Drum Major

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Josh Faber '26

The Drum Major is, in contrast to the Head Manager, the leader of the Band on the field. Basically, they're the one that gets all the attention. They run the rehearsals, lead the Band on gameday, and get to run onto the field all by themself to throw a big mace up in the air (and hopefully catch it). The 2025 BRMB Drum Major is Josh Faber '26.

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Head Manager

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Emily Mawhinney '26

The Head Manager is the one person crazy enough to deal with all the inner workings of the Band. They are in charge of running Bandstaph meetings, dealing with the administration, setting up the road trips, and handling relations with the other Ivy bands, among other stuff like making sure the trumpets wear pants while crossing the Canada–US border. Overall, they are the leader off the field, or so they are told. This year's Head Manager is Emily Mawhinney '26.
Past Head Managers

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Show Committee Chairs

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Ben Isaacson '27,
Hannah Blank '27,
Kathy Miller '28

The Show Committee Chairs make up the Show Committee—often shortened to ShowComm—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 their responsibility. Ben Isaacson '27, Hannah Blank '27, and Kathy Miller '28 are the current Show Committee Chairs.

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Treasurer

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Brian "Dawgs" Gu '27

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 person 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 they keep our ink in the black. This year's Treasurer is Brian "Dawgs" Gu '27.

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Field Managers

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Christina Bray '28,
Violet Christensen '28

The Field Managers deal with the non-musical elements of the Band. Hey, the Drum Major needs a ladder to stand on if we're all to see them! And what if one of us (for some reason) were to get hurt on the field? (stupid Ithaca ice storms...) This year's Field Managers are Christina Bray '28 and Violet Christensen '28.

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Alumni Relations Chairs

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Abbott "Pidge" Sherlock '27,
Max Troiano '28

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, and they sometimes even succeed in doing so! The current Alumni Relations Chairs are Abbott "Pidge" Sherlock '27 and Max Troiano '28.

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Uniform Chairs

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Matthew Carolan '28,
Monna Li '28

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 public displays of nudity that may otherwise occur throughout the Band at performances. Our current Uniform Chairs are Matthew Carolan '28 and Monna Li '28.

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Equipment Chairs

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Emily Andersen '27,
Madison "Detour" Lammers '27,
Isabel Gallegos '28

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 Chairs spring into action! They are in charge of fixing any instrument in Band, personally or BRMB owned. Another important part of their job is acquiring accessories essential to any Band, like lyres, flip-folders, reeds, valve oil, etc. The current Equipment Chairs are Emily Andersen '27, Madison "Detour" Lammers '27, and Isabel Gallegos '28.

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Librarians

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Ari Schor '26,
Isabella Zahl '26,
Sophia Pasold '26

The Librarians are in charge of maintaining the massive music library containing over 1,100 songs and distributing music to all members. Over the course of the year, they find their best friends are Igor the copier and Ida the paper cutter. They get over their dust allergies and become immune to paper cuts as they prepare folders for all the new members and distribute all the new show music. Ari Schor '26, Isabella Zahl '26, and Sophia Pasold '26 are the current Librarians.
Need music? You can hit up the librarians with this suh-weet Google Form.
Digital Music Library

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Public Relations Chairs

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Hayley Marino '27,
Tina Li '27

The Public Relations 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, asking every new student that tries to register (and all students have to register), and flooding the Cornell Daily Sun with personals. The current Public Relations Chairs are Hayley Marino '27 and Tina Li '27.

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Historians

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TBD

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 Band's very own SmugMug page. The Historians are also in charge of recording the halftime shows. The Historian position is currently vacant, pending an election in late January. Check out our old website and Facebook page for more photos not on SmugMug!

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Fundraising Chairs

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Cadence Barkan '27,
Kyle "Scooby" O'Connor '27

The Fundraising Chairs organize the yearly Phonathon, which brings in a substantial amount of money for each Band season. They also manage the Band's annual Giving Day campaign. 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. Cadence Barkan '27 and Kyle "Scooby" O'Connor '27 are the current Fundraising Chairs.

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Secretary

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Hanna Lighthall '27

The Secretary is responsible for taking minutes during each meeting of the Bandstaph, so that the whole Band can read about its inner workings. They also take 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 Hanna Lighthall '27.

