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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MARCHING BAND AND THE CAL BAND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
SPRING 2005
www.calband.berkeley.edu
IN MEMORIAM
Berkeley’s St. Clement’s Episcopal Church was filled to capacity for the recent funeral of Herbert B. Towler (percussion ‘41, SM ‘43 & ‘44, DM ‘43 & ‘44). Towler was the right person at the right time for the Cal Band. He was the “Jack-of-all-Trades,” having shouldered a good portion of the load of ushering the Band through the difficult years of WW II. He provided the continuity of leadership while there was a constant turnover of members who were coming and going according to the dictates of the era.
Towler’s freshman year was the marching season just before Pearl Harbor. For the rest of his college career, campus life was
anything but stable. Towler held the title of Sophomore Manager, responsible for field setup, in 1942. Then in 1943 and 1944, the full brunt of the situation hit the campus. More and more Bandsmen left for military service and Herb was thrust into the dual roles of Senior Manager as well as Drum Major. The Student Director duties were filled by Alcide Marin. These two provided the Band’s only continuity, as the size of the Band dwindled to as few as 35 members. The constant turnover meant that few Bandsmen stayed long enough to absorb the traditions and lore of the Cal Band. Towler’s tenacity made sure that the Band was there at every football game.
The 1944 Blue & Gold Yearbook said of the Band, “Without their music, the spirit of Cal rooters at wartime games would have failed.” Herb and Alcide deserve the credit for this. Towler’s leadership maintained the Band’s presence on campus so it was still there when former Bandsmen filtered back to Cal after their wartime service in large enough numbers to pick-up where they left off, and carry on as Towler graduated into professional life. Were it not for Towler, where would the Band be today?
After graduation, Towler remained active, and was one of the trio that founded the Alumni Band, which was later merged into the Cal Band Alumni Association. In his oral history, Towler recounted:
Aside from a true love for the Cal Band that I’ve always had . . . , one of my pet projects was the Alumni Band, which actually started over cocktails at Dave Wenrich’s (trumpet/baritone ‘41, SM ‘48) house, with Dick Auslen (french horn ‘39, SM ‘46), and me. We all were pretty much co-organizers back in 1952. Within about three weeks’ time we were able to organize a Band. We didn’t march but we sat in the stands...about forty or fifty former Cal Bandsmen. We played Wash-ington State in wet, rainy weather.
Herb Towler: The Cal Band’s Jack-of-all-Trades
Dan Cheatham, percussion ‘54, DM ‘57
Holiday Bowl MemoriesBradley Gibbs, percussion ‘01, SM ‘04
Were you one of the many unlucky individuals who never got a chance to buy the beautiful book titled, The Pride of California: A Cal Band Cen-tennial Celebration? Speak up now if you’d be interested in purchasing an updated reprint (or tell us if you’d settle for less). The book was printed in 1993. Because this is potentially a huge project to undertake, the CBAA will use your opinion to help deter-mine if it should invest in updating the book.
To be heard, send an e-mail to: [email protected] and answer a few questions:
• Would you be interested in pur-chasing a hard-bound, updated book similar to the current one? How much would you pay for this?
• Would you like to see updated content available as a soft-cover supplement to the original book? (The original content is provided online via the CBAA website.)
• Would you like to see updated content available online only at the CBAA website?
• Would you be interested in donating your time to help with this project?
CBAA Mulls History Book ReprintGary Hsueh, bass ‘95
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Alumni Band DaySept. 17, 2005Cal vs. Illinois
For more information, con-tact Alumni Band DM Erin Proudfoot at [email protected] or visit us on the web at www.calband.berkeley.edu/
calband/cbaa/
Sausalito Fourth of July ParadeThe CBAA will be making it’s annual appearance at the Sausalito Fourth of July Parade this summer. Contact Jerry Taylor at [email protected] for more information.
Memories, Memories, Memories… This is what my Holiday Bowl Game experience was about. A lifetime’s worth of memories packed into 6 glorious days full of friends, hanging out, having fun, no homework, football, and best of all… Band. I obviously can’t pack everything into this short article because every minute something new was happening, every moment something memorable was occurring, but here’s a taste of what my virtually sleepless week was like….
Sunday, Dec. 26th On the road to San Diego. After picking up an itinerary in the lounge I boarded the bus going to San Diego early in the morning. It was a long 10 hour trip down there, but it’s surprising how fast it can go when you’re with all of your friends! We arrived at the hotel just in time to go to sleep so we could wake up early the next morning for marching rehearsal!
Monday, Dec. 27th After getting up at 5am and finishing rehearsal, we played at the Navy Pier with the Texas Tech Band. Apparently there are over 400 of them, which is definitely more than twice our size! After mingling with their
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made green mandarin gown, and bridesmaid April Deerr (tenor ’95, SM ‘98) wore Victorian period wear. On the groom’s side, Jordan Wang (alto ‘94) and Adam Sweet (trumpet ’92) were also in the wedding party, and Chris Ferejohn (trumpet ’91) led the ceremony in a top hat and tails.
Russell Bradford (bass ’91) and his wife Delia had a baby girl on September 20, 2004. Soledad Xochitl Bradford was 7 pounds 6 ounces and 21 inches long at birth.
