FALL 2004
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MARCHING BAND
AND THE CAL BAND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
“California Triumph” Named
First New Cal Song Since 1978
Rachel Merkhofer, clarinet ‘02
The Cal Band’s newest fight song, “California Triumph,” has been
an exciting addition to the Band’s Pregame performance this season.
The composition was the winner of the Band’s song contest and was
composed by Band alumnus Hirokazu Hiraiwa (trombone ’00).
The winning piece was chosen from 16 contest entries sent
from around the country in a double-blind competition: when each
submission was played, neither the Executive Committee nor the Band
knew who composed each song.
“California Triumph” was Hiraiwa’s first composition, and,
in fact, he does not consider himself a composer. However, he had
experience as a student arranger during his time in the Band, arranging
several songs including “Tainted Love,” “Underground,” and “Stacy’s
Mom.”
News of Hiraiwa’s song has appeared
in articles in the San Francisco Chronicle,
the Contra Costa Times, and the Tri-Valley
Herald, as well as in the Daily Californian
and the Berkeley Daily Planet. Hiraiwa has
called the publicity around his composition “kind of crazy.” He says that he has
received lots of positive feedback on his
song, especially from current Band members and alumni. He comments, “I’ve heard
a lot of good things from a lot of people.
If Dan Cheatham likes it, I think there’s
something to be said about that.”
Because Hiraiwa submitted “ California Triumph” without lyrics, a second
Hiro Hiraiwa
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Sharing Common Bonds:
Alumni Band Day 2004
The Man Behind the Design
Laura Ackley, cymbals ‘88
Invitations to this year’s Cal Band
Northern California fundraising party were
emblazoned with the new Cal Band logo, a
silhouette of a high-stepping bandsman. Below
this clean, dramatic graphic was a cute sketch
of the potbellied bear, sharply attired in a top
hat and bow tie, dancing in a spotlight and
twirling a cane. For some of us, the images
brought instant recognition, as Aaron Katzman
(trumpet ‘85), who died tragically in 1995,
created both.
Katzman grew up in Anaheim, California, where he was drum major at Loara High
Aaron Katzman
School. When he decided to follow his older
siblings Ken and Rhonda into the Cal Band, no one realized they were
also getting a talented artist who
would contribute more than just
musical chops.
Katzman created scores of
motifs for the Band. A wide range
of projects benefited from his special touch, including Spring Show
programs, Katzman’s own trumpet
section shirts, the PR Committee recruitment campaigns, the
The New Cal Band Logo
Tellefsen Hall remodel, the Band
yearbook and even its phone directory. It was well known that if you
needed a logo, t-shirt image or any other graphic, Katzman would be
eager to help. All this work was in addition to his demanding schedule as
an architecture student and working part-time in the music library.
Katzman loved to imbue his compositions with layers of detail
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Photo by Dan Cheatham
Richard Powell, trombone ‘96
Alumni Band Day is just like any other game
day. Unless, of course, you consider that the person
marching to your right graduated from Cal ten years
before you were born, and the person to your left is
so young you’re not so certain they’re old enough
to go to Cal. The best part of Alumni Band Day
isn’t the playing, the marching, or the game, but
the spirit of enduring friendship and camaraderie.
It’s seeing those old friends who you don’t get to From Left: Tom Miller, StuD ‘54; Bill Isbell, DM ‘54; Bob Calonico,
see all year. It’s the surprise of seeing that guy who
Director; Bill Colescott, SM ‘54, Roger Hammer, Ex Sec ‘54
finally broke down and came to Alumni Band Day.
It’s being with a group of people, who, despite being from different generations, share the memories of
going through the years of sweating and playing just like you. Gabe Baze (tenor ‘94) aptly summed it
up when he said, “This isn’t a performance, it’s a reunion.”
September 11, 2004 was a perfect day for marching. It was not too cold, and there was not
a cloud in the sky. As usual, rehearsal started “promptly” at 9:00 in the morning, with Alumni Band
Director Chris Bailey (trombone ‘70, StuD ‘73) leading in a B-Flat scale all those who were not stuffing
their faces with donuts and bagels. The first order of business was to practice forming the giant script
California with the Cal Band. (Is it me, or do they keep getting younger every year?)
This year’s alumni block was over 100 marchers strong, our largest turnout in years! Some people
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http://www.calband.berkeley.edu
After 50 Years, High
Step Remains a
Driving Force
NTE Staff
It is no secret that the Cal Band
is very different from its West Coast
counterparts. To even the most casual
observer, it is clear what makes this
band distinct. Accustomed to the
rolling feet of corps-style marching
bands, the sharp, driving pace of the
Cal Band’s high-step marching style
make it instantly recognizable to generations of fans, alumni, and opposing
spectators throughout the country. In
a band proud of its unique traditions,
it is hard to believe that just fifty years
ago, a chance meeting with another
college marching band brought high
step to Berkeley.
