want them to be happy. You come to We enjoyed fun in the sun in bad dancing abounded, love the band in a different way. Like a Jacksonville, Florida (which and everyone had root parent, you love them unconditionally. noticeably lacks a Disney beer floats. It was silly, For all the minor frustrations, it’s the World) at our fifth light-hearted, and almost joys of seeing the look on someone’s NCAA tournament. The everyone got up and face when they hear their favorite song basketball team was there danced a little when at a party, or when they come to you too. Unfortunately, though they heard something for a shoulder to cry on and walk away the team put up a valiant their parents used to feeling a little better. It makes the whole effort, they were brought play in the car. It was a job worth it. down by a team from the worst great night, but the more It was a hard job and a fun job, Carolina and refs who may or not I think about it the more and I couldn’t have done it alone. have been wearing shorts. it feels indicative of my I was lucky to have four amazingly In the fall, we time on senior staff. talented people on staff with me. Joe Palana welcomed an incredible Schneider Being the Thank you Mattie, for whipping the band freshmen class. They came Schneider into shape, and making it the best sounding in guns blazing ready to sometimes band it’s been in years. Thank you Gianina, send 4am hub_bas, jump into band felt like becoming the new step-dad for writing some of the funniest and most traditions, and finally figure out what to roughly sixty kids. You come in AD approved shows in recent memory. sign ups are. In a little more than 3 knowing the kids still remember how Thank you Paul Smith, for keeping months, they’ve already added so much their old step-dad used to do things or the rain away and making sure everyone to the band culture, bringing an energy, their step-dad a couple step-dads back, was as pumped as can be. And thank you kindness, and sense of humor that has so you want to add your own spin on Paul Meosky, for generally making sure truly warmed this old chunk of coal’s things while still keeping everything the band didn’t implode upon itself. I heart. I can’t exactly take credit for how the kids loved from before you. You do couldn’t have asked for a better group to amazing they are, but I like to think your best, but you slip up here and there work with. grilling them burgers and giving them and hear a chorus of “That’s not how we Thank you also to Diondra, Ed, an ice cream social helped warm them used to do that”s. They ask you all kinds Katie, and Jonathon for being the best up a little. With the addition of the new of silly questions like “Why doesn’t SchneiderComm a guy could have. You bandies, the football season was a blast. the toilet work?” or “Why aren’t the made fire playlists, kept things tidy, made Our away trips were real highlights speakers louder?” and they keep you up my life a million times easier, and were of Schneiderdom, as the Cornell band all hours of the night. But they’re your all around one of the sweetest groups of helped us learn about Greek culture, we kids. You get frustrated, but you do people I’ve ever had the pleasure to work had only the finest of pies during Cuts your best. You want them to have fun, with. at Columbia, and we danced our way you want them to feel at home, safe and To the rest of the band, it’s time for through stop and go Manhattan traffic welcome, more than anything you just Cont. page 6 Harvard University Band Staff 2015-2016 Senior Staff Junior Staff Changseob Lim ‘19 and Gabriel Coonce ‘19 Andy Li ‘17 -- Manager Jerry Ma ‘19 -- Treasurer -- Cinematographer Greg Scalise ‘18 -- Drill Master Albert Chalom ‘19 -- Changseob Lim ‘19 -- Trips Man Elena Sokoloski ‘18 -- Student Conductor- alumni & PR Cooridantor Caroline Rakus-Wojciechowski ‘18 -- Maryrose Robson ‘17 -- Drum Major Emily Donaldson ‘17 -- Merchandise Internal Jonathon Nessralla ‘18 -- Schneider Walter Martin ’18 -- Webmaster Nicolas Campos ‘18 -- Schwartz Christine Zheng ‘18 -- ADM Hadley Weiss ‘19 -- Weisse Section Leaders Calais Galbriath ‘18 - Prop Crew Brandon Kim ‘19 -- Weisse Athena Braun ‘19 -- Flute Dalen Ferreira ‘19--Blogtographer Gabriel Coonce ‘19 -- Weisse Lizzie Keeley ‘19-- Clarinet Zoë Onion ‘17 -- Schatzen Aidan Connaughton ‘19 -- Sax Yukiye Koide ‘17 -- Instruments Manager Joanna Tao ‘19 -- Music Manager Diondra Dilworth ‘18 -- Trumpet Director Amie Garcia ‘19 -- Low Brass Bruno Villegas ‘19 -- Music Manager Mark Olson -- Director of Bands Justin Cavitt ‘17 -- Percussion Bass Drum Journal 2016 5 Harvard Band Prof Schneider cont. Band Members Foundation Update me to say goodbye and leave you in the Presented Awards Having helped to replace Bertha in hands of your newest step-dad, Jonathon. The Stephen