Tara Thiesmeyer (alto ‘88) reports: “In the last two years I have been delv-ing into four-part harmony, singing barbershop with two choruses in Southern Califor-nia. My current chorus, Harborlites (based in Anaheim), just won the Sweet Adelines International 2005 Chorus Competition held in Indianapolis. That means we beat out roughly 600 choruses worldwide. It was very exciting, and now I have a gold medal to wear around the house! I’ve never won anything personally before, so of course I’m thrilled. If you like to sing, there is probably an a cappella chorus near you to join. Go to www.sweetadelineintl.org for women’s choruses or www.spebsqsa.org for the men’s society. I highly recommend it!”
Yuval Oren (trumpet ’90) and Sara (Ferejohn) LaBatt (trombone ’92, PRD ’95) keep using their Cal Band-learned playing, horn flashing, and dancing skills with their band The Blow Kings, headed by Davis alum Paul Zinn. This “horn-powered comedy” band (think Weird Al meets Tower of Power) has just recorded their first album, “Crown Jewels.” For pictures, sound clips, and other information please visit www.blowkings.com.
Jennie (Smith) Morton (tenor ’89, PRD ’93) tied the knot with trombone player and honorary/wannabe Cal grad Jonathan Morton on April 3, 2005 on Treasure Island. The wedding was a mix of their two worlds, with sweet tea from Jonathan’s native Alabama, and a contingent of Cal Band alums singing such a beautiful rendition of “Toast to California” that it made some guests wish they had gone to Cal! Members of the wedding party included the bride’s sister Kathy (Smith) Heilmann (tenor ’85), Heather (Cecchettini) Daroczi (picc ’89), and Stelly Kuo (baritone ’90). Also in attendance were Eric Heilmann (clarinet
’84), Bob Briggs (cornet ’48), Gerald (percus-sion ’89) and Liz (Zamora) Villegas (glock ’89), Molly Wood (trombone ’89), Ron (alto ’91) and Melinda (Ng) Quezon (trombone ’91), Andy (tenor ’90, StuD ’93) and Sara (Ferejohn) LaBatt (trombone ’92, PRD ‘95), Trevor Pering (trombone ’89), Van Boughner (baritone ’85), Doug Stein (mello ’87), Antonia Lau (alto ’91, ExSec ’94), and Ajit (trumpet ’91, PRD ’94) and
Alison (Lee) Nair (mello ’91, ExSec ’93). Much to her surprise, photog-rapher Kristy (Lallas) Hardy (clarinet ’91) found herself behind the lens at this fellow Band alum’s wedding when she was called in to assist another photographer who was working a wedding for “Jennie and Jon” – she didn’t know it was some-one she knew until the moment she showed up to start working!
Carol (Humphrey) Hunter (trumpet ’92)
and husband Jeff welcomed baby Maxwell John Hunter into the world on December 23, 2004. Max was born at 7:37 in the evening and weighed in at 8 pounds 6 ounces. Carol also reports that she and husband Jeff moved to Half Moon Bay last summer. Jeff is still working at Electronic Arts, and Carol is writing part-time for the Half Moon Bay Review.
Kathy Vargus (clarinet ‘87) and her husband, Martin Hendess, had a baby boy, Tevin William, on August 12, 2004. Tevin made 4 out of the 5 Cal home games and attended the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. He loves the football games and enjoys listening to the Cal Band. Kathy has been teaching 8th grade English and Social Studies for eleven years and currently resides in San Jose.
Mary (Sobieralski) D’Acquisto (picc ’93) reports from Northern California: “Things are going great for us in Redding! Daughter Josie is 2 and son Danny is 5 months old now. Husband Sal and I are enjoying our newly pur-chased house in Redding, while Sal continues to direct the bands at Parsons Junior High and I’ve recently started coordinating the music at my church as well as I’m forming a youth praise band and choir.”
Seth Edlavitch (trombone ‘89) was engaged to be married to Melissa Segal in November, 2004 and are planning a July ‘05 wedding in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Seth and Melissa live in the Washington, D.C. metro area where Seth works as a senior technical writer and Melissa
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Robert O. Briggs ‘48Derek Brocklehurst ‘02
Robert Calonico ‘72Dan Cheatham ‘54Bill Dal Porto ‘61
Miguel de Leon ‘02Patrick Flynn ‘01Bradley Gibbs ‘01
Tristan Harward ‘02
Gary Hsueh ‘95Stephanie Kim ‘02Erin Proudfoot ‘92William Rohrer ‘02Brittany Stieg ‘01
Rune Stromsness ‘90Carol Suveda
Jerry E. Taylor ‘66
The North Tunnel Echo is a joint publication of the University of California Marching Band
and the Cal Band Alumni Association, Inc.
Please address comments to: The North Tunnel Echo
University of California Band 72 César Chavez Center MC4280
Berkeley, CA 94720-4280
or e-mail to: [email protected]
© 2005 Cal Band Alumni Association, Inc.
The North Tunnel Echo
Sara LaBatt ‘92Cal Band Alumni Assn.
