2720 South Clinton Avenue, Hamilton, New Jersey 08610
MARCHING BAND DIRECTORS
1930-1952 Harlan D. Darling
1952-1953 Robert Eicher
1953-1956 Arthur Frank
1956-1959 Richard G. Van Gorder
1959-1961 John J. Romano, Jr.
1961-1968 John Burkett
1968-1999 Karl J. Recktenwald, III
1999-2003 Thom A. Recktenwald
2003-2007 Kristine Plumstead
2007-2019 Brian Maher
2019- present Peter Certo
MARCHING BAND ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
1976-1999 Thom A. Recktenwald
1999-2000 Lawrence Markiewicz
2000-2003 Kristine Plumstead
2003-2005 Daryl Updike
2005-2007 Jeffrey Breza
2009-2019 Peter Certo
2019-present Davon Wheeler
COMPETITIVE HISTORY
2019-2020- “Persephone”
Director - Peter Certo
Assistant Director - Davon Wheeler
Color Guard Instructor - Virginia Diaz
Percussion Battery Instructor - Caryn Feder
Percussion Pit Instructor - Joseph Suarez
Woodwind Instructor - Tom Bonomo
Music and Drill by John Fannin Musical Production
45th Annual Hamilton West Cavalcade of Bands - 10/12/19 - 12 Bands
53 Band Members - Drum Majors - Noah Angeles and Nicole Pazmino
2018-2019 - “Spellbinding”
Director & Music Arranger - Brian Maher
Assistant Director - Peter Certo
Color Guard Instructor - Virginia Diaz
Percussion Arranger - EPIC Percussion
Drill Design - EPIC Performing Arts
Percussion Battery Instructor - Daryl Updike
Percussion Pit Instructor - Joseph Suarez
44th Annual Hamilton West Cavalcade of Bands - 9/22/18 - 14 Bands
50 Band Members - Drum Majors - Jasmine Samad and Jason Diaz
Competitive Scores:
09-15-18 - Brick Township 77.375 (Best Music & Overall Effect)
09-22-18 - Hamilton West 77.175
09-29-18 - Robbinsville 80.125 (Best Music, Visual, Overall Effect, and Percussion)
10-06-18 - Jackson Memorial 81.475 (Best Music, Visual, Overall Effect, and Equipment Crew )
10-13-18 - North Brunswick 80.400 (Best Music & Overall Effect)
10-20-18 - Hopewell Valley 83.300 (Best Music, Visual, Overall Effect, Percussion and Color Guard )
10-20-18 - Monroe Township 83.250 ( Best Music)
10-28-18 - NJ State Champs 89.575 (Best Music, Cadets “Award of Excellence)
11-03-18 - National Champs 89.050
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2017-2018 - “iBand
Director & Music Arranger - Brian Maher
Assistant Director - Peter Certo
Color Guard Instructor - Virginia Diaz
Percussion Arranger - EPIC Percussion
Drill Design - Robert Strunks
Percussion Battery Instructor - Daryl Updike
Percussion Pit Instructor - Joseph Suarez
43rd Annual Hamilton West Cavalcade of Bands - 9/30/17 - 11 Bands
53 Band Members - Drum Majors - Jasmine Samad and Jason Diaz
Competitive Scores:
09-16-17 - Cherokee 74.650. (Best Music, Visual, Overall Effect)
09-23-17 - Burlington City 76.375 (Best Color Guard)
09-30-17 - Hamilton West 78.300
10-07-17 - Jackson Memorial 77.625
10-14-17 - Robbinsville 80.825.(Best Music, Overall Effect and Percussion)
10-14-17 - North Brunswick 79.700. (Best Music, Visual, Overall Effect, Percussion and Color Guard )
10-21-17 - Hopewell Valley 83.075 (Best Visual, Percussion and Color Guard)
10-29-17 - NJ State Champs 90.325
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2016-2017 - “Cirque du Psycho”
Director & Music Arranger - Brian Maher
Assistant Director - Peter Certo
Color Guard Instructor - Virginia Diaz
Percussion Arranger - EPIC Percussion
Drill Design - Robert Strunks
Percussion Battery Instructor - Daryl Updike
Percussion Pit Instructor - Brian Maher/McCann Painter
42nd Annual Hamilton West Cavalcade of Bands - 10/1/16 - 12 Bands
58 Band Members - Drum Majors - Erica Maevsky and Eric Altenburg
Competitive Scores
