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Visual Design - BRIAN MURPHY - Visual Designer and Coordinator for the 2008 & 2009 Boston Crusaders and 2007 DCA Class A Champion Sunrisers, 2009 Sunrisers, Visual Designer St. Ann’s Neponset MA Winter Guard -Independent World Class Silver Medalists in 2000 and 2001 and Bronze Medalists in 2002; Visual Designer Arlington HS LaGrangeville NY 2006; Visual Designer Boston Crusaders 2000-2002; Marched Cadets of Bergen County 1985;Marched Alliance of Greater Boston MA
Guard Design/Choreography & Caption Head - TRACY BAPST -(bio tba)
Guard Equipment Designer/Technician- to be announced
Visual Caption Head - JOE WHITE -Joe joins the Long Island Sunrisers team bringing with him a broad background in music, media and the arts. His teaching experience spans Velvet Knights, Bushwackers, NY Skyliners, Brentwood High School, Hicksville High School, St. Francis Preparatory School and Windsor Central High School as well as Saturday Matinee, Brentwood H.S. and Peaks color guards. At various points during these associations Joe has stepped up to fill the roles of visual designer, marching technician and even music technician, showcasing his talents and adaptability, characteristics which will make Joe a vital asset to our team in 2009.
Joe's performing experience includes Crossmen, Velvet Knights, Sunrisers, Bushwackers and NY Skyliners as well as Pegasus winter guard.
Joe enjoys a career as a professional sound engineer, specializing in Film and TV sound recording, has produced several movies and is proud to have been a recipient of an Emmy nomination for his work.
Visual Consultant - EUGENE F. BENNETT - Visual Consultant Sunrisers 2007, Bushwackers 2006, Visual Consultant/Instructor Caballeros 1995-2004; Visual Designer/Instructor Sachem HS Band Sachem NY;World Drum Corps Hall of Fame 2002;Sunrisers Hall of Fame 2001;Visual Designer/Instructor Sunrisers 1965-1979 and Visual Instructor 1985-1989;Member Sunrisers Drum Major or Color Guard 1965-1969;DCE Adjudicator 1989-1990; DCA Adjudicator 1982;Visual Designer/Instructor Kings Park Kingsmen Kings Park NY 1967-1974
Visual Consultant - JOE ROCHE - Joe joined the visual staff of the Cadets in 1987 as a Contra Tech and became visual caption head in 1989 under the mentorship of George Zingali and Marc Sylvester. In 1993 Joe Roche served as a visual consultant with the Star of Indiana drum and bugle corps and has since been involved with the activity as an adjudicator and clinician throughout the United States. Most recently Joe served on the staff of the Madison Scouts in 2004 as a visual consultant tutoring new staff members
Brass Designer - DENNIS ARGUL- Brass designer for the 2009 and 2007( 2007 DCA Class A Champion) Sunrisers. One of the most accomplished and sought after brass arrangers in the business Dennis has taught at Jersey City State University and is presently a fulltime Music Teacher at Arts High School in Newark, NJ (the first high school of the arts in the country). Dennis has performed in various venues in the New Jersey/New York area, including performing on Broadway, as a bass trombone, tenor trombone, tuba and euphonium player. He currently works as a freelance Low Brass musician throughout the metropolitan area. Dennis is also a freelance composer and arranger, most recently receiving an award through the New Jersey Council on the Arts in composition. We're honored to have Dennis be a part of our family and look forward to a long and prosperous working relationship with him
Brass Caption Head - JOE SITLER - Joe returns to our staff again in 2010 following extremely successful 2009 and 2007 (DCA Class A Championship) seasons with the Sunrisers. Joe was a key member of a team of talented educators that lifted our brass section to achieve the Best Brass award at the finals competitionin 2007r. He marched in Sound of Long Island 1990, Cadets 1991 (left tour early due to family emergency) and Sunrisers 1991-92, 1994-98. Joe graduated LIU CW Post with BFA in Music Education 1995 and Queens College with Master of Arts in Music Education 2000. He is currently enrolled in the Wind Conducting Program at Hofstra University and is a 14-year veteran band teacher in the Brentwood School District-West Middle School. Joe was Drill/Music Technician Brentwood HS Marching Band 1992-1998, Associate Band Director Brentwood High School Marching Band 1999-present and Band Camp Instructor for Arlington High School Marching Band 1997-2005. Mr Sitler served as a Visual Staff Member for Sunrisers 1994-96 and Brass Instructor for Sunrisers 1997-98, 2007.
