The Big Red Bandstaph
The Bandstaff, or "Bandstaph", as it is almost always spelled, is in charge of running the Band. We meet once per week during the Band season, and also here and there outside of the season. Meetings tend to be highly productive. Why do you keep laughing? Anyway, staphers really are a dedicated group who are committed to the well being of the Band (through the upholding of the Band's Constitution). Elections are held in December, and the positions run for the calendar year.
The Positions on Bandstaph are:
Head Manager
Jen Goforth
The Head Manager is the one person crazy enough to deal with all the inner workings
of the Band. She is in charge of running Bandstaph meetings, dealing with the
administration, setting up the roadtrips, and handling relations with the other
Ivy bands, among other stuff like making sure the trumpets wear pants when crossing
the Canada-US border. Overall, she is the leader off the field, or so she is told.
This year's Head Manager is Jen Goforth '13.
Past Head Managers
Drum Major
Jessica Reno
The Drum Major is, in contrast to the Head Manager, the leader
of the Band on the field. Basically, she's the one that gets
all the attention. She runs the rehearsals, leads the Band on
gameday, and gets to run onto the field all by herself to throw
a big mace up in the air (and hopefully catch it). The 2010 BRMB
Drum Major is Jessica Reno '13. Before ascending to the podium,
she played in the percussion section.
Past Drum Majors
Head Field Manager
Chris Harvey
The Head Field Manager deals with the non-musical elements of the Band. Hey, the
Drum Major needs a ladder to stand on if we're all to see her! And what if one of us
(for some reason) were to get hurt on the field? (stupid Ithaca ice storms...)
This year's Head Field Manager is Chris Harvey '15.
Treasurer
Steve Albanese
The Big Red Band is good at three things: marching well, playing loud, and spending money. This is why there is a treasurer, whose job is to organize and balance the year's budget, as well as allocate budgets to each of the other Bandstaph positions and sections if necessary. All that money can be a lot for one man to keep track of, so the Treasurer also has to check the budget with BRBAA and the Student Assembly Finance Commission (SAFC) to make sure that he keeps our ink in the black. This year's treasurer is Steve Albanese '14.
Show Committee Chairs
Nick Lamson & Hallie Klein
The Show Committee Chairs organize the Show Committee, which
writes all the field shows, allowing us to maintain our title as
The Only REAL Marching Band in the Ivy League. Along with
writing the shows, the Show Committee Chairs also share some
responsibility with the Drum Major in making us all learn the
shows. In fact, in the absence of the Drum Major, the Show
Committee Chairs take over her responsibility. Nick "Inky" Lamson '14
and Hallie Klein '14 are the current chairs.
Show Comm webpage
Alumni Relations
Christian Compton & Liz Corteselli
The Alumni Relations Chairs, well, maintain relations with the alumni. Working with the
Big Red Band Alumni Association (BRBAA),
they organize alumni events for Homecoming each fall and Reunion each summer. They also
strive to publish two issues of Band Notes every year. The current Alumni Relations
Chairs are Christian Compton '14 and Liz Corteselli '14.
Uniform Chairs
Jess Landis & Nate Floro
The Uniform Chairs are in charge of fitting us all with our snazzy uniforms and making sure that all the uniforms stay in good condition and don't get lost. And of course, since the BRMB is a source of entertainment fit for the entire family, the Uniform Chairs act as censors to prevent the showing of nudity throughout the Band on days of performance. Our Uniform Chairs for 2012 are Jess Landis '14 and Nate Floro '15.
Equipment Chairs/Czars
Cameron Glass & Ethan Green
You can't have a band without instruments, right? And although the band takes SUCH good care of its' instruments, they are bound to break some time, so what happens then? The equipment czars spring into action! They are in charge of fixing any intsrument in band, personally or BRMB owned. Another important part of their job is getting accessories essential to any band like lyres, flip-folders, reeds, valve oil, etc. If you've got equipment that needs managing, don't hesitate to contact the current Equipment Czars, Cameron Glass '13 and Ethan Green '14, they'd be happy to help!