Following the end of World War
II, the Cal Band welcomed return(continued on page 6)
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Marcus Cecchettini Daroczi was born at
12:55pm on Friday, June 18, 2004 to new parents Shan and Heather (Cecchettini) Daroczi
(picc ‘89). Born at Kaiser Hospital in Santa
Clara, Marcus weighed 7 pounds, 12.4 ounces
and was 19.5 inches long at birth. “He has a
healthy bunch of blonde hair and serious blue
eyes. We brought him home Saturday afternoon
after the birth and immediately started learning
how to take care of this tiny little creature,”
report the amazed and tired parents.
Natasha Baker (clarinet ‘92) reports:
“My last term at Drama Studio London went
by like a flash. In our End-of-Year shows, I
was cast as Emily Webb in “Our Town” by
Thornton Wilder. The show was only allowed
nine days of rehearsal, including dress and
tech, but somehow we pulled it off with great
success! I signed with a London-based agent
only two days before my graduation, and am
remaining in London to further pursue my
acting career.” If you’re in London, see if you
can catch a performance by this talented Cal
Band alum and rising theatrical star!
In May 2004, Brent DeHart (trumpet
‘79) was elected to serve on the Salem City
Council, Oregon’s capital city. He was shocked
to realize that he has now lived in Oregon
longer than he lived in the Bay Area! Brent is
married to Linda (14 years now) with two boys,
and reports that his 11-year old son has gone
astray and intends to take up the saxophone.
A small business owner, Brent owns a gas
station and an aviation fueling business at the
Salem airport.
Elizabeth “Liz” Conerly (alto ‘97) married Aaron Klassen on Friday, September 17th,
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Sara LaBatt ‘92
CBAA
Communications Director
Andrea Bianco ‘01
Cal Band Public
Relations Director
Jason P. Clark ‘99
Editor
Layout Editing
Jonathan de la Paz ‘02
Miguel de Leon ‘02
Tristan Harward ‘02
Contributors
Laura Ackley ‘88
Alan Peck ‘01
Robert Calonico ‘72
Richard M. Powell ‘96
Dan Cheatham ‘54
Erin Proudfoot ‘92
Barbara Goodson ‘77
Alexander R. Stewart ‘01
Jaime Haletky ‘00
Carol Suveda
Kolya Miller
Jerry E. Taylor ‘66
Rachel Merkhofer ‘02
Brian Wolf ‘01
Zachary Morrison ‘01
The North Tunnel Echo is published by
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and the Cal Band Alumni Association
Please address comments to:
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University of California Band
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2004. They said their vows in Santa Cruz, at make a pilgrimage to Memorial Stadium one
a hilltop hacienda overlooking the Monterey of these days, but we’ll be happy to settle for
Bay. They will be living in Aaron’s hometown a stadium in Pasadena!”
Kathy (Smith) Heilmann (tenor ‘85)
of Toronto, Canada for the next few years. If
anyone wants to get in touch, email Liz at and Eric Heilmann (clarinet ‘84) are expecting
baby bear #2 in January, which is probably the
elizabethconerly@hotmail.com.
Michael Grabowski (clarinet ‘87) and only thing on earth that could keep them from
his wife Bonny just had a baby girl, Bethany attending a possible (even probable?!?) Cal Rose
Pearl, on August 26, 2004. Michael has been Bowl appearance this January...(Editor’s Note:
teaching high school math in Mission Viejo, Knock on Wood!). Kathy was also promoted
CA for the past several
years.
After returning to the Bay Area
in May 2000, Graciela Tiscareño-Sato
(trombone ‘85, PRD
‘88) and Genro Sato
(trombone ‘85, SM
‘88) note that their
first daughter Milagro
has enjoyed two entire
seasons of Cal Football
AND Basketball. She
is 2-0 vs. ‘Furd in Big
Games. Milagro is
such a big Cal fan that
she even took a roadtrip with her dad and
expectant mommy
Andy LaBatt (tenor ‘90, StuD ‘93) leads a line in the July 4, 2004 Sausalito Indeto the Insight Bowl
pendence Day parade. To see more great photographs of the parade, visit Kolya
over Christmas! Most
Miller’s website at http://kolya.smugmug.com/gallery/155616.
memorable moment:
Photo by Kolya Miller.
vomiting on mommy
in the team hotel bar at
midnight as she was introduced to Jeff Tedford! earlier this year to Director of Portfolio and Offer
Baby sister Kotomi was born in Berkeley in Management (whatever that is; she is still trying
May 2004 and is hoping for a victory when to figure it out) at Siemens Communications,
she attends her first Big Game this year. What where she works with Grace Tiscareño-Sato
(trombone ‘85, PRD ‘88).
a year to be born a Bears fan!
Ric Mart (cornet ‘66, DM ‘69) was
The Satos are thoroughly enjoying postmilitary life after Grace’s ten-year flying career recently appointed by U.S. Secretary of Agriin the active duty U.S. Air Force and completion culture Ann Vennemen to a second two-year
of a master’s degree in International Business term on the Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory ComManagement. Grace and Genro are enjoying mittee. This Committee, created during the
their new careers (mobile content developer Clinton administration, is devoted to advising
and global marketing manager, respectively), the various federal agencies on their efforts to
and their new home in the Hayward Hills. You restore and save Lake Tahoe. Ric’s company,
can email the Satos via Milagro’s website at California Land Management, has been in
business in the Lake Tahoe Basin since 1985.
www.babymilagro.org.