D. MacDiarmid Award, 2014, the Foundation has now set its He’s going to do one heck of a job, and named in honor of Steve MacDiarmid sights on the other massive music-maker make sure the band feels like its Christmas ’77, is presented annually to versatile in the bandroom: the Big Tuba. After a every day. musicians in the freshman class. This lengthy investigation and bid process, the It was one wild ride. I love this year’s recipients are Jared Perlo and Haniu Foundation plans to engage Dillon Music organization and I love all of you! Ren. The Malcolm H. Holmes Award in New Jersey to undertake repair of this ’28, named after beloved Director Mal unique instrument, with the aim of having INC & PVP, Holmes, is presented to two dedicated the tuba restored and playable in time for freshman Bandies. The 2015 recipients th the 100 reunion, if not sooner. Special are Joanna Tao and Gabriel Coonce. The thanks go out to Marlowe Sigal ‘52, Robert T. Abrams Award, was initiated in Alisha Creel ‘02, and the Foundation’s 2008 by Bob Abrams ’49. Established on Grants Committee for time spent vetting Joe Palana the occasion of Abram’s 80th birthday, the possible repair shops and researching our Joe Palana ‘17 was Schneider award is to be presented to a senior trumpet own tuba’s history. Marlowe is also our from 2014-2015. He is a Psychology con- player who has demonstrated outstanding lead donor on this project—thank you for centrator from Rockland, MA. musicianship, distinguished leadership, your generosity! and dedication to the Band. This year’s Likewise generous with their time, recipient is Scott Johnson. Mark Patek ‘65 and Corey O’Hara ‘96 wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww have been instrumental in working to link The Band would like to express the Foundation to the Harvard Alumni Association as a Shared Interest Group sincere thanks to our 2015 (SIG). A SIG designation will allow us Anderson Society Members: to tap into the HAA database for updated Rolf Anderson contact information on any band alumni, Scott Berney among other benefits. A big thank you Fight. Freedom. Band dances to bag- Amy Cedargren to Mark and Corey for working with pipes, our favorite saxophone cheer. Christopher Clark the HAA, and also Ken Hoffman ‘74 John Connolly for drawing up the necessary changes Thomas Diflo to our bylaws. Timothy Feige We are thrilled to share the news Barry Furze that our own Tom Everett received Paul and Janet Gerome the Harvard Medal at this year’s Joseph Goottenberg HAA meeting on the afternoon of Albert Harris Commencement! The Harvard Medal Vernon Horn is awarded “to recognize extraordinary Beatrice Liu service to Harvard University…including 3...2...1...Yay!!! Jonaton leads our band Wendy Livingston teaching, fundraising, administration, in the excitement cheer. Anne Lutkus management, generosity, leadership, Neil Miller innovation, and labors in the vineyards.” Elaine Murphy Congratulations to Tom! We hope that Edmund and Dorothy Olson the band sounds even better when you’re John Peterson on the stage! James Robo and Meredith Trim The band is on Facebook! If you Samuel Sheagren are on Facebook and haven’t joined, Peter Strauss search for “Harvard University Band Adri Tremoulet Alumni” and join 350+ of your favorite Meredith Trim people online. Max Gersh ‘16 solos All I Want For Ralph Wharton Do you have ideas for the 100th Christmas as the band goes Christmas Yunling Zhou reunion? If so, we’ve set up hubreunion@ Caroling in Boston wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww gmail.com. Feel free to write in about what you’d love to see and we’ll try to make it happen! We would also welcome any of your photos or favorite memories about the Big Tuba. I.N.C. Cammie O’Connor Wynn ‘94 Bass Drum Journal Staff Photos Edward Vasquez ‘17 Dalen Ferreira ‘19 Editing Andy Li ‘17 Design and Layout Albert Chalom ‘19 Brandon Kim ‘19 Senior Staff The Senior Staff poses together at duckling day after working tire- 6 Illegitimum non Carborundum! lessly to lead the band these past seven months. The Conductor’s Corner s I write this article the academic November 14 in Lowell Lecture hall. year 2015-2106 will soon come Jazz composer, arranger, teacher to a close. Reflecting on the past and bass player Rufus Reid was named A the 2016 Jazz Master in Residence. Mr. year I am aware of so many similarities from years past. The beginning of the Reid and his wife came to Harvard on school year, the fall football season, two separate occasions to meet students concerts in November and December, and work with the Monday Jazz Band. the winter break. Then a fast moving The main part of his residency was Tug-Of-War. The freshman class comes spring semester with athletic events, the during the week of April 4-9 when he not together for