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Special Events Coordinators

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Catie Farrell '27,
Daniel Fransen '27,
Emily Felts '27,
Julia Xiao '28

As if Band itself isn't fun enough, we have people in charge of organizing even more fun for Bandies on campus. The Special Events Coordinators organize several events (highlighted by the Non-Sectarian and the Spring Semiformal) and picnics in Stewart Park. The current Special Events Coordinators are Catie Farrell '27, Daniel Fransen '27, Emily Felts '27, and Julia Xiao '28

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Webmasters

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Ella "Tumble" Schneyer '27,
Nolan "Frog" Lizmi '27,
Gaby Goldberg '28

The Webmasters are in charge of maintaining and "improving" (doing whatever they want with) the Band's web presence (mostly just this website). They also act as advisors for individual section Webmasters. The current Webmasters are Ella "Tumble" Schneyer '27, Nolan "Frog" Lizmi '27, and Gaby Goldberg '28.

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Philanthropy Coordinators

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Diana Palma-Vazquez '27,
Gaby Goldberg '28

The Philanthropy Coordinators dedicate their time to finding ways for the Band to give back to the Cornell and Ithaca communities. Diana Palma-Vazquez '27 and Gaby Goldberg '28 are our current Philanthropy Coordinators.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chairs

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Katherine Manning '26,
Hayley Marino '27,
Kamili Fernandez '27

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chairs help to ensure that the Band is a safe place no matter your identity by promoting diversity and inclusion. Our chairs, Katherine Manning '26, Hayley Marino '27, and Kamili Fernandez '27, are helping to build a safe community in the Big Red Marching Band.

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Flute Section Leaders

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Katherine Manning '26,
Jordan Quinn '27

With our sassy dance moves and parading shimmies, the Flutes keep the Band looking good. Ithaca may be COLD, but the Flutes are always HOTT. Our ability to transform nouns like amoeba, peacock, and chopsticks into verbs ensures that we are simply the best and that no one has more fun.
Flute Website
@bigredflutes

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Clarinet Section Leaders

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Abigail "Heck" Heck '27,
Lila Kleppner '27

The Clarinet section is an integral and amazing part of the Band. The Drum Major fears us, and everyone else wishes they could dance like us. Especially the Bones.
Clarinet Website
@bigrednets

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Saxophone Section Leaders

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Alannah Dennis '27,
Dawson Melton '27

From hot cocoa after cold Tuesday night practices to corn nuggets at the Nines, being a Big Red Sax means a lot more than PE credit—it's lots of good times and great friends.
Sax Website
@brmbsaxes

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Trumpet Section Leader

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Lauren "Apples" Chuhta '26

The Loudest, Biggest, Craziest section in the Ivy League. We pride ourselves on being the Absolute Best, no matter the metric. If you don't find your hair tingling and/or your ears ringing when the Trumpets are around, check your pulse—you might be dead.
Trumpet Website
@bigredtrumpets

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Horn Section Leaders

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Allison Weiher '27,
Campbell Mitchell '27

The Horn section is eight miles wide, and absolutely everybody can come inside!
Horn Website
@bigredhorns

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Trombone Section Leaders

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Benjamin "BQ" Quint '27,
Ella Johnson '27

When trumpets in this Band appear
To menace all our fun and cheer
What hero should then appear
To bring us to our precious...chocolate fountain...

Slide of Lightning
Sound of Thunder
Never making any blunders
Underbone......Under- Under- Underbone!!!
Un-der-bone!
Bone Website
@bigredbones

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Tuba Liaison

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Dina Nabavian '27

Tubas rule.
Tuba Website
@big_red_marching_band_tubas

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Drum Captains

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Talia Rubeo '26,
Reilly "Gurt" Potter '27

The Drumline could have gone solo a long time ago, but we like to keep the Band around for tradition—and to make it clear how awesome we are by comparison. We rock hard, head-bang, dance, and stick-click like nobody's business. Beware of ninja.
Percussion Website
@bigreddrumline

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Color Guard Captain

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Emily Spans '27

Color Guard is awesome.
Guard Website
@bigredcolorguard

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