Duc Bieu Pham (tenor drums ‘97)
To kick off a promising Cal Football
season, Jamie Rawson (bass ‘77), Rob Rawson has been busy photographing and traveling,
(trombone ‘78, Ex Sec ‘81), and Andrew often spending less than 10 Euros/day (10
Rawson (who turned 13 on 9/4/04, and, as Euros ~ $12.50USD) for food, transportation,
a violin player, who knows what he’ll march and lodging. In July, he photographed every
with!) drove non-stop from Dallas, Texas to stage of the Tour de France. In August, Duc
Colorado Springs, Colorado, meeting up with photographed the Summer Olympic Games in
Scotty Dreisbach (trumpet ‘77) who motor- Athens, Greece. September found him photocycled from Tucson, Arizona. They were invited graphing a World Bank conference in Sarajevo,
by Jay Huxman (bass ‘76) to come cheer on Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Paralympic Games in
the Bears at the Cal-Air Force football game. Athens, Greece, and Oktoberfest in Munich,
Jay, his wife Karin, and their family have lived Germany. October and November will be
in Colorado Springs since Jay retired from the mostly spent in Paris, France, hand-developing
United States Air Force in 1995. (Despite his Air 150 rolls of black and white film and editing
Force connection, Jay remains an ardent Bears adventure travel stories for publication. Future
Fan!) Unfortunately Karen Rawson (trombone adventure travel photography projects include
‘81, SM ‘84) was in Finland for her employer, the United Kingdom, New York, and the 2005
Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. View
Nokia, and so missed out on the fun.
Jamie reports: “Game day started quite past work at www.ducphoto.com and surf to
early as kickoff was 10:00am. At the Cal Alumni www.groups.yahoo.com/group/ducadventures
Association tent we ran into other Cal Band for the latest updates. GO BEARS!!!
Brennan Robert Brown, born September
alums, including Alumni Association Executive
Director Randy Parent (mello ‘73, SM ‘76) and 28, 2004, weighed ten pounds 4 ounces at
Bob Briggs (trumpet ‘48, Director ‘71 – ‘95). birth. At that weight he will be a Cal Band
The game was a pleasure for Cal fans, of course! bass drummer in no time, just like dad Robert
Afterward, Jay and Karin hosted a barbecue at Brown (percussion ’91). Unlike 2-yr old sister
which old times were recalled and old tales Gemma, who was born while Rob and his wife
retold (accuracy not being required for either Kelly were living in London, Brennan is a native
activity!). It is always great to get together Californian and has joined the Family Brown
with other Cal Band alums, and we all hope to in their new home in Marin County.
http://www.calband.berkeley.edu
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Tamah (Williams) Hulett (clarinet ’94),
who met her husband Paul while on a band trip
to the Aloha Bowl in 1996, sends this report
from Windsor, California: “We just had our
fourth baby, Ethan Paul Orion Conner Hulett
(EPOCH). Born on July 2, 2004, Ethan is adorable and trying to win the Hulett family award
for Most Smiliest Baby Ever. Oldest daughter
Aliezah just started kindergarten at a Spanish
Immersion Charter School and is doing great.
One of her favorite sayings is “I have to use the
baño.” Cecilia just turned 4 and has the longest
eyelashes you’ve ever seen – she loves to bat
them at whomever oogles over them. Caden
is 2 and a half and scared his mom to death
recently by being the first to get 17 stitches
on his head.” As if the kids weren’t enough
to take care of, Paul has started his own web
design and hosting business from home and
Tamah has started her own business teaching
Signing SmartTM playclasses to parents and
their babies throughout Sonoma County. On
top of it all, the Huletts have 3 cats, a rabbit
and a Shar-pei named Bumper!
Tom (alto ‘90) and Dorothy (Chou)
Proudfoot (baritone ‘92) live in Alameda. Tom
recently changed careers from computer game
programmer to real estate agent. He has joined
an independent broker, Gallagher & Lindsey,
of Alameda, and has been having a great time
so far! Anyone needing an agent in the Bay
Area or who has questions about real estate in
general can contact him at tom@tomproudfoot.
com or (510) 219-2798.
Benefit Events Net
Crucial Support
Carol Suveda, SMA Alumni Relations
and Events Manager
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Winter Basketball Dates Announced
The Cal Band is proud once again to invite Alumni Band members to perform at
basketball games over the University’s winter break. The invitation extends to the following
games, which are scheduled after the end of final exams on December 21, 2004:
Men’s
12/22 – Hampton Golden Bear Classic
12/23 – Championship/Consolation
Game of Golden Bear Classic
1/6 – Arizona
1/8 – ASU
Women’s
12/21 – Hampton
1/2 – Washington
1/4 – WSU
Uniform is standard SHB attire if you have it (straw hat, white button down shirt, vest,
Oski tie, blue jeans), or Alumni Band uniform (blue alumni band hat and white alumni band
shirt, blue jeans) if you don’t have the standard SHB attire. Meeting time for all games is 45
minutes prior to tip-off at BRH, check http://www.calbears.com for game times.
