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If you're interested in joining the MIT Marching Band, or you'd like
some more information, either stop by the Activities Midway during R/O Week,
or contact us directly--we'd love to hear from you!
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- Jason Krug - Music Director - Our reluctant organizer, he selects the music, leads rehearsals, and works the hardest for the band. As well as plays more than half of the instruments we use in the band. Heck. He could be a band, if he could physically hold all the instruments he plays.
- Margaret Wong - Drum Major - Our fearless Drum Major who not only comes as close as is humanly possible to keeping us together (and it is no mean feat, lemme tell you), she also has the distinction of being our Defender of the Sound we pass off as Music, and has a nasty kick that strikes fear into the hearts of loud-mouthed ass-holes the campus throughout.
- Kailas Narendran [http://web.mit.edu/kailas/www/] - President - Our Grand and Glorious Leader--this man is amasing--he transformed the band from being the ostracized, displaced, disorganized, undevoted, dischordant group I (I.R.S.) was proud to lead into a proud band of way over my 5-10 loyal members, and got them drill charts, an OFFICE!!!, their own designated and lined portion of the Athletic Fields, tons of good quality percussion equipment--both loaner and purchased, a successful drum line, and even got them to sound reminicient of a real band!!!!!!!!!! Kudos, we shall not forget thy accomplishments soon.
- Ryan Lang - Vice President - Our most faithful clarinetist, who sticks to his instrument despite all Percussionoid temptation, he also gets the unenviable job of actually trying to get people to show up to practise.
- Margaret Wong - Treasurer - Continuing a year-long tradition, she is Miss Money as well as the Drum Major of Fear. She also acts as Director of Transportation.
- Ingbert Robert Schmidt [http://www.mit.edu/people/irschmid/homesweethome.html] - Secretary - Yup, that means I wrote much of this. Complaints should be sent to me, and me alone.
- Jennie Hango
[http://www.mit.edu/~jhango/]
- Minister of Public Relations, Propaganda, Printed Materials, and Perl (a.k.a. Librarian and PR: two, two, two posts in one!) - Our fearless librarian has also proved her worth in combat, and as leader of our advance strike squad, as well as moonlighting as a hit-person, she is the unseen danger in our ranks. Also, last year, somehow we suckered her into putting our vast music library in order! And thanks to her efforts we still can find everything!!!
- Keith Bonawitz - Drum Line Captain - Recruitment Officer in Chief - This eager beaver has led us on his quads to sounding good and together, and has the duty of leading us to greator glories and numbers in the year to come!
- Shawn Mamros - Crusty Type Guy - aka Conductor Emeritus thrice removed, Dinosaur, etc.. The list continues as long as this guy has been around. Three cheers, and one to grow on!
- Joel Sokol
[http://web.mit.edu/jsokol/www/]
- Official Marching Band Sage - He has helped us immensely but covering slack, teaching us how to march, teaching us drills, and basically acting like a two current officers in one, albeit he nolonger serves us in any official post. He is also one of our polymorphic musicians that plays whatever we need him to play(Usually trumpet though)! Joel is also ex-music director, among other things. While now a PROFESSOR (congradulations!) at Georgia Tech, he still emails us advice and drill charts.
- Noelle Drugan - Our Only Dependable Non-Officer Member, Two Years Running - Last year Noelle was our faithful woodwind section. She kicks ass on the piccolo, but can also kick your ass with a baton or piano. The only frosh in Fall 1997 that got away w/out a position. This year she has continued her staunch support of the band (putting some officers to shame), leading us to ever higher glories.
- Robbie Buckingham - Mellophone Section Leader - Our dependable and glorious crusader for all that is lower brass, he is also our most devout rooter for the opposing team. Hey, we don't want them to feel left out of the fun, do we?
- Jade Wang - Mascott - Former Secretary - The person who had the pencil, but dropped it. She had the tough job of keeping track of 3x5 cards. But we can't remember what she looks like. Did she ever exist, or perhaps was she just a figure of our imaginations...?
Old Glories:
- Chris Bruce - Former President - Was one of the monster musicians in our lowbrass section.
- Marsha Novak [http://web.mit.edu/fawn/www/home.html] - Flag Goddess of Yore - Marching band alum from class of '96.
- Tet Matsuguchi - former AttAN (Ambassador to the Alien Nations) - A clarinetist who moonlighted as a percussionist, he abandoned us in our moment of need, and refuses to rejoin until our secretary stops swearing.
- Eric Nelson - Treasurer Emeritus - Don't be bashful; we willingly accept donations from rich alumni.
- Joe Nichols - Former Properties Manager - He's the one who got to play the bass drum with the cool MIT guy on it.
- Shawn Mamros - Former Crusty Type Guy -He is not only our current Crusty Type Guy, but also our Former Crusty Type Guy, he's been here so long.
- Erin Lang - Former Flag Mistress - That's MIT-speak for "Color Guard Captain". She also holds the office of Tyrannical Usurper of Power.
- Dennis Evangelista
[http://web.mit.edu/devangel/www/home.html]
- Former Mascot - Not only was he the mascot two years running, he was a past president too!
- Ken Clary - Former Ambassador to Alien Nations - No, we haven't watched one too many episodes of the X-Files. His title just means that he was in charge of our dealings with other MIT organizations. For example, he set up our performance at LSC's showing of the movie "Independance Day".
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