Communications Director
Miguel de Leon ‘02Cal Band
Public Relations Director
Jason P. Clark ‘99Editor
Contributors
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Peter Montalbano (trumpet ‘60) sends this report from halfway around the globe: “I’ve been down in Khuraburi, Phangaa Province, Thailand, doing tsunami relief for 6 months as a database developer, practicing my horn in the isolation of my home on the edge of a bamboo jungle. They needed a database developer who could speak, read and write Thai, which fit me perfectly as I’ve been working on my Thai for the past 10 years while working as a database developer. I’m honored to have been chosen to help, but also sad that it took so many people dying and such great destruction for me to have an opportunity like this. Maybe this time around I’ll be able to give some meaningful help—on the first go-round I think Thailand gave me more than I gave back. It’s strange not to be playing any weddings on weekends, no Saturday night sub jobs, no trust fund “dixieland” trios. I can’t help but wonder what the Thais make out of some weirdo white guy doing Arban trumpet etudes out in the middle of the jungle!”
Gabe Baze (tenor ’94) & Carolyn Anderberg (picc ’94) tied the knot in October 2004 in Monterey, California. Guests were encour-aged to come in costume to their masquer-ade-themed celebration, and many Cal Band alumni embraced the theme wholeheartedly. Over 20 former Bandspeople were in atten-dance, including Shrek and Princess Fiona (Garrick Meeker, mello ’92, with fiancée Nancy Foster), Caligula (Carlos Aurellano, alto ’90), and even Star Trek’s Captain Picard (Marcellus, son of Howard, percussion ’92, and Sarah (Ball) Kaplan, percussion ’91). The bride’s twin sister Linda Anderberg (alto ’94) was the maid of honor in a beautiful custom
Soledad Xochitl Bradford
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IN MEMORIAM
Fred P. Barker (alto ‘31) passed away on February 20, 2005. Among the stories he tells in his oral history (www.calband. berkeley.edu/calband/cbaa/his tory/ interviews/barker/) is the time he organized every sousaphone he could find in the Bay Area and marched sixteen strong, including the world’s largest sousaphone owned by the Shriners, against the USC Band, and how the Cal Band introduced new uniforms in 1933 with a mock band led by a drum major in an oversized shako.
Fred P. Barker, alto ‘31 Kenneth J. Evans, trombone ‘40Ken Evans (trombone ’40) passed away
on July 17, 2004. Evans grew up in a small farmhouse in rural Fair Oaks, California before coming to Cal to major in Chemical Engineer-ing. Evans served as Student Director in 1943.Like many in his generation, Evans left Cal his senior year and enlisted in the Navy in 1943. Evans quickly moved up to the officer corps, serving aboard the minesweeper USS Capable in the South Pacific, and later commanding the submarine USS Guavina. In 1969, Evans retired with the rank of Commander.
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memory can d i rec t the i r money to the Cal Band. To make a dona-tion, write a check payable to: UC Regents - Cal Band with “In memory of Herb Towler” on the notes l ine . Mrs . Towler wi l l be notified of all donations made. Mail the check to:
Cal Band“In memory of Herb Towler”
72 César E. Chavez Center MC 4280Berkeley, CA 94720-4280
Surely, with-out Herb Towler, the Cal Band w o u l d h av e dwindled away during the War Years. Perhaps the Cal Band would have been “ r e i nve n t e d ” as the campus slowly returned to a new, post-war life. One can only imag-ine. Thank you, Herb Towler, for sustaining the thread of continuity.
Regrets may be sent to Herb Towler’s wife, Janet Towler, at 2076 Oakland Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611. Mrs. Towler has asked that persons wishing to make a donation in Herb Towler’s
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works as a 4th grade teacher. If you’re in the area, Seth would be happy to show you around: [email protected].
Max Spivak (bass ’92) writes: “I’m working as a senior software engineer at a startup in Cupertino. I got married in 2000. My wife, Polina, is a wonderful gal whom I met and dated at Cal. For fun I fly, I got a private pilot’s license a year and a half ago and recently bought a plane. More at www.eeeyore.com/max”
Christine Benzler-Lew (glock ‘89) and Jona-than Lew (trumpet ‘87) are pleased to report the birth of their third child, Gabriel Anthony Benzler Lew. Gabriel was born at home on March 3, 2005 at 4:20 AM, weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces and measuring 19 inches long. He joins Zachary, almost 8, and Jasmine, 5, who are really enjoying him. Mom and Dad are still getting used to having their kids outnum-ber them!
Noah Cohen (trumpet ‘88) reports: “I’m cur-rently finishing up my teaching credential at SF State, and I finish student teaching in Millbrae the end of May. My family is doing well: my wife, a CPA at one of the big firms, is mired in the annual tax season mess, my 5 year old Jacob is in kindergarten, and his little sister Allison is 1 1/2, very playful, mischievous, and vocal. The kids and I recently visited Montecito-Sequoia Lodge in Sequoia National Park. (My wife didn’t go since she doesn’t have spring break off like the rest of us!) We haven’t seen much of the Band or the campus lately, but the Cal Band is on our minds regularly—the drum cadence number on the last Band CD is my son’s favorite! Go Bears!”
David Wenrich (trumpet ’41, Rep at Large ’48) reports that he is still retired but is stay-ing musically active by singing barbershop music with the Devil Mountain Chorus, and playing baritone with the Diablo Regional Concert Band. His other recreational activi-ties include playing tennis when he can, and enjoying the company of his family. Of special importance: Dave is currently in training for the next ABD!
Kathy (tenor ‘85) and Eric Heilmann (clarinet ‘84) are proud to announce the birth of baby bear #2, Nicholas Clay Heilmann, born on January 26, 2005. Kathy reports: “Judging by the way he likes to blow raspberries, we think we might have a future brass player here!”