CBAA Names Tony Martinez Award Winner
Sara LaBatt, trombone ‘92 and Jerry Taylor, glock ‘66
the CBAA, was President of the
The CBAA is delighted
Cal Band Backers, and currently
to announce the winner of the
is the Chairman of the Cal Band
2004 Tony Martinez Memorial
Advisory Group (CBAG), which
Service Award, Hugh Barnett
is made up of band officers,
(trombone ‘55, SM ‘58).
alumni, and influential campus
Hugh Barnett joined the
officials.
Cal Band in 1955 and rose
Hugh Barnett has remained
through the ranks to Senior
involved with the Band since he
Manager for the 1958-59
first set foot in Room 5 Eshleman
season. As Senior Manager,
in the Fall of 1955. His dedicaHugh not only took the band
tion to the Band and Band alumni
to the 1959 Rose Bowl and
will serve as shining examples
the 1959 NCAA Basketball
for generations of Band members
Championships, but he also
and alumni to come.
led them on tour to the 1958
The Tony Martinez MemoWorld’s Fair in Brussels. Hugh
Hugh Barnett
rial Service Award recognizes
was the last Senior Manager
to spend his full term in the old band room at significant contributions to the Cal Band and
Room 5 Eshleman Hall, and at his final banquet the Alumni Band. The award is named for Tony
Martinez (clarinet ’49 DM ’51), whose lifelong
he won the band’s coveted Bell Award.
The long list of Hugh’s accomplishments relationship with the Cal Band is credited with
does not stop with his graduation from Berkeley. helping the Band raise its stature to national
He has remained involved in the band ever significance. The award is given biannually
since, serving as Southern California Chair- at the Cal Band Reunion (Friday, November
man for the 1965 American Tour and helpedd 19th at Spenger’s). Past award recipients are
found the Cal Band Alumni Association in Bill Colescott (1996), Dan Cheatham (1998),
1980. Hugh has twice served as President of Jerry Taylor (2000), and Ric Mart (2002).
The Cal Band had its most successful
Northern California Benefit to date on Friday,
September 10th, 2004 at Zellerbach Hall with
176 guests attending and the Band netting over
$34,000! The Band is looking forward to getting additional support from the proceeds of
the California Alumni Association’s Southern
California Band Benefit, which was held on
Friday, October 8th at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum. Your attending these events,
or sending in your regrets with a donation,
really helps the Cal Band financially. I want to
encourage Cal Band
For more information about donating to
alumni to participate
the Cal Band, please contact:
in whatever way you
are able when invitaCarol Suveda
tions to these annual
Alumni Relations and Events Manager
special events arrive
Cal Band/Student Musical Activities
in the mail.
(510) 643-2662
If you have not
carols@sma.berkeley.edu
made a donation to
the Cal Band lately,
your support is welcome now or anytime during the year. Contributions in any amount make a difference! If you would like
to donate, you can send a check payable to “UC Regents - Cal
Band” to the Cal Band at:
72 César Chavez Student Center MC4280
Berkeley, CA 94720-4280
Gifts may also be made online easily through both the
Cal Band and UC Berkeley websites. I am looking forward to
seeing many of you at the Reunion at Spenger’s on November
19th. Go Bears!
Cal Band Alumni Reunion
November 19, 2004 Spenger’s, 6:00 pm
What could be more fun than sharing an evening with fellow
Cal Band alumni? It’s the pinnacle of an active social life! So make
sure to put the above info into your PDA and attend this year’s CBAA
reunion.
No-host cocktails start at 6:00pm at Spenger’s; dinner follows.
This year we honor Hugh Barnett (trombone ‘55, SM ‘58) as the Tony
Martinez Award winner for his outstanding service to the Cal Band and
the Cal Band Alumni Association. A special request goes out to those
from Hugh’s years to attend and wish him well.
Invitations were mailed to dues-paying members of the CBAA in
mid-October; however, everyone is invited. Just e-mail or call Barbara
Goodson, bhgoodson@comcast.net or 925-362-7234 if you’d like an
invitation sent to you. We also have an invitation form on the website
at http://www.calband.berkeley.edu/calband/cbaa/reunion .
http://www.calband.berkeley.edu
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Band Names New Cal Song
The Man Behind the Design
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competition was held to find lyrics fitting to the song. The contest
deadline was the University’s Homecoming, and over 70 submissions
were received, including many from Band students and alumni. The
winning lyrics, written by Aaron Alcala-Mosley (percussion ’00),
debuted at the October 30th game vs. Arizona State University (See
“Bandsman Wins Lyrics Contest” and song lyrics below). The lyrics
were chosen for their timelessness and their classiness. The Cal Band
hopes that “California Triumph” will become a beloved addition to the
continued from 1 University’s repertoire of spirit songs.
and clever visual puns. Such complexity was characteristic of Katzman’s work, illustrating the time
and effort he spent on each concept. Katzman was
Miguel de Leon, alto ‘02
willing to acquire whatever skills he needed to realize his artistic goals. In 1989 he won a class-wide
The winning lyrics to “California
competition to design the official UC Berkeley class
Triumph,” written by Aaron Alcala-Mosley
banner to be carried at Convocation, Homecoming
(percussion ‘00), were chosen through
and other official University events. He was very
another double-blind contest, with input
disappointed, however, when his design was merely duplicated onto
from the Executive Committee, the CBAA
flimsy, parachute material.