09-17-16 - Rancocas Valley 75.875.(Best Music, Visual, Overall Effect)
09-17-16 - Cherokee 67.075
09-24-16 - Burlington City 75.225
10-01-16 - Hamilton West 78.875
10-08-16 - North Brunswick 81.700. (Best Music, Overall Effect, Percussion)
10-08-16 - Jackson Memorial 86.650. (Best Overall Effect)
10-15-16 - Central Bucks South 80.300. (Best Music, Visual, Overall Effect, Percussion and Color Guard)
10-23-16 - NJ State Champs 88.113
10-29-16 - Robbinsville 86.900
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2015-2016 - “A New York State Of Mind”
Director & Music Arranger - Brian Maher
Assistant Director - Peter Certo
Color Guard Instructors - Virginia Diaz & Yasmin Maher
Percussion Arranger - Marc Garside
Drill Design - Robert Strunks
Percussion Battery Instructor - Daryl Updike
Percussion Pit Instructor - Brian Maher
41st Annual Hamilton West Cavalcade of Bands - 9/26/15 - 13 Bands
65 Band Members - Drum Majors - Amanda Buchner and Joseph Suarez
Competitive Scores:
09-19-15 - Burlington City 75.500. (Best Music, Visual and Overall Effect)
09-26-15 - Hamilton West 76.325
10-10-15 - North Brunswick 76.000
10-24-15 - Robbinsville 80.650
10-25-15 - Jackson Memorial 88.200 (Best Visual)
10-31-15 - NJ State Champs 86.938
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2014-2015 - “There’s No Business Like SNOW Business”
Director & Music Arranger - Brian Maher
Assistant Director - Peter Certo
Color Guard Instructors - Virginia Diaz & Yasmin Maher
Percussion Arranger - Daryl Updike
Drill Design - Robert Strunks
Percussion Battery Instructor - Daryl Updike
Percussion Pit Instructor - Sal Mazzotta
40th Annual Hamilton West Cavalcade of Bands - 9/27/14 - 12 Bands
67 Band Members - Drum Majors - Samara Painter and Mikail Ekiz
Competitive Scores:
09-14-14 - Edison 65.150
09-20-14 - Delran 67.200. (Best Music, Visual and Overall Effect)
09-27-14 - Hamilton West 74.800.
10-05-14 - J.P. Stevens 71.250
10-11-14 - Shawnee 76.000
10-11-14 - Jackson Memorial 75.150 (Best Visual)
10-18-14 - NJ State Champs 75.063
10-25-14 - Cherokee 82.300 (Best Overall Effect)
11-01-14 - Robbinsville 83.500 (Best Visual)
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2013-2014 - “Ghouls Gone Wild”
Director & Music Arranger - Brian Maher
Assistant Director - Peter Certo
Color Guard Instructors - Virginia Diaz & Yasmin Maher
Percussion Arranger - Daryl Updike
Drill Design - Robert Strunks
Percussion Battery Instructor - Daryl Updike
Percussion Pit Instructor - Brian Maher
39th Annual Hamilton West Cavalcade of Bands - 10/12/13 - 8 Bands
65 Band Members - Drum Majors - Daniel Elefant and George Koutsouradis
Competitive Scores:
09-28-13 - Burlington City 74.550. (Best Visual and Best Overall Effect)
10-05-13 - Lenape 74.125
10-12-13 - Hamilton West 77.700.
10-12-13 - Jackson Memorial 79.450. (Best Music, Visual and Overall Effect)
10-20-13 - NJ State Champs 75.550
10-26-13 - Robbinsville 84.675 (Best Music and Overall Effect)
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2012-2013 - “Gypsy Fortunes”
Director & Music Arranger - Brian Maher
Assistant Director - Peter Certo
Color Guard Instructors - Virginia Diaz & Yasmin Maher
Percussion Arranger - Daryl Updike
Drill Design - Robert Strunks
Percussion Battery Instructor - Daryl Updike
Percussion Pit Instructor - Gary Lowden
38th Annual Hamilton West Cavalcade of Bands - 10/20/12 - 7 Bands
66 Band Members - Drum Majors - Esther Dietrich and Daniel Elefant
Competitive Scores:
09-29-12 - Toms River East 68.925
10-06-12 - Jackson Memorial 74.275
10-13-12 - North Brunswick 76.300
10-20-12 - Hamilton West 77.650.
