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SAVE THE DATE FANFARE 2017

8/26/2017 SEYMOUR HS

http://www.cthurricanes.org/fanfare

!DCA SENDOFF

PREVIEW SHOW

8/27/2017 SEYMOUR

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*IMPORTANT INFORMATION INVOLVING FANFARE ON NEXT

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BEYOND THE BOLT

UPCOMING COMPETITIONS

8/19 WOODBRIDGE, NJ

8/26 SEYMOUR, CT

RECAP: KINGSTON, NY After a long, hot camp weekend, the corps was excited to perform the large amount of visual and musical changes to their show at one of our favorite stadiums, Dietz stadium in Kingston, NY. The corps had a very good show, and enjoyed the large, cheering crowd. The corps ended their night playing Mag 7 while trooping the stands for retreat. After a productive Sunday rehearsal at our “turf” Seymour Recreational Center, the corps and staff will have a weekend off before their next show in Woodbridge, NJ.

Open Class Scores from Kingston, NY 1st-White Sabers, 86.30

2nd- Fusion Core, 84.00

3rd- Hawthorne Caballeros, 83.55

4th-Bushwackers, 82.25

5th-Sunrisers, 78.50

6th- Connecticut Hurricanes, 73.25

This Newsletter

✦ Recap, Kingston, NY

✦ Fanfare Venue Change

✦ What year is this from?

✦ Cruise Raffle

✦ Spotlights

✦ 1967 Recap

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Do you know what year this picture is from? Find out next newsletter?

!Answer from last newsletter: This is Hurricane Hall of Fame Member, David Dion!

http://www.hurcs.org/hof-dion.html

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FANFARE LOCATION CHANGE! DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AT KENNEDY STADIUM,

FANFARE 2017 WILL BE ON THE CORPS’ HOME TURF AT SEYMOUR HIGH SCHOOL!

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Cruise Raffle

Want to enter for a chance to win a $2000 credit to Cruise One for a cruise of your choice? Buy a ticket for $5 to compete in the winnings? Drawing is on 8/26 at

Fanfare in Seymour! Winner does not need to be present to

win. Contact a member directly to help with their dues or contact Lauren Sember at

lherbert.cthurcs@gmail.com

OFF WEEKEND

The corps will not be rehearsing or performing this weekend. We will be in Woodbridge, NJ next

weekend. As always, feel free to come check us out and support

the corps!

Wanna help us out on the weekends?

The corps can ALWAYS use volunteers!

Contact Vinny Cataudella at vincent.cataudella@gmail.com

What year is this from?

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Spotlights

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Guard Spotlight: Allen Keo

This is Allen’s 5th year with the Hurricanes, after starting with the Hurricanes in 2013. Allen started his journey with the marching arts at Danbury High School playing in the pit. He also participated in Winterguard at Danbury HS, and went on to march Brookfield Independent Winterguard, Alter Ego, and was a part of the 2016 DCI World Champion Bluecoats! While not at Western Connecticut State University finishing his degree in Media Production with a minor in General Arts, he works as a server at Red Lobster and teaches Bethel High School Colorguard. Staff Spotlight: Manny Arboleda

This is Manny’s first year as Brass Caption Head, but not the first year with the corps! He marched trumpet in 2011. He started marching at Naugatuck High School, and then marched three years with The Cadets. Manny has taught Danbury HS and Shelton HS marching band, and currently teaches Naugatuck and University of New Haven marching band. He is a full time elementary school music teacher in Naugatuck, and also the founding director of City Hill Middle School SoundSport. He received his Bachelors and Masters in Music Education at Western Connecticut State University, and soon will be starting at Southern Connecticut State University for a School Administration Certificate.

Drumline Spotlight: Chris Babcock

This is Chris’s third year marching snare with the Hurricanes. He is affectionately known as “dad” by the battery. He started marching snare while in high school at New Fairfield High School, and after graduating, has taught there since. Chris went to Virginia Tech and later transferred to Fairfield University where he received a degree in mechanical engineering. He is a preliminary design engineer at Sikorsky Aircraft. In his spare time, he is a volunteer firefighter in New Fairfield and is an avid motocross racer.