Council, and the Band. Alcala-Mosley’s
He had been inspired by the heavy, ornate, silk-and-velvet Cal
submission beat out over 70 other entries
banners of the early 20th century, and set about rectifying the problem.
submitted to the Band.
He enlisted the help of a San Jose friend who owned a sewing machine
The lyrics officially debuted on Octoand then solicited small donations for materials from his sister, Rhonda
ber 30th, 2004, during the Cal vs. Arizona
Katzman (clarinet, ’84), Laura Ackley (cymbals, ’88) and Grace TisState Game. Get ready to sing along to
careño (trombone, ’85, PRD ‘88). He selected heavy satins and felts,
“California Triumph!”
learned to sew, and fashioned and embroidered the banner himself.
Aaron Alcala-Mosley
The resulting work of art was so spectacular that the
next two graduating classes at Cal commissioned
him to create their banner designs.
California Triumph
Katzman’s design work for the Cal Band
continued after he graduated. For several years
Music by Hiro Hiraiwa (trombone ‘00),
he helped organize the South Bay Big Game LunLyrics by Aaron Alcala-Mosley (percussion ‘00).
cheon. He created a program for the 1994 alumni
banquet honoring Bob Briggs’ retirement. Notably,
Boldly, sons and daughters,
Katzman also served on the committee for the Cal
From our hearts our song we sing!
Band History project, which he referred to as “this
For all the glory we shall bring her,
labor-of-love.” As design coordinator, Katzman was
Alma Mater’s name shall ring.
responsible for the look, feel and artistic vision of the book. He also
Lift your voices; fly the banners;
wrote and edited portions of the text, including a special article on
From a distance all they shall see
page 118 about the evolution of the potbellied bear, a subject he drew
Will be the symbol of California’s triumph
in dozens of different poses and costumes. This article highlights the
Rising to victory!
humor that infused much of Katzman’s work. It begins:
“The origins of the Cal Band’s potbellied bear
Onward, Californians,
are still shrouded in mystery—however, some archeoFor our spirit shall not die!
logical evidence finds potbellied bears in primitive
To this occasion we shall toast her -cave paintings, amid the ruins of the ancient library of
Lift your glasses to the sky!
Alexandria, and in the noted sketchbooks of Leonardo
Cheer your praises, strike the Band up!
da Vinci (tenor 1470).”
May the story always be told
Aaron Katzman was celebrating a milestone in
Of our prevailing to bring a mighty vict’ry
his professional design career when he lost his life. He
Home for the Blue and Gold!
had just achieved professional certification as an architect by passing his weeklong American Institute of Architects exams,
the equivalent to medical boards or the legal bar. Just one week after
marching in Alumni Band Day 1995, he fell while hiking alone in a
Utah canyon and died instantly.
A delegation of Band friends attended the service that celebrated
his life. They carried his banner for the Class of ’89 and mourned the
Robert Calonico, clarinet ‘72, StuD ‘75, Director ‘95-Present
loss of a loyal Californian, brilliant student and irreplaceable friend.
An initiative is under way to create a repository of all known
In July 1995, I took over the reins of directorship of University
designs by Aaron Katzman. If you know of a project he did, please Bands at Cal. At the same time, an even more important hire was
e-mail details to la@alum.calberkeley.org.
taking place with the appointment of Nancy Jean as head chef at
Tellefsen Hall.
Nancy has played such an important part in the lives of Tellefsen
Hall residents and the lives (and stomachs) of Cal Band members. Her
baked goods are the highlight of every road trip, but she really outdoes
November 21, 2004
December 11, 2004
herself for the full band trip to Los Angeles. This year, she made cookies,
brownies, Rice Krispy treats AND shortbread for 200 people!
University Wind Ensemble
Solano Winds
Nancy has participated in Silent Walk and she was our guest
(fi
nally)
at this year’s NorCal Party in Zellerbach Hall. She even allowed
3:00 PM Hertz Hall
8:00 PM Fairfield Center for
me in her kitchen a couple of years ago to help cook dinner.
UC Berkeley
the Creative Arts
Over the years, we have had many discussions about the excepDirected by Robert Calonico
Directed by Robert O. Briggs
tional students who live at TH and participate in the Cal Band. One
thing we always agree on—we have the distinct honor and pleasure of
working with the best and brightest young people here at Cal!
Bandsman Wins Lyrics Contest
Ten (More) Years!