Brass Technician & Instructor - DAVID ABRAMS -David Abrams is currently the band director at Division Avenue HS in Levittown, NY. Previously, he has been the head brass instructor with the Huntington HS Blue Devil Marching Band (2004-2006). He received his B.A. in music performance (euphonium) from the University of Connecticut and M.A. in Music Education at Hofstra University. While at UConn, David marched in the band, served as its manager for two years and played with the University Wind Ensemble. Currently, David is performing in the Northwinds Symphony.
Brass Technician & Instructor - MOLLY TITTLER - a graduate of Hofstra University, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education. At Hofstra, she played principal horn in the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Symphony Orchestra, and Student Woodwind Quintet. Molly’s most recent accomplishments include receiving the Caitlin Merie Hurrey Memorial Scholarship, a national scholarship from MENC, the Herbert D. Deutsch Award, in recognition of outstanding performance in music education, and the William Lawrence Honors Recital, awarded by Hofstra University. Molly has been a member of the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps. She currently works at Hicksville High School, serving as the director of the Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, and Winterguard. Molly is also pursuing a Masters degree in Wind Conducting from Hofstra University at this time.
Percussion Caption Head & Coordinator - DAVE LARSEN - As Percussion Coordinator & Arranger for Msgr. Farrell H.S. Band, Staten Island, NY Dave's units have won top percussion honors at championships 10 times. He began his drum corps marching career with the Holy Child Drum & Bugle Corps from Staten Island, NY and went on to march with the The Saints Drum & Bugle Corps from Woodbridge NJ. Dave began teaching and composing for the Valley Grenadiers of Hillsdale NJ. In 1979 and has taught/composed over 35 shows for competitive marching bands since then, including Laurel HS (Delaware), Trumbull HS (Connecticut), Governor Livingston HS (NJ), New Brunswick HS (NJ), and Monsignor Farrell HS (NY). Mr. Larsen is currently a Computer Software Architect for IBM Corporation.
Percussion Battery Arranger - TOM ANDERSON -Tom began in the marching activity in 1986 under the instruction of Anthony Ambrogio. He then became a member of The Cadets of Bergen County percussion section in 1990-1991 under the instruction of Tom Aungst. Since then, he has gone on to teach many high school and Drum Corps lines including The Rochester Crusaders, The Syracuse Brigadiers and most recently, The Connecticut Hurricanes in 2008 and the 2009 Sunrisers. In 2006 he was on the staff of the Long Island Rage indoor percussion ensemble. He has served as the percussion arranger/caption head for Copiague High School from 1997-1999 and 2003-present. He has had the privilage to study privately with many drumming greats including Dom Famularo, Jim Chapin and Al Miller. Currently, he mantains a private teaching practice on Long Island while also maintaining an active playing career as a freelance musician.
Percussion Front Ensemble Coordinator/Technician - FRANK MAURIELLO - Frank Mauriello is an undergraduate student at the C.W. Post College of Long Island University, where he is working towards his B.M. in Music Education. Frank is a member of the percussion ensemble under the direction of Frank Cassara (Philip Glass Ensemble, Steve Reich and Musicians), and the C.W. Post Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, under the direction of Dr. James Mcroy. Since his graduation from Lindenhurst High School, Frank has won prestigious awards including the Coordinator of Music Scholarship Award and has played in various percussion ensembles and drum lines. In 2002, Frank was nominated captain of the front ensemble in Long Island’s first ever competitive indoor marching percussion ensemble, “Rage.” Also, Frank is heavily involved in working with competitive and non-competitive marching bands where he serves as front ensemble arranger and instructor. Since 2005, Frank has arranged/instructed for front ensembles and drum lines at Garden City High School, Roslyn High School, Mineola High School, and Seaford High School..
Percussion Front Ensemble Arranger - PAUL CAPUTO -Paul holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Education from Long Island Univeristy, C.W.Post.
and a Masters of Arts in Wind Conducting From Hofstra Univeristy. He has been involved with marching band on Long Island since 1989. He has spent the last 19 years as an Instructor and Arranger for some of the finest Drumlines across Long Island. He has been a Band Director for the past eleven years and is currently on faculty at Syosset High School in Syosset, NY as director of two Symphonic Bands, Marching Band and Stage Band. In 2005 he was on staff with “Rage” Marching Indoor Percussion ensemble, under John Oddo, and in 2006 he was Percussion Director for the Group. He currently is also a freelance percussionist and private teacher on Long Island.
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