Drum Major

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Nina "Pauws" Ellison '25

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 2024 BRMB Drum Major is Nina "Pauws" Ellison '25.

Past Drum Majors

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Head Manager

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Emily Jones '25

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 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, they are the leader off the field, or so they are told. This year's Head Manager is Emily Jones '25.
Past Head Managers

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Show Committee Chairs

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Sabrina Sheridan '26,
Catherine Frank '26,
Abbott "Pidge" Sherlock '27

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 their responsibility. Sabrina Sheridan '26, Catherine Frank '26, and Abbott "Pidge" Sherlock '27 are the current chairs.

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Treasurer

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Emily Mawhinney '26

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 Cmmission (SAFC) to make sure that they keep our ink in the black. This year's Treasurer is Emily Mawhinney '26.

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Field Managers

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Erik "Grapefruit" Bermudez '27,
Dina Nabavian '27,
Lila Kleppner '27,
Jada Mbugua '25

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 Erik "Grapefruit" Bermudez '27, Dina Nabavian '27, Lila Kleppner '27, and Jada Mbugua '25.

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Alumni Relations Chairs

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Bobby "Duck" Haig '25,
Dina Nabavian '27,
Erin Baum IC '24,
Kelly "Komet" Leiby '26

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 Bobby "Duck" Haig '25, Dina Nabavian '27, Erin Baum IC '24, and Kelly "Komet" Leiby '26.

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Uniform Chairs

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Hayley Marino '27,
Lauren Noll '27,
Andrew Chung '26,
Abbie Harrison IC '26,
Allison Weiher '27,
Campbell Mitchell '27

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 2023 are Hayley Marino '27, Lauren Noll '27, Andrew Chung '26, Abbie Harrison IC '26, Allison Weiher '27, and Campbell Mitchell '27.

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Equipment Chairs

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Caleb Schmitt '26,
Eduardo Novoa '25,
Maximilian Fanning '27,
Lucy Cheeley '25

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 getting accessories essential to any band like lyres, flip-folders, reeds, valve oil, etc. The Equipment Chair position is currently vacant pending a new election in the spring semester.

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Librarians

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Michael "Doc" Neiss '27,
Erin Baum '24,
Andrew Chung '26,
Lila Kleppner '27,
Alannah Dennis '27,
Mason "Dive" Rummery '27,
Yunnie Kim '25,
Caitie Farrell '27

The Head Librarians are in charge of maintaining the massive music library containing over 1100 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. Michael "Doc" Neiss '27, Erin Baum '24, Andrew Chung '26, Lila Kleppner '27, Alannah Dennis '27, Mason "Dive" Rummery '27, Yunnie Kim '25, and Caitie Farrell '27 are the current Head 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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Michael "Doc" Neiss '27,
Abbie Harrison IC '26

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 Michael "Doc" Neiss '27 and Abbie Harrison IC '26.

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Historians

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Erin Baum '24,
Jen Joaqui-Almendarez '26,
Lauren "Apples" Chuhta '26,
Justin Han,
Kelly "Komet" Leiby '26,
Alex Coy,
Emily Felts '27,
Ben "Goose" Kerstetter '27

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 Historians' website. The Historians are also in charge of recording the halftime shows. This year's Historians are Erin Baum '24, Jen Joaqui-Almendarez '26, Lauren "Apples" Chuhta '26, Justin Han, Kelly "Komet" Leiby '26, Alex Coy, Emily Felts '27, and Ben "Goose" Kerstetter '27.
Check the Historians' website and Facebook page for all of our photos!

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Fundraising Chairs

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AJ James '27,
Brian "Dawgs" Gu '27,
Tommy McFarland '26

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. AJ James '27, Brian "Dawgs" Gu '27, and Tommy McFarland '26 are the current Fundraising Chairs.

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Secretary

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Abigail "Heck" Heck '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 Abigail "Heck" Heck '27.

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Special Events Coordinators

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Jordan Quinn '27,
Tina Li '27,
Lauren Noll '27,
Hayley Marino '27

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 Jordan Quinn '27, Tina Li '27, Lauren Noll '27, and Hayley Marino '27.

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Webmasters

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Ben Isaacson '27,
Nolan "Frog" Lizmi '27,
Tommy McFarland '26,
Sterling "Limbo" Chargois '26

The Webmasters are in charge of maintaining and improving the Band's web presence (including this website). They also act as advisers for individual section Webmasters.

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Philanthropy Coordinators

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Andrew Chung '26,
Justin Han,
Liza Wadell '25,
Brian "Dawgs" Gu '27

The Philanthropy Coordinator is the newest position to the Bandstaph that dedicates their time to finding ways that the Band can give back to the Cornell and Ithaca community. Andrew Chung '26, Justin Han, Liza Wadell '25, and Brian "Dawgs" Gu '27 are our current Philanthropy Coordinators, and they also oversee promoting diversity and inclusion within the BRMB!

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Diversity Chairs

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Jada Mbugua '25,
Yunnie Kim '25,
Carolina Montejo '25,
AJ James '27,
Katherine Manning '26,
Meredith Rosenthal '25,
Peter Bell '24,
Beyan Kesselly '24

The Diversity Chairs help to ensure that the band is a safe place no matter your identity by promoting diversity and inclusion in our band. Our chairs, Jada Mbugua '25, Yunnie Kim '25, Carolina Montejo '25, AJ James '27, Katherine Manning '26, Meredith Rosenthal '25, Peter Bell '24, and Beyan Kesselly '24, are helping to build a safe community in the Big Red Marching Band.

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Flute Section Leaders

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Ari Schor '26,
Isabella Zahl '26

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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Matthew Kushner '25,
Skylar Bush '26

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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Mike DiGrado '25,
Vivian Martinez '25

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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Albert "Tails" Addo '25

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

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Horn Section Leader

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Jonathan Lee '26,
Derek Thompson '26

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

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Trombone Section Leader

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Cam Thornton IC '26,
Joshua Faber '26

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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Jonathan Miller '26

Tubas rule.
Tuba Website
@big_red_marching_band_tubas

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Percussion

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Angelleigh DeTroy '25,
Talia Rubeo '26

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 Section Leader

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Crystal Grissom '25,
Ola Taha '27

Colorguard is awesome.
Guard Website
@bigredcolorguard

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