Concert Calendar
http://www.calband.berkeley.edu
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“Deus Managrum Nostrum Damnet”
Band Performs at Raiders Game
Zach Morrison, trumpet ‘01, Drum Major ‘04
Ahoy landlubbers! If you
thought the four week break
between the New Mexico State and
the USC games would provide Cal
Band members with a nice opportunity to rest up and hang out, think
again. The Cal Band went searching
for a performance opportunity and
found the Oakland Raiders. The
Band played an exciting halftime
show and got fantastic reviews
from everyone who could see out of
the Oakland Coliseum’s infamous
Black Hole.
On September 26, the
weekend of Cal football’s BYE, the
Cal Band performed a halftime show at the swashbucklin’ rematch of
Superbowl XXVII between the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers. The Stunt Committee decided to mix a little Cal tradition
in with a rousing halftime show that brought the house down. After
entering the field in the traditional Pregame wedge and performing “Big
C”, the Band launched into a Pirate-themed halftime show. With Klaus
Badelt music from the Disney movie “Pirates of the Caribbean” and the
Oakland Raiders’ theme song “I’m a Raider”, the Band showed Raiders
fans what a halftime show is really about. The show included backwards
high step, and as an enormous Raiders shield took shape at the end of
the performance, the 60,000 audience members leapt to their feet. The
scoundrels thought it was the best thing since eye patches.
The performance opportunity was a learning experience for both
sides involved. The Cal Band members got an insider’s view on what
makes a professional football team run, and the Raiders’ entertainment
organization staff gained an insider’s perspective on that which we all
know so well: the hard work, dedication, and professionalism that come
guaranteed with all Cal Band performances. The Cal Band Executive
Committee wishes to thank the Oakland Raiders for their generous
ticket donations. Arr! Band members truly enjoyed this performance
opportunity.
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speculated that it was because of our
football team’s stellar performance,
but I think it has more to do with how
good the Alumni Band Drum Major,
Erin (Vidali) Proudfoot (clarinet ‘92,
DM ‘95) looks in yellow shorts.
Following rehearsal, we gathered on Sproul Plaza to eat lunch
and to watch the Cal Band’s traditional Noon Concert. In addition to
performing the usual Cal Songs, the
band also premiered a new Cal Song
written by Hiro Hiraiwa (trombone
’00), “California Triumph.” (See “Song
Contest” on page 1). The Cal Band’s
halftime show featured songs from
Alumni Band DM Erin Proudfoot
the band No Doubt. I couldn’t help
but sing along, despite the protests of with Cal Band DM Zach Morrison
those around me.
When the game started, I was shocked by how full the stands
were. The stadium crowd (over 50,000) was larger than almost any
other crowd that I had seen while marching with the Cal Band between
1996-2000. It was like it was Big Game or something. I guess everyone
came to see Erin in her yellow shorts. As halftime rolled around and
we took the field, I was ready. I had my music (“El Capitán,” a Sousa
march) and I knew my continuity (follow the tall guy for a while, then
follow the old guy with the funny baritone). Judging by the cheers
coming from the audience, the show was executed well. As always,
the full-field script California was a crowd pleaser.
Our job done, the only thing left to do was enjoy the game. I
have to say, it’s amazing how much difference a new field can make.
I’m convinced that’s why our team played so well, with a little help
from Jeff Tedford, the greatest coach that Cal has seen in a long while.
Budget Cuts Put Roadtrips on
Chopping Block
Alan Peck, baritone ‘01
Earlier this season I had the opportunity to perform with the
Straw Hat Band at a luncheon at KGO Radio in San Francisco. Joe
Starkey, the famous Voice of Cal Football, thanked us for coming and
told the audience that in his many decades of following California
football, he had never been to a game in which there wasn’t at least
someone from the Cal Band there to cheer on the team. He couldn’t
have been more correct. In fact, for at least thirteen years, the Band
has been at every game—full band at home, Big Game and Los
Angeles, and Straw Hat Band elsewhere, rain or shine, conference
or not. The streak stands at nearly 150 football games, a record of
which we are proud.
It’s also a record which is becoming more difficult to maintain. As the Band’s budget grows tighter and gas prices force travel
(particularly air travel) costs to skyrocket, those once sought-after
roadtrips are becoming less of a privilege and more of a burden. In
2001, the cheapest roadtrip (by bus to Oregon State University) cost
each bandsman $35. This year, the same trip cost $65. The airplane
trips have been more significantly affected. Three years ago the trip
to Arizona State University cost roughly $70. This year’s trip to Arizona cost $170. The games further away—Air Force and Southern
Mississippi—cost well over $200 per bandsman.
In the years before the 2003 season, the band subsidized
75% of the total cost of the trip. Due to budget constraints, in 2003
the subsidy dropped to 67%. This year the band pays for half. The
Band would like to shoulder more of the costs, but the budget is
not prepared for it, so the Bandsmen going on the trips have been
asked to compensate. This season, two non-conference away trips
made things even more difficult. Bandsmen have to debate which
roadtrip is worth going to, especially when they’re looking at a price
tag of almost $300.