10-27-12 - Robbinsville 85.000 ( Best Overall Effect)
11-05-12 - NJ State Champs 87.975
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2011-2012 - “The Jokers Are Wild”
Director & Music Arranger Brian Maher
Assistant Director Peter Certo
Color Guard Instructors Diana Vasil and Lauren Palmer
Percussion Arranger Daryl Updike
Drill Design Robert Strunks
Percussion Battery Instructor Daryl Updike
Percussion Pit Instructor Nicole Schiavone
37th Annual Hamilton West Cavalcade of Bands - 10/15/11 - 12 Bands
67 Band Members - Drum Majors - Stephen Dacayanan and Candice Foster
Competitive Scores
09-24-11 - Hunterdon Central 70.400
10-01-11 - Jackson Memorial 75.125. (Best Music, Best Visual and Best Overall Effect)
10-15-11 - Hamilton West 76.800.
10-22-11 - Monroe Township 84.125
10-29-11 - Robbinsville 83.500
11-05-11 - NJ State Champs 87.488
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2010-2011 - “An American Band In Paris”
Director & Music Arranger - Brian Maher
Assistant Director - Peter Certo
Color Guard Instructors - Diana Vasil and Lauren Palmer
Percussion Arranger - Daryl Updike
Drill Design - Robert Strunks
Percussion Battery Instructor - Daryl Updike
36th Annual Hamilton West Cavalcade of Bands - 10/16/10 - 9 Bands
55 Band Members - Drum Majors - Nicholas Ingeri and Stephen Dacayanan
Competitive Scores
09-25-10 - Burlington City 68.700
10-02-10 - Jackson Memorial 73.050. ( Best Music, Overall Effect and Color Guard)
10-16-10 - Hamilton West 77.050
10-24-10 - NJ State Champs 76.725
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2009-2010 - “Out of This World”
Director & Music Arranger - Brian Maher
Assistant Director - Peter Certo
Color Guard Instructors - Diana Vasil, Georgia Balog $ Yasmin Maher
Percussion Arranger - Daryl Updike
Drill Design - Robert Strunks
Percussion Battery Instructor - Daryl Updike
35th Annual Hamilton West Cavalcade of Bands - 10/17/09 - 11 Bands (Standstill)
70 Band Members - Drum Majors - Constance Koutsouradis and Ryan Kelly
Competitive Scores
09-26-09 - Burlington City 70.750.(Best Music, Visual, Overall Effect, Percussion and Color Guard)
10-03-09 - Jackson Memorial 73.900
10-10-09 - North Brunswick 78.975
10-17-09 - Hamilton West 81.250.
10-25-09 - NJ State Champs 81.050
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2008-2009 - “What a Rush!”
Director & Music Arranger - Brian Maher
Assistant Director - Georgia Balog
Color Guard Instructors - Lauren Goldstein & Yasmin Maher
Percussion Arrangers - Daryl Updike & Andrew Rubano
Drill Design - Gareth Skipp
Percussion Battery Instructor - Daryl Updike
Music/Marching Instructor - Gary Shur
Percussion Pit Instructor - Andrew Rubano
34th Annual Hamilton West Cavalcade of Bands - 9/20/08 - 11 Bands
73 Band Members - Drum Majors - Constance Koutsouradis and Tristan Takacs
Competitive Scores
09-20-08 - Hamilton West 70.100.
09-27-08 - Burlington City 67.550. ( Best Overall Effect, Percussion and Color Guard)
10-04-08 - Jackson Memorial 78.050
10-19-08 - S. Jersey Regionals 79.200
10-26-08 - NJ State Champs 85.150
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2007-2008 - “Grease!”