Michele Cobin Friedlander (clarinet/trom-bone ’90) writes: “I got married on February 5, 2005, to Larry Friedlander (University of North Carolina, Class of 1988). In attendance was Ron Rappaport (alto ‘93), but Oren Rappaport (clarinet ‘90) couldn’t make it at the last minute. Our next goal is to produce a baby Bear, Cal Band class of 2024!”
Jennifer Jones (clarinet ‘95) and Jeff Malmquist (alto ‘99) were married on April 23, 2005, at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. Jeff Handlin (trombone ‘95) and Juan Carlos Lopez-Melgar (mello ’95) were groomsmen. Jeff will gradu-ate from Tufts University School of Dental
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Drum Major Herb Towler, at right, is pictured with Director Charles Cushing and members of the Cal Band in 1943.
American Tour to Hold 40th Anniversary Reunion
The Cal Band’s 1965 American Tour will hold its 40th reunion on Oct. 14-15, 2005. We’ll have a dinner at the Faculty Club on Friday night, Oct. 14. On Saturday, we’ll have a picnic lunch at Faculty Glade and then root the Cal football team to victory against Oregon State. As in past reunions, we expect to make about a $1000 donation to the Cal Band.
The American Tour was a 10,000 mile, 7 week bus tour in the summer of 1965 for 91 Bandsmen, and eight “tour babes” who were incoming freshmen in the fall of 1965. Five Rally Committee members also went along as technical assistants. Bob Briggs was one
of our advance men. We performed 28 full Total Band Entertain-ment (TBE) perfor-mances on the tour. We also performed at the New York World’s Fair, and on the steps of the state capitol in Sacramento and the U.S. Capitol in Wash-ington, D.C. Former chancellor Glenn Seaborg attended our performance at the Washington Monu-ment.
Anyone who was in the Cal Band in 1964 is welcome to
attend the reunion. If I have been unable to contact you, please send me an e-mail at [email protected] or call me at (510) 521-5564.
William F. Dal Porto, clarinet ‘61, SM ‘64
The Cal Band performed at the 1965 World’s Fair in New York on the American Tour.
The CBAA Archiving and History Com-mittee is pleased to announce that selected shows and seasons are now archived on DVD! Volunteers have been working hard this past year to finish previously-sponsored shows, and we will be transferring more shows to DVD throughout the year. We have a 2-disc set spanning 1955 through 1960, which chronicles the beginning of high step for the Cal Band and captures some incredible stunts, including the famous Rose Bowl stunt where the Band formed a grow-ing vine on the field, completed by a Rose displayed on rally cards held by students in the stands! We also have the 1994 season as a 2-disc DVD set (Bob Briggs’ last year as Director), as well as about 8 other pre-game and half-time shows.
The Archiving Project is completely supported by donations and sponsorships. DVDs of sponsored shows are available for a suggested $25 donation. A sponsorship of $125 will cover the transfer of one film show or an entire videotaped season to DVD. Sponsors receive a copy of their sponsored show or season plus special recognition on the DVD.
To see a list of shows and seasons avail-able for sponsorship and viewing, please visit our website at www.calband.berkeley.edu/calband/cbaa/archiving/
Please address inquiries, or send donations and sponsorships to:
CBAA Archiving Project72 César Chavez Center MC4280
Berkeley, CA 94720-4280
Checks should be made payable to “CBAA.”
Inquiries can also be sent to: [email protected]
We will also hold occasional viewing parties; our first was held last fall. Announce-ments will be sent via e-mail. If you have not subscribed to a CBAA e-mail list, do so now! Visit the CBAA webpage for instructions.
Past Cal Band Shows and Seasons Now on DVD
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(FTP). I was definitely very nervous about being around such a large and tight knit group, and I was still groggy and disjointed from my 20 hour overnight train ride that brought me to my new home. All
those factors considered, my marching could only be described as a truly awful, twisted com-bination of strutting (the style of march-ing our basses do) and goose-stepping. I’m happy to say
that my marching improved significantly throughout that first weekend, to the point that Bob pulled me aside after it was all over and told me that he was impressed with how hard I had worked. This is still one of my proudest moments, and served as a symbolic beginning to my life at Cal. Now, as Drum Major, I’m in charge of all march-ing-related things for our Band. I think my time at the bottom of the marching barrel will help me to teach others, as I’ve definitely been in the same shoes as many of the nervous freshman that enter our ranks.
I’m truly honored to serve as Drum Major, and I’m excited for what promises to be an incredible fall, both for the football team and the Band. Go Bears!
it was then that I felt comfortable around these new friends of mine. I knew that the Cal Band had much more to offer than hot FTP days and lots of practices: it offered me a sense of unity and family within
the university! I am very excited to l ead the Band in all of the “behind the scenes” logistics and planning. I ’m l ook ing forward to Fall 2005’s march-ing season a lot! Thanks and GO BEARS!
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First Impressions: Meet the 2005-2006 Cal Band Executive Committee
Hello every-one! My name is Miguel de Leon and I am proud to be this year’s Public R e l a t i o n s Director. We already have many projects underway, and I can’t wait to be even more involved with the behind-the-scenes work with the Cal Band. It might not pay, but I get out of it something even money can’t buy: lifelong friend-
Hi, I’m Derek Brocklehurst, the Senior Manager for the 2005-2006 marching season. I am major-ing in Integra-tive Biology and asp i re to become a nurse prac-t i t i one r i n o n c o l o g y after nursing school. I’m from Morgan Hill, Califor-nia, and have been playing trombone (and loving it!) for nine years.
