Hawthorne Caballeros Alumni

Hawthorne, NJ United States
Founded: 1995

Active Alumni
YearPositionScoreTheme/Songs
1995 España Cañí * Cachita * Cuban Pete * Theme from I Love Lucy * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * See You in September  
1996 España Cañí * Cachita * El Torero * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * See You in September * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White  
1997 Captain From Castile * Cachita * Siboney * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * España Cañí * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White  
1998 Captain From Castile * Cachita * Siboney * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Samba de Orpheo * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White * España Cañí  
1999 Captain From Castile * Carnival (from La Fiesta Mexicana) * La Fiesta * Echano * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Samba de Orpheo * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White  
2000 Bully * Opening Theme (from Chico and the Man) * Echano * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Samba de Orpheo * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White  
2001 España Cañí * Bully * Everybody's Everything * Echano * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Don't Cry for Me Argentina (from Evita) * Captain From Castile * España Cañí * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White  
2002 Man of La Mancha * Land of Make Believe * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Don't Cry for Me Argentina (from Evita) * Matador * Espirito del Toro * España Cañí  
2003 Man of La Mancha * Land of Make Believe * Don't Cry for Me Argentina (from Evita) * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Matador * Espirito del Toro * España Cañí * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White * Echano  
2004 España Cañí * Zabumba * Ted Meets Johnny * Echano * Flamenco Cha-Cha * Harmonica Man * Fanfare  
2005 España Cañí * El Barrio * MacArthur Park * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Samba de Orpheo  
2006 Espirito del Toro * Zabumba * Cachita * MacArthur Park * Pagliacci * Serenata * España Cañí  
2007 Call To The Bulls * La Virgen de la Macarena * Cachita * Echano * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Hill Where the Lord Hides * Caballeros' Signature 2007 * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White * Espirito del Toro  
2008 Pictures of Spain * Perfidia * La Virgen de la Macarena * Hill Where the Lord Hides * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Caballeros' Signature * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White  
2009 Chorale * Pictures of Spain * I Go To Rio * Malaguena * Perfidia * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Cabs Signature * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White  
2010 Man of La Mancha * I Go To Rio * MacArthur Park * Don't Cry For Me Argentina (from Evita) * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * España Cañí  
2011 Man of La Mancha * I Go To Rio * Jazzmerelda * Brazil (from The Gang's All Here) * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * España Cañí  
2013 Portrait of a Dying Matador * Copacabana * Jazzmerelda * The Prayer * Don't Cry For Me Argentina (from Evita) * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * España Cañí  
2015 Call To The Bulls * Bully * Mexican Hat Dance (drum feature) * Echano * Concierto de Aranjuez * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Espana Cani  
2016 Bully * Mambo Jambo * We've Only Just Begun * Peanut Vendor * Malaguena * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Concierto de Aranjuez * Espana Cani  
2019 The Bomb (Drum Solo) * Tequila Mockingbird * Spanish Heat * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Caballeros 72/Drum-To-Drum (Drum Solo) * Don't Cry for Me Argentina (from Evita)  
Position 200+ indicates Division II, Position 300+ indicates Division III, Position 400+ indicates Mini Corps.
The Hawthorne Caballeros from Hawthorne, New Jersey, have maintained a strong alumni association for many years. In 1994 the Association spawned another unit, the Caballeros Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps.

Organized by a small, enthusiastic group of former corps members, the Alumni Corps quickly grew and continues strong, currently numbering more than one hundred members. Originally open only to former Caballeros members, the Caballeros Alumni Corps now welcomes all qualified applicants. Currently the corps' membership is made up of players from several states, and spans all five decades of the Caballeros' history.

In addition to assisting the competition corps wherever and whenever possible, one of the purposes for launching the Alumni Corps was to return to some of the great music from the fifties, sixties, and seventies, bringing back memories for older players and fans, and exposing younger fans to the music that made the Caballeros famous in earlier years. As one of the few alumni corps with a full field show, however, the Caballeros Alumni Corps remains popular.

The corps has been in great demand from the start, but unlike the competition corps, the Alumni Corps maintains a somewhat less rigorous schedule, and is strictly an exhibition and parade corps.

Peter Bishop is the corps director and business manager, and on the field, the corps is in the capable hands of Chuck Bishop, who holds the distinction of having been a drum major with all three Hawthorne corps: the Muchachos, the Caballeros, and now, the Caballeros Alumni Corps. Chris Sortino is the current alumni president.

The alumni corps is associated with Hawthorne American Legion Post 199.

[http://www.cabs.org/alumni/history.asp]

Members (33)

Member Name Section Years Involved
Andreazza, Steve Mellophone 1994 to 2016
Andretta, Rich Baritone 1994 to 2007
Barlics, William Percussion 1996 to 2005
Carr, Tom Mellophone 1994 to 1998
Day, Roger Baritone 1998
Doran, Robert Baritone 2005 to 2007
Dumond, Philip Brass 1994 to 2002
Duncan, Bill Mellophone 2010 to 2013
Fallon, Carol Ann Lead Soprano 1995 to 1996
Glennon, Sean Contra 2005
Headley, George Lead Soprano 2008
Hedling, Meiko Soprano 2008 to 2009
Hedling, Paul Baritone 2007 to 2009
June, Johnny Soprano 2001
Kennedy, Dennis Cymbals 1994 to 1997
Kennedy, Dennis Bass 1998 to 2002
Kienle, Debbie color guard 2001 to 2002
Kuiper, Adrian Third soprano 1995 to 2001
Murray, Bob Baritone 2005
Parker, Bill Soprano 2011 to 2012
Plante, Lydia Mellophone 2003
Plunkett, Oliver Baritone, Visual Instructor 2013 to 2014; 2016 to 2019
Popolizio, Larry soprano 1995 to 1999
RUBEL, GUS color guard 1970 to 2007
Raclowski, Steve Soprano 1995
Smith, John Drum section, snaredrum 1994
Sortino, Chris Tenor 1994 to 1998; 2003
Sortino, Chris Double Conga 1999 to 2002
Stoffel, Barbara Guard 2005
Sullivan, Bill Mellophone 2019
Turner, Pamela Color Guard 2000 to 2002
Williams, Steve Tenor drum 1995 to 1998; 2003
Williams, Steve Double Conga 1999 to 2002; 2004

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