Director - Brian Maher
Assistant Director - Kristine Plumbstead
Color Guard Instructors - Yasmin Maher, Lauren Plummer, Amy Collins & Rosita Santiago-Peters
Music Arranger - Micharl Brown
Percussion Arrangers - Will Rapp & Andrew Rubano
Drill Design - Gareth Skipp
Percussion Battery Instructor - Daryl Updike
Music/Marching Instructor - Gary Shur
Percussion Pit Instructor - Andrew Rubano
33rd Annual Hamilton West Cavalcade of Bands - 10/6/07 - 10 Bands
84 Band Members - Drum Majors - Constance Koutsouradis and David Venanzi
Competitive Scores
09-29-07 - Piscataway 70.750
10-06-07 - Hamilton West 76.200
10-06-07 - Jackson Memorial 74.400. (Best Visual, Best Overall Effect and Best Field Crew)
10-21-07 - TCNJ Regionals 80.600
10-27-07 - NJ State Champs 80.650
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2006-2007 - “The Phantom of the Opera”
Director - Kristine Plumstead
Assistant Director - Jeffrey Breza
Color Guard Instructors - Lauren Plummer, Amy Collins & Rosita Santiago-Peters
Music Arranger - Paul Lavendar/Jay Bocook
Percussion Arrangers - Will Rapp & Andrew Rubano
Drill Design - Jeffrey Breza
Percussion Battery Instructor - Joe Espinera
32nd Annual Hamilton West Cavalcade of Bands - 9/30/06 - 5 Bands
81 Band Members - Drum Majors - Shante’ Johnson and Heather Radice
Competitive Scores
09-16-06 - Flemington 67.000
09-30-06 - Hamilton West 74.300.
10-07-06 - Jackson Memorial 79.600
10-14-06 - Shawnee 79.400
10-22-06 - TCNJ Regionals 79.550
10-29-06 - NJ State Champs 85.650
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“HORNET” BAND TRIPS
1972-73 Walt Disney World - Main Street Parade
1973-74 Niagara Falls - Canadian Blossom Festival
1974-75 Atlantic City -Elks Parade
1975-76 Walt Disney World - Main Street Parade
1976-77 Virginia - Concert Band Tour
1977-78 Bermuda - Concert Band Tour w/ Choir
1978-79 Miami, Florida - Orange Bowl Parade
1979-80 Winchester, VA -Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
1980-81 Walt Disney World - Peach Bowl Parade
1981-82 Norfolk, VA - Azalea Blossom Parade
1982-83 Bermuda - Concert and Tattoo
1983-84 Winchester, VA - Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
1984-85 Walt Disney World - Main Street Parade
1985-86 Annapolis, MD - Annapolis Music Festival
1986-87 Bermuda - Concert and Tattoo
1987-88 Myrtle Beach, SC - Sun and Fun Festival
1988-89 Clearwater, FL - Sun and Fun Festival
1989-90 Virginia Beach, VA - Virginia Beach Festival
1990-91 Bahamas Cruise
1991-92 Virginia Beach, VA - Virginia Beach Festival
1992-93 Walt Disney World - Main Street Parade
1993-94 Norfolk, VA - Azalea Blossom Festival
1994-95 Bahamas Cruise
1995-96 Virginia Beach, VA & Washington, D.C.
1996-97 Walt Disney World - Main Street Parade
1997-98 Winchester, VA - Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
1998-99 Bahamas Cruise
1999-00 Virginia Beach, VA & Washington, D.C.
2000-01 Walt Disney World - Main Street Parade
2001-02 Norfolk, VA - Azalea Blossom Festival
2002-03 Bahamas Cruise
2003-04 Virginia Beach, VA & Washington, D.C.
2004-05 Walt Disney World - Main Street Parade
2005-06 New York City
2006-07 Walt Disney World, FL
2007-08 New York City
2008-09 Walt Disney World, FL
2009-10 Virginia Beach, VA
2010-11 Walt Disney World, FL
2011-12 Boston, MA
2012-13 Walt Disney World, FL
2013-14 Virginia Beach, VA
2014-15 Walt Disney World, FL
2015-16 Boston, MA
2016-17 Walt Disney World, FL
2017-18 Virginia Beach, VA
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