As a freshman at Cal, I was a little reluctant to join the Band. I knew the transition from high school would be hard. Plus, I was not looking forward to attending the Band’s Fall TrainingProgram in Davis, which was supposed to be very hot! However, my first night after checking-in for FTP proved me wrong.
After trombone introductions, the section went out to Barney’s Burgers to grab some food and wel-come the “newmen” (mind you, there were only 3 of us newmen and 22 oldmen, so it was a bit daunting). I was shy, as I knew no one in my section, let alone the Band. When we were ordering, I didn’t know what Barney’s had to offer in the vegetarian area, and I was too afraid of the oldmen to ask for help. It was then that a fifth year trombone (who was sitting across from me) heard that I was a vegetar-ian. Luckily, she was a vegan and knew all the good choices on the menu. She advised me to order the vegetarian mushroom burger, and
Hi, my name is Will Rohrer, and I’m the Drum Major for 2005. I’m a third year from Olympia, Wash-ington, and I’m majoring in Polit-ical Economies of Industrialized Societies (PEIS) here at Cal. The great irony of me as Drum Major is that I was the abso-lute worst marcher in Cal Band for my first day at our Fall Training Program
Hello! My name is Steph-anie Kim and I am the incom-ing Executive Secretary for t h e 2 0 0 5 -2006 march-ing season. I am f rom Moraga, Cali-fornia, and am currently finishing up my junior year, majoring in Psychology and Molecular and Cell Biology. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to serve as this year’s Executive Secretary and am very excited to help the Band continue in its
The Band’s New Student Leaders Recall their First Days in the Cal Band
Hello! I’m Pat Flynn, the Stu-dent Director for the 2005-2006 marching season! I am really excited to have the opportu-nity to lead the Cal Band in another thrilling and successful season. Cur-rently, I am a fourth year a r c h i t e c -ture student f rom San Diego who loves to play music and be involved with a ton of behind-the-scenes work within the Band. It feels like it was only yesterday when I came to Cal as a small, lonely freshman. My first Band memory takes me back to when I was dropped off in the garage by my parents on check-in day. I kissed them goodbye, and they drove off. As I saw them turn
Derek BrocklehurstSenior Manager
William RohrerDrum Major
Stephanie KimExecutive Secretary
ships, unforgettable memories, and a slew of good times.
I remember one of the most amazing experiences for me
was Silent Walk, an event I am happy to lead and repeat this year. Through-out Silent Walk, despite my worn feet and a tired body, I felt exhil-arated and at times overcome by the spirit that emanated that night. (It didn’t
hurt that we beat Baylor that after-noon 70-22. Go Bears!) Hearing the Campanile play a fight song I
Miguel de LeonPublic Relations Director
out of the garage I looked back to an empty lot, not knowing where to go or what to do next. I stood there in the cold garage with my three bags of luggage and a pile of boxes for about 20
minutes, about to cry because I was all alone. Then, the door to BRH opened and a nice guy came out. This junior Cal Band member stored my bags away and told me exactly what was going to happen and
when. Since then, I have never been alone, becoming a part of the Cal Band family for life. Thanks Peter! I am looking for-ward to an awesome season and helping out new people the way I was helped when I was new. Thank you, and GO BEARS!
Patrick Flynn :: Student Director
success.One of the best pieces of advice
I received before I made the transi-tion from my small, suburban high school to Cal’s enormous, diverse campus was to make this campus my own. Needless to say, joining the Cal Band helped me do just
that, and I can’t imagine my life at Cal without being a member of this great organization! One of my first Cal Band memo-ries was attending FTP Davis, and how nervous I felt. Coming from a high school with-out a marching
Band, the thought of high-stepping, let alone playing music while high-stepping at the same time, seemed daunting, and at times, impossible. However, with the help of a great TA and friendly oldmen, I was able
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continued from page 3EchoesMedicine this year and is now a dentist in Peabody, MA. Jen is in her 5th year of an MD/PhD pro-gram at Tufts University studying growth control of vascular smooth muscle cells. They’d love to hear from everyone: [email protected] o r d rma lmqu i s t dmd @comcast.net.
M a t t “ H a r p o ! ” (McCormick) Bjork (bass ’87) is enjoying torment-ing robots again for work while his kids Elizabeth and Anders are now old enough to go tear-ing around the (paved, smooth sidewalks of the) Stanfurd campus on razor scooters while singing “Stanfurd Jonah” back and forth.
Carolyn (Suratos) Moe (alto ’88) reports that all is well with her. She is currently living in Vacaville with husband Henry Moe and their two boys, Patrick (age 3 1/2 years) and Joshua (age 10 months). Carolyn says she is teaching high school math and loving it!
Kristin (Jo Warren) (clarinet ‘96, SM ‘99) and Emil Bliss (trumpet ’94) report: “Noah Emil Bliss was born on April 7, 2005 at 7:35 in the morning. He weighed 8 lbs, 1 oz and was 22 inches long. He and Kristin are doing fine and we are all adjusting to the new schedule (what schedule!?).”