The issue of “Should we break the streak?” has been on the
minds of executive officers and coordinating committee members
for the last couple years. We’ve been able to save money by coming
home a day early from the past two Los Angeles trips, and leaving
the morning of the game for the past two Arizona trips. We had the
opportunity to fly with the team to Kansas State at the beginning of
last year, but differences between the team’s and the band’s schedules
made this impractical.
Bandsmen greatly enjoy traveling to cities across the country
and meeting alums and other Cal fans at away games. If eventually
the Band is forced to miss a game, it will be a very hard decision
to make.
To me he is a symbol of what football at Cal stands for: determination,
discipline, and a great Alumni Band!
After the game, I meandered down to the post-game gathering
at Alumni House. The food and drinks were excellent, and it gave us
a chance to sit and chat. A tape of the day’s performance was played
so that we could watch the day’s events and see our mistakes (maybe I
was supposed to follow the old guy with the clarinet?). I hope I don’t
get cut from the next show! At the end of the day, as we gathered
around to sing “Toast” I realized what the day was truly about: the
bonds that we all share as Cal Bandsmen. “Once a Cal Bandsman,
always a Cal Bandsman.”
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A Cal Band Odyssey: Trumpets Relive
Ancient Olympic Games in Greece
The North Tunnel Echo
Jaime Haletky, trumpet ‘00
commencement of the modern Olympic games in
Athens. Everyone, including the athletes, judges,
and even the trumpeters, dressed as they did in
343 BC.
There were two events, the 100-meter dash,
and the 10-kilometer run. Each race was preceded
by trumpet fanfares, and the games closed with a
three-part “Taps.” Legend has it that preceding the
very first Olympics, the king’s infant son was killed
by a serpent on a bed of wild celery. In addition
to playing trumpet, Alec, Eric, and Jaime each ran
in the 100-meter dash. Jaime won his heat, and was
awarded a wreath made of wild celery.
In addition to performing at the games, Alec,
Eric, and Jaime had the opportunity to travel around
Athens to view the sites and experience Greek culture.
They also spent time with young music students in
Nemea. Nemea’s student band, whose members
ranged in age from their early teens to 18, has been
together for two years. Through Professor Miller, the
Cal Band donated instruments and sheet music for
them to play. Alec, Eric, and Jaime gave all of them
a trumpet lesson, quite a feat considering that they
did it without speaking a word of Greek! Although
music is traditionally a very low priority among Greek
From Left: Eric Meyer (kneeling), Jaime Haletky (kneel- students, the students of Nemea could not have been
more enthusiastic about it!
ing), and Alec Stewart with Nemea students.
This past summer, three Cal Band
trumpet players, Alec Stewart (’01, StuD
’04), Eric Meyer (’02), and Jaime Haletky
(’00), traveled to Nemea, Greece to play for
a recreation of the ancient Olympics. Led
by Cal classics professor Stephen Miller,
the Nemea games recreated the original
Olympic games that started in 343 BC.
This year’s games were held in the original
ancient stadium a few weeks before the
Cal Band Commemorates 50 Years of High Step
ing soldiers into its ranks as the G.I. Bill
swelled the rosters of universities across the
country. Although the new members were
a welcome change from the thin numbers
of the war years, the Band found it difficult
to focus on a single performance style; their
rowdiness translating into undisciplined
performances. In 1950, legendary coach
Pappy Waldorf led the Golden Bears to the
Rose Bowl, squaring-off against Ohio State.
More humiliating then the team’s loss was
the Cal Band’s realization that it had been
both outperformed and outclassed by the
highstepping Buckeye band in front of a
national audience. Two more unflattering
Rose Bowl performances convinced the
Band that it was time for change.
Following the work of Tony Martinez
(clarinet ‘49 DM ’51), the 1954 Executive
Committee, led by Senior Manager Bill
Colescott (alto ‘51), decided to model the
Cal Band’s new performance style after that
of the high-stepping Big Ten bands in the
Midwest. Using a Life Magazine article
featuring the University of Michigan Band
as a guide, Colescott helped design a sharp
new uniform to compliment the Band’s new
marching style.
At first the Band had trouble adapting
to the new style. The awkward new step
required more precision than the military
step used in the past, and many band
members found it difficult to point their toes
perpendicular to the ground. In addition to
adopting a new marching style, the Band
also experimented with new performance
techniques during halftime. A specially
choreographed performance of “Rock
Around the Clock” proved so popular that
the Band still includes dance blocks in its
shows to this day.
Another tradition that continues to
this day was started by Drum Major Bill
Isbell (clarinet ‘52). Traditionally, the Drum
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Above: Alec Stewart at an ampitheater; Below:
Jaime Haletky is awarded a celery wreath.
History Committee
Releases Fred Barker
Interview
Dan Cheatham, bass drum ‘54, DM ‘57
Bill Isbell performs the drum major’s strut during a 1954 pregame
show in Memorial Stadium. Isbell was the first Cal Band drum
major to strut during pregame.
