Hawthorne Caballeros Alumni

Hawthorne, NJ United States
Founded: 1995

Active Alumni

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Repertoire for 2000
Bully by Mike Simpson Dick Shory's Percussion & Brass Ensemble - Runnin' Wild
Opening Theme (from Chico and the Man) by Jose Feliciano Jose Feliciano - De Luxe
Echano by Chuck Mangione Chuck Mangione - Children of Sanchez
Cha Cha Cha Flamenco by Mario de Jesus
Samba de Orpheo by Luiz Bonfa Ray Alexander - Vigorous Vibes
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White by Louiguy \| Marcel Ageron \| Mack David Earl Bostic - All His Hits

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