David Stein (alto ‘89) and his wife, Tanya Aviv Stein, are excited to announce the birth of their daughter, their first child, Idit Noa, on December 5, 2004. Idit was named for Tanya’s mother’s mater-nal grandmother, who’s English
name was Edith, and Hebrew name (really a Yiddish name) was Idit. Idit Noa at birth weighed 6 lbs 15 oz., and measured 19 inches.
Trisha (Slone) (trumpet ’90) and Rich Meyer (trumpet ’90) welcomed son David Benjamin on July 7, 2004. Not wanting to miss
Cal’s football season, David arrived two months early! He weighed 4 lbs. 9 oz. and was 17 3/4 inches long. David is now doing very well, weighing nearly 20 lbs. and standing almost 29 inches tall (as of April). He’s already collecting Cal paraphernalia, and his first words surely will be “Go Bears!” Trisha and Rich have lived in Michigan for almost five years. Rich is the Product Strategy and Planning Supervisor for SuperDuty Pickup Trucks at Ford Motor Company. He’ll receive his MBA from the University of Michigan in Decem-ber. He also continues to serve in the U.S. Navy Reserves as the Executive Officer of NR COMSUB-GRU 8. Trisha taught secondary language arts for two years before becoming an Educational Technol-ogy Trainer at Sound Engineering. When David was born, Trisha became a stay-at-home mom and is loving every minute of it. They recently finished their basement and have plenty of room for guests. If you’re ever in Michigan, be sure to stop by for a visit!
2004 Cal Band Scholarship WinnersAgnes Robb ScholarshipBoyd Cothran, tenor ‘00
Awarded annually to the Cal Bandsman with the highest grade point average. This scholar-ship was endowed by a gift from Agnes Robb, longtime secretary to U.C. President Robert Gordon Sproul (clarinet ’09, DM ’11).
Robert O. Briggs Family ScholarshipsAwarded annually on the basis of musicianship to upper and lower woodwind players and a percussionist. This scholarship is awarded in honor of H. Russell Briggs, Mabel Briggs, and James Briggs.
Robert O. Briggs ScholarshipNoah Suess, trumpet ‘04
Awarded annually to a high brass player demon-strating outstanding musicianship. This scholar-ship is named for Director Emeritus Robert O. Briggs (coronet ’48, Director 1975-1995).
Marry Parrishpicc ‘04
Jeffrey Lanzafamepercussion ‘04
Jeremy Harristenor ‘04
Tut Gerdes ScholarshipRobert Lanzafame, bass ‘04
Awarded annually to a low brass player on the basis of musicianship. This scholarship was endowed by Harold “Tut” Gerdes (trombone ’35).
George Miller ScholarshipsAwarded in Fall 2004 on the basis of musicianship and financial need. This scholarship was funded by George Miller, a longtime
friend and supporter of the Cal Band.Pierre AdlerDonya AhouraiDejeunee AshbyAndrea BiancoZack BrunoYi-Zou (Julie) Chao
Kristina CoaleBoyd CothranKatie ClarkErika GonzalezMatthew GrattKristina Montgomery
Jonathan-Erik NelsonAlan PeckTony RodriguezWill RohrerDylan Wilkerson
band, we grabbed our lunch and off we went back for another marching rehearsal. After that we perused the Gas Lamp District downtown and had a wonderful meal with our awesome $35 a day per diem!
Wednesday, Dec. 28th The gods from above wanted us to have a little hail and they sent buckets of rain to ruin our stunt sheets and to soak us to the bone. We were rehearsing our butts off, making sure that our steps were solid and the music was groov-ing. Afterwards we dried off, and I grabbed a bite to eat at the Edgewater Grill in Seaport Village back near our hotel. Next we were off to another performance, of course, in the rain again. We played for the “Red Coats,” the organizers of the Holiday Bowl.
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To top off the day, I was able to watch some of the Cal Athletics staff perform karaoke in the Gas Lamp District. Who would have guessed they could sing so well… and so badly?
Thursday, Dec. 29th After a wonderful rainless rehearsal, we performed for the football team at their kickoff luncheon at the San Diego Convention Center. In my few hours of free time later, I decided to explore some of Coronado, just a jump away from downtown. Once back on duty, we performed at another spirit reception inside the Manchester Grand Hyatt. With another day’s work complete were free to go and get some dinner and explore.
Friday, Dec. 30th Game Day! After our final marching rehearsal we took part in the Big Balloon Parade before the game. At the Hyatt, the percussion section (YEAH PERC!) played our new cadence, “drumline,” as we led the football team outside for a spirit rally. All hyped-up for the game, we headed to the stadium. After cheering our hearts out for the football team, we headed back to our hotel to celebrate the completion of a long week of hard work and a great season of football.
Saturday, Dec. 31st Back to Berkeley. I tumbled onto a bus at 6am and slept all the way back to Berkeley. Everyone was completely exhausted and couldn’t wait to get back home for New Year’s. After reaching home I fell asleep before my head hit the pillow and slept for a week, dreaming of all the memories I had just made!
“Harpo!” Bjork (bass ‘87) and son Anders at a Cal game.
This year’s NorCal Benefit will be held Friday, Sept. 16, 2005 (the night before Alumni Band Day) at Pauley Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Student Union Building. This years’ theme is “Onward Califor-nians” and the Band looks forward to celebrating with you at this fun-filled evening which will include a delicious buffet, silent auction and spirited performances by the entire Band. Look for an invitation in your mailboxes this August, but plan now for joining us for an action packed weekend at Cal with the Band! For more information, please contact Carol Suveda, Alumni Relations & Events Manager for the Cal Band at (510) 643-2662 or [email protected].