Major led the Band out onto the field for its pregame
performance. Modeling himself after the drum majors
at the University of Michigan and Ohio State, Isbell
instead entered the field behind the Band, racing up
to the front before breaking out into a strut ahead
of the Band. Over time, successive drum majors
developed new techniques to display their abilities
with the mace and baton, which is now traditionally
tossed-up in the air and caught at the beginning of
pregame.
The passing of time has seen high-step become
an integral part of the Cal Band’s performance style.
A recent column that ran in the student newspaper
of our self-described “illegitimate sister school down
south” ventured to suggest that the Cal Band was
clinging to an outdated tradition. Yet, the enduring
legacy of the high-step marching style is not so much
that it came from another band, or that it’s an ongoing
tradition, but rather that it proved that in the face of
failure the Band could adapt and change.
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The CBAA recently released its
latest oral history interview, featuring
Fred Barker, a saxophonist from 19311935 who also served as the Band’s
librarian. Barker recounts several stories
of interest, including the time that they
gathered every sousaphone that could
be found in the Bay Area, including the
world’s largest owned by the Shriners, in
an effort to outshine the USC band, and
participating in a 1931 coast-to-coast
radio broadcast.
In 1933, Barker describes how
the Band introduced its new uniforms
at the St. Mary’s game. While the Band
waited in the tunnel, a smaller band
entered the field, led by a drum major
wearing an oversized shako and twirling a baton composed of a toilet bowl
float and some tubing. This dramatic
entrance was followed shortly thereafter
with an entrance by the full band. A
photograph of the event is included in
the interview.
Probably one of the most memorable events to Barker was when he was
assigned to create the US Army 766th
Air Corps Band at Langley Air Field.
Composed entirely of Negro bands
from the era, the members of this band
thrilled Barker with their level of musicianship.
Fred Barker’s oral history can be
reviewed in the University Archives at
the Bancroft Library, and also online at
the CBAA’s website: http://www.calband.
berkeley.edu/calband/cbaa/history/oral.
html .
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“Deus Managrum Nostrum Damnet”
CBAA Council Information
For minutes of the CBAA Council meetings, please contact Tina Avilla at (510) 582-8142 or visit http://www.calband.berkeley.edu/cbaa
The 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 meeting is onFebruary 5, 2005 from
10:00 AM until 12:00 PM in BRH. For more information about council meetings contact President Erin Proudfoot.
Council Members
CBAA Officers
Erin Proudfoot, President
(510) 642-0227
erin@mwpfoot.com
(650) 575-5658
rmpowell77@hotmail.com
(510) 643-3853
runes@sma.berkeley.edu
(510) 582-8142
tavilla@aol.com
(510) 339-9105
chris@batesandbailey.com
(510) 769-9340
sara@cal.alumni.net
Richard Powell, Vice President
Rune Stromsness, Treasurer
Tina Avilla, Secretary
Chris Bailey, Performance
Sara LaBatt, Communications
Terms expiring 2005:
Chris Bailey ’70
Juliette Bettencourt ‘76
Matt Bjork ‘87
Warren Lei ‘94
Richard Powell ’96
Andy Shih ’86
Rune Stromsness ‘90
Jerry Taylor ’66
Wade Williams ’77
Mark Proudfoot ‘92
Ex-Officio
Terms expiring 2006:
Tina Avilla ’91
Andrew Capule ‘95
Jason Clark ‘99
Barbara Goodson ‘77
Gary Hsueh ‘95
Tom Kellogg ‘67
Sara LaBatt ‘92
Antonia Lau ‘91
Eric Mart ’66
Allen Santos ‘95
Terms expiring 2007:
James Benton ‘94
Aaron Glimme ’90
Andy LaBatt ‘90
Ed Price ‘70
Dorothy Proudfoot ’92
Erin Proudfoot ‘92
Douglas Roberts ’74
Mark Sarjeant ’70
Robert Witbeck ’51
Mike Yambrovich ’78
Contact the Cal Band
Robert O. Briggs, Director Emeritus
Robert Calonico, Cal Band Director
Bradley Gibbs, Cal Band Senior Manager
Carol Suveda, SMA Alumni Relations and Events Manager
For performance inquiries:
All other inquiries:
Student Director Alec Stewart
stud@calband.berkeley.edu
(510) 643-5975
PR Director Andrea Bianco
prd@calband.berkeley.edu
(510) 642-6704
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In This Issue:
New Cal Song Lyrics Unveiled
Aaron Katzman: The Man Behind the Band’s New Logo
Band Commemorates 50 Years of Highstep
Cal Band’s Greek Odyssey
UPCOMING EVENTS
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November 19
CBAA Reunion at Spenger’s, 6:00 PM
Berkeley
November 20
Big Game vs. Stanford
Berkeley
November 21
University Wind Ensemble Concert, 3:00 PM, Hertz Hall
Berkeley
December 4
Cal Football @ Southern Mississippi
February 5
CBAA Council Meeting, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, BRH
Berkeley
February 13
CBAA Career Workshop for Cal Bandsmen, Alumni House
Berkeley
April 3
San Diego Crew Classic
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