the first time to take on unknown chance of tournament travel, only rehearsed with the Monday Band the sophomores in tug-of-war prior to guest artists with the Jazz Band and Wind but was a guest lecturer in Mr. Terry’s startigng mock field show. Ensemble and suddenly the year comes music class, was welcomed by Harvard to an end. Seniors who we seemed to Chief Marshall, Jackie O’Neil, visited Throughout the year Yosvany Terry have just welcomed to Harvard are now the Helen B. Smith Leadership academy continued a busy schedule as a jazz artist leaving excited to begin another chapter and was interviewed for programs aired with performances and tours and has a in their lives. Even though this cycle on radio stations WHRB and WICN. full summer giving concerts and clinics. seems to repeat itself each year, In addition to his work in the Jazz I continue to conduct the new challenges and opportunities genre, Mr. Reid has composed Joy Middlesex Concert Band and perform present themselves making each In the Oasis, a work for wind year seem new, fresh and different ensemble. On Tuesday night of than any in the past. his residency Mr. Reid attended I am grateful and pleased a rehearsal of the Harvard Wind with the work and service Ensemble giving insights and given by the Senior staff suggests as they prepared this year, for the past staff the work for a performance. of this fall and the new staff Mark Olson Once again this year this spring. It is always a joy to Director the Jazz Bands were one of begin working with the new leadership in the featured events during the Arts Bandquet: The class of 2016 comes December and sad to see them transition First Celebration held last weekend together for the last time to celebrate each November. Managers Paul Meosky of April. Both jazz bands performed at Bandquet. and Andy Li are doing excellent work in a Friday night kick-off concert balancing the traditions of the Harvard in the Plaza Tent featuring Yosvany with the Metropolitan Wind Symphony Band with an ever-changing Harvard Terry and jazz saxophonist Tia Fuller. and New Sousa Band. I was featured environment. I thank them for their The Harvard Wind Ensemble in a cornet duet on the Metropolitan leadership. had an exciting year of performances Wind Symphony’s May concert. And This marks the inaugural year for and guest composers. During the fall once again I will be leading the Harvard new Senior Lecturer on Music and the band held their annual performance Summer Pops Band June 22-July 31. Director of Jazz Ensembles, Yosvany at the Harvard Club of New York with Terry. His appointment is shared between the Harvard Band. They also hosted the INC, the Office for the Arts and the Music Bands of the Beanpot concert with the Department. This past year Yosvany wind ensembles from , taught a course on West African Musical , and Northeastern Traditions and Foundations of Modern University. The fall semester concluded Mark Olson Jazz: Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers as with a joint concert with the Sunday Band Mark Olson is the Director of the Harvard well as directed the Monday Jazz Band. titled Suites, Hymns and a Little Swing. University Band and has been with the Band I continued to direct the Sunday Jazz In addition to having Rufus since 2003. Band. This fall, in collaboration with Reid spend an evening rehearsal with the Learning from Performer Program the ensemble, composer and Cambridge resident John Mackey was invited for dinner and conversation with the wind ensemble. After dinner he came to a rehearsal of his work Night on Fire the ensemble was preparing for an upcoming performance. His comments and performance suggestions were The band link arms while the seniors very helpful and gave the students a and senior staff sing Fair Harvard. much clearer insight to his music. In

It’s All Your Fault March the ensemble presented the Drill Master Greg Scalise leads the music of composers of North and South band in the Sieve chear. America including Carlos Chávez, and the Office for the Arts the Jazz Tania León and Michael Gandolfi as Bands brought pianist George Cables well as a John Mackey’s Night on Fire. to Harvard as our fall artist is residence. The spring semester ended with Mr. Cables spent the week working with a joint concert with the Sunday Band, the Monday Band students and shared premiering Rufus Reid’s Joy in the Up The Street: The flutes dance to his knowledge and experience with Oasis and a final performance in Sanders their fight song at the end of the com- students in music classes. He performed Theatre during the Arts Performance mencement ceremony. in concert with the Jazz Bands on Fair of the Arts First Weekend. Bass Drum Journal 2016 7 Here’s to another great year!

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