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Tellefsen Hall was happy to we lcome the new Chancellor, Robert Birgeneau, and his wife, Mary Cather ine , to dinner recently. House members were surprised to learn that this was the Birgeneau’s first dinner at a home of students. The Chancellor and his wife chat-ted with the stu-dents before dinner began and even stayed for espresso after the meal was over. They graciously signed straw hats, and the evening concluded with a rendition of “Toast to California.” Although
Memberships:Sustaining members as of
June 30, 2004: 422
Sustaining members as of December 31, 2004: 402
Income/Expenses Alumni Band Day $1,394 expense North Tunnel Echo $1,000 income $2,500 expense $1,500 net expense Reunion $4,717 income $4,701 expense $16 net expense Band Workshops $173 expense Memberships $3,390 standard mem’ships $1,848 lifetime mem’ships fund payout $5,238 net membership income
CBAA Budget ReportPrepared as per CBAA Constitutional guidelines by CBAA Treasurer Rune Stromsness (mellophonium ‘90, SM ‘94). Inquiries regarding this report should be directed to him via e-mail: [email protected].
Archiving $1215 income $1222 expense $7 net expense Lifetime Membership Investment Fund $6,300 income $1,848 expense $4,452 net income Other $430 income $217 expense $213 net income TOTAL income: $6,845
Balances of assets as of December 31. 2004:
$45,720 Lifetime Membership Investment Fund$ 2,000 History Project Fund$ 1,861 Archiving Project Fund$13,971 Unrestricted Fund$63,552 Total Assets
Tellefsen Hall Welcomes Chancellor Birgeneau
Brittany Stieg, clarinet ‘01
the Chancellor and his wife did not yet know the words to “Toast,” they followed along in a Cal Band songbook presented to them by Tellefsen Hall and promised next time they would be prepared.
Mary Catherine Birgeneau, House President Mishana Alcala-Mosley (baritone ‘01), House Manager Brittany Stieg (clarinet ‘01), and
Chancellor Robert Birgeneau gather for dinner at TH.
The sweltering heat is almost unbearable around Easter. This is the middle of the dry season, and the sun scorches the hills until the mercury rises into triple digits. “We’re almost there,” says Neoma Lavalle (trombone ’96), leading us along the path to Mecatal, a small rural village in western Honduras. This was welcome news for me, as I wasn’t sure how much further I could walk in this heat.
Today, Neoma was going to show us the water projects she had worked on in Mecatal, a small village in western Honduras. Since graduating from Cal in 2000, Neoma has been working with the Peace Corps on water projects in Honduras. As of 2004, U.C. Berkeley has sent over 3,205 students to the Peace Corps since 1961—more than any other univer-sity. Cal’s leadership in this arena is often attributed to the student body’s strong focus on public ser-vice and improving the world.
Reaching Mecatal, about forty or so homes come into view. Like many Honduran homes, these are made of concrete and have tin roofs. Most homes in Mecatal lack doors or glass windows to keep out the elements. Our first stop was at Doña Rosa’s house. Outside her house sat a small,
Let There be Water: Cal Band Alumni Work for Change in the Peace Corps
BEYOND BAND
Jason P. Clark, trumpet ‘99
forced to rely on private wells or the nearby river.
As per Honduran custom, Doña Rosa seated us in her kitchen and offered us lunch. Over lunch, Neoma explaineed that aid money is granted first to municipalities for use in desiging and building water distribution systems. In Santa Rita, the municipality that administers Mecatal, city officials decide which of the area’s 59 villages will receive the new water system.
Seeing Doña Rosa draw water to boil us some coffee, I won-
dered where the source of Mecatal’s water was located. “About a kilometer up the hill is where we built the collection system,” Neoma said, pointing out the kitchen window. I couldn’t help but smirk, recalling the various e-mails she had sent about hiking through waist-high brush up steep hills to per-form a topographic survey of a watershed so that she would know where to build the water tank. Even funnier to me was the image of Neoma the history major fumbling with surveyor’s equipment. She didn’t find this quite as funny as I did, and I let it drop after she reminded me that it was “a long walk back.”
The next day, we visited Darren Cormack (percussion ’98), who was working for the Peace Corps in Santa Rosa, about two hours away. Darren was finalizing several blueprints for new water systems. As Darren explained to me, aid groups provided start-up costs for these water systems, fund-ing blueprints and topographic surveys. Peace Corps volunteers conduct the surveys and make the drawings, and then work with locals to build the infrastructure. In towns like Mecatal, aid money pays for homes to be connected to running water, but each home pays 10 Lempiras (50 cents) per month to pay for maintenance, creating a self-sustaining system. Much like water districts in the U.S., customers elect a water board, which hires a plumber and oversees adding new houses to the network. Folding up his
engineering survey, Darren put it into a pile with several others, all representing a village that would soon have access to running water. A fine example of how Cal alumni are working to change the world, one step at a time.
Neoma Lavalle (trombone ‘96) standing by Doña Rosa’s pila.
Darren Cormack (percussion ‘98) and Neoma Lavalle (trombone ‘96) outside Darren’s offices.