Head Librarians
Emma Waugh, Emma Rosenthal, & Christine Muccianti
The Head Librarian is the copier's best friend. After all, she gets to know the copier most intimately. No! Not like that! The Head Librarian just has to make a lot of copies! You see, she is in charge of getting music out to all of us. That means new music to everyone, and old music to everyone new. Get it? Got it? Good. Christine Muccianti '14, Emma Waugh '15, and Emma Rosenthal '15 are the current Head Librarians.
Publicity Chairs
Kevin Milian & Bridget Rudgers
The Publicity Chairs' most important job is recruiting new members for the Band at the start of each year. This may consist of, but is not limited to, covering the entire campus with chalkings raving about the glories of Band, harassing every new student that tries to register (and all students have to register), and flooding the Cornell Daily Sun with personals. The current publicity chairs are Kevin "Waffles" Milian '15 and Bridget "Sausage" Rudgers '15.
Historians
Alex Simpson & Iona Brockie
The Historians act as the band's personal paparazzi, running all
over the place and looking for perfect snapshots of the band.
These pictures then go up for all to see on the historian's
website. The Historians are also in charge of recording the
halftime shows. Using the season's work, they put together a
scrapbook each year, which we all see at the Spring Semi-Formal.
This year's Historians are Alex Simpson '13 and Iona Brokie '14
Check the historian's website for all of our photos!
Fundraising Chairs
Sheila Garcia & Kailin Koch
The Fundraising Chairs organize the yearly phonathon, which brings in a substantial amount of money for each Band season. Of course, we have nothing against the Fundraising Chairs coming up with creative ways of bringing in even more money. Hey, we'll find uses for it. Sheila Garcia '13 and Kailin Koch '15 are the current fundraising chairs.
Secretary
Anita Mbogoni
The secretary is responsible for taking minutes during each meeting of the Bandstaph, so that the whole band can read about its inner workings. She also takes care of the email lists and the official roster of all band members so we can stalk each other and keep in touch. This year's secretary is Anita Mbogoni '15.
Social Chairs
Amanda Quain & Becca Hagge
As if Band itself isn't fun enough, we have people in charge of organizing even more fun for bandies outside of standard Band time. The social chairs organize several parties (highlighted by the Non-sectarian Holiday Party and the Spring Semiformal), ice time at Lynah Rink, and participation of the Band in intramural sports. The current Social Chairs are Amanda Quain '13 and Becca Hagge '13.
Webmaster
Daniel Hodash
The webmaster is in charge of maintaining and improving the band's web presence (including this website and the Facebook group "Big Red Marching Band"). He also acts as an adviser for individual section webmasters. This year's webmaster is Daniel Hodash '13.
Pep Band Manager
Neil Lewis
The Big Red Marching Band will often interact with the Big Red Pep Band (in fact, there is an enormous overlap in membership). Therefore, the Pep Band Manager reports any news to the BRMB Bandstaph. This year's Pep Band Manager is Neil Lewis '13.
About the bandstaph
The Bandstaph meets every week during the Fall semester, typically the hour before rehearsal (8-9pm on Tuesdays) in the Band Room in Barton Hall. These meetings are open, so feel free to drop by!
The 2008 leaders of the band, Tommy "Tastycakes" Seery '09 (drum major) and Brian Adelman '09 (head manager).
Sshhhhhh! This is a library!
The band invades Willard Straight, the student union, during Cornell Days 2005. Come hear us play! Cornell Days this year are April 9-20th.
2005 Drum Major Jeremy Kerman '06 demonstrates an aardvark to the eager freshmen. For more information about this and other traditions, visit the history page
The band and crowd in Schoellkopf at the Homecoming game, 2008.
Rain or shine, the band marches on. Check out our spiffy rain coats!
Craig TUBA acts as a crossing guard as the band crosses the street.