Jerry Taylor and Ric Mart have been working with the Archiving Project to archive the final per-formance at the San Francisco Opera House on DVD. Former Bandsmen who attended this tour are encouraged to donate $25 toward this project. Some alumni have already contributed seed money to this project; if you did, please contact Jerry by mail or by phone at 415-332-0225.
Please send inquiries and donations for the 1970 Tour DVD directly to Jerry Taylor:
Jerry Taylor210 Third StreetSausalito, CA 94965
1970 Japan Tour Now on DVD
concrete basin, known as a “pila.” A faucet was attached at the top of the basin, and from there, Doña Rosa obtained fresh water for cook-ing. As Neoma explained, excess water was captured in the pila, where it would be used later for laundry, minimizing waste. Prior to Neoma’s arrival in Honduras, these homes did not have running water, and many people were
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CBAA Council InformationThe CBAA Council is the governing body of the California Band Alumni Association. Its members are elected
annually for terms of three (3) years. General meetings of the council are held quarterly and are open to all Band Alumni. The next council meetings are on May 14, 2005 from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM in BRH, and on August 6, 2005 at Bob Briggs’ house in Fairfield from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM. For more information about council meetings contact President Erin Proudfoot. For minutes of the CBAA Council meetings, please contact CBAA Secretary Tina Avilla or visit www.calband.berkeley.edu/cbaa.
CBAA Membership Form2-year Membership. Expires 6/30/07. $30 enclosed.
1-year membership. Expires 6/30/06. $20 enclosed.
“Young Alumni” Discount PackageLast year in Band: Fall ’01 - ‘04. Includes: 2-year membership, Alumni hat and shirt ($55 value). $30 enclosed.
Life Membership. Paid in full. $325 enclosed.
Life Membership. 5-year installment plan. $80 enclosed ($400 over 5 years)
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CBAA OfficersErin Proudfoot, President
(510) 642-0227 [email protected]
Richard Powell, Vice President (650) 575-5658
Rune Stromsness, Treasurer (510) 643-3853
Tina Avilla, Secretary (510) 582-8142 [email protected]
Chris Bailey, Performance (510) 339-9105
Sara LaBatt, Communications (510) 769-9340
Ex-OfficioRobert O. Briggs,
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Robert Calonico, Cal Band Director
Derek Brocklehurst, Cal Band Senior Manager
Carol Suveda, SMA Alumni Relations and Events Manager www.calband.berkeley.edu
Terms expiring 2005:Chris Bailey ’70 Juliette Bettencourt ‘76Matt Bjork ‘87 Warren Lei ‘94Richard Powell ’96 Mark Proudfoot ‘92Andy Shih ‘86Rune Stromsness ‘90 Jerry Taylor ’66 Wade Williams ’77
Terms expiring 2006:Tina Avilla ’91 Andrew Capule ‘95Jason Clark ‘99 Barbara Goodson ‘77 Gary Hsueh ‘95Tom Kellogg ‘67Sara LaBatt ‘92 Antonia Lau ‘91 Eric Mart ’66 Allen Santos ‘95
Terms expiring 2007:James Benton ‘94Aaron Glimme ’90 Andy LaBatt ‘90 Ed Price ‘70Dorothy Proudfoot ’92Erin Proudfoot ‘92 Douglas Roberts ’74 Mark Sarjeant ’70 Robert Witbeck ’51 Mike Yambrovich ’78
Join the California Band Alumni Association! Your membership dues make possible such things as this North Tunnel Echo, Alumni Band Day, Cal Band Executive Committee workshops, and other projects that support both the Cal Band and its alumni. Membership entitles you to discounts on CBAA merchandise and events. Please send this form to:
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Miguel de Leon :: Public Relations Director...had just learned while overlook-ing a sunset through the Golden Gate was, to say the least, memo-rable. But that moment is one I will cherish for years and years to come, and something I would like to share to the next year’s newman class.
I look forward to working as hard as I possibly can this year. I hope all of you are just as excited as I am for the next year’s great outlook. We all might be smell-ing some sweet things next year… Go Bears!
...to overcome my initial doubts about joining the Band and had an awesome newmen year. Since then, everything I have experi-enced as a member of the Cal Band, from the friendships I have made to the thrill of running out of North Tunnel, all tell me that I have found a home in the Cal Band and knowing that makes this huge campus feel a little smaller and a little more like my own.
I am looking forward to the upcoming season and hope that you are too. Here’s to another great season! Go Bears!
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May 14 CBAA Council Meeting, 10:00 AM, Band Rehearsal Hall Berkeley
July 4 Alumni Band Performance: Sausalito 4th of July Parade Sausalito
August 6 CBAA Council Meeting, 10:00 AM, Bob Briggs’ House Fairfield
September 16 NorCal Benefit, Pauley Ballroom, MLK Student Union Bldg. Berkeley
September 17 Alumni Band Performance: Alumni Band Day Berkeley
October 7 Southern California Benefit, Location TBD Southern California
October 14-15 1965 American Tour Reunion, Faculty Club Berkeley
November 19 Big Game Stanford
For additional information, write to theabove mailing address or [email protected], or go to:
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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In This Issue:
Remembering Herb Towler
Cal Band Alumni Work for Change in the Peace Corps
Meet the 2005-2006 Executive Committee
Holiday Bowl Memories