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Hornline Spotlight: Thomas Greenhalgh

This man has been on the field longer than many of our members have been alive! This is Thomas’s 20th year with the Hurricanes, after starting with us in 1997! He started marching at New London High School, then was a tech at Cheshire HS and New London HS in 2004. He graduated Eastern Connecticut State University in 2004 with Bachelors in Communications with a minor in music/trumpet. He is currently a brand specialist and assistant supervisor. He is also getting married in a little over a month!

Pit Spotlight: Hannah Sternberg

This is Hannah’s third year playing marimba in the pit. She marched tenors and snare during her time at New Fairfield High

School. This extremely talented girl is starting college at the University of Hartford this fall to pursue a double major in Music

Education and Music Performance.

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!! The Connecticut Hurricanes of 1967 Compiled and written by John Fisher

The year of 1967 was the most successful in our long proud history. Coming off a World Open title in 1964, the Hurcs remained strong and had an excellent season in 65’ by winning six shows, placing 2nd three times, and 3rd once, but finished, however, a disappointing 2nd to the Buccaneers in the first DCA Championship contest by a margin of .14 points. 1966 was much the same; producing nine 1st place finishes, four 2nd and one 3rd placement, but once again, came in 2nd to the Skyliners at the DCA Championships that year by a margin of .13 of a point! ! 1967 would yield very different results, although the year didn’t start out with much enthusiasm or promise. Practice attendance was spotty all winter, and when the Corps began to learn drill, attendance seemed to worsen… to the point where some rehearsals were called off due to our inability to get anything done with so few in attendance. This all changed on a night in March at our practice at the New Haven Armory when Pete Burns, Joe Genero, Ed Condon, Bob Woods, and Ray Luedee read us the riot act. What they said is not fit for print, nor was it intended for public consumption, but they made their point! As a result, the phones rang for a solid week, and oh boy did the Corps ever respond! ! The vets came out in force, as committed as they’d always been, and learned the show. Subsequently, this group of Hurricanes nailed the show and embarked on this magical season by garnering six consecutive victories before eventually placing 2nd to Reading at the Waverly show. The Buccaneers beat us again in Syracuse, but these were the only two defeats endured during this magnificent season! ! When it was over, we had won nine times and placed 2nd but twice, with prestigious victories in such shows as; Mission Drums, the Barnum Festival, the National Dream contest as well as titles of American Legion National Champions and DCA World Champions. ! The 1967 show started with an opening fanfare of “The Man I Love” followed by an off the line medley of “Start off Each Day with a Song,” and “Just One of Those Songs” and a color pre of a medley comprised of; “National Emblem,” “Of Thee I Sing,” and “Under the Double Eagle.” A concert number of “Rhapsody in Blue” and production number of “Fiddler on the Roof” followed. The exit tune was none other than our signature song…”Return of the Magnificent Seven,” with a closer of “Stormy Weather.”…a great show, a great staff, a great corps, and oh yeah!.. 1967?...A GREAT YEAR! !

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! The 1967 Connecticut Hurricanes Drum & Bugle Corps ! Director Peter F. Burns ! Assistant Director Chuck Tomlinson ! Drum Major Joe Genero ! Assistant Drum Major Tony DeFrancesco ! Guard Captain Pete Burns ! Horn Sergeant Harvey Olderman Drill Writers & Instructors Ed Condon & Bob Woods !

Drum Line Arranger & Instructor- Ray Luedee

J.Bodnar, D.Bartrum, J.Crowley, J.Donnely, J.Dugan, R. Findley, J.Giammateo, S. Genovese, R. Laskowski, J.Lester, M.LaBonte, R.Luedee, M.Stewart, H.Nitchke, D.Ruot, T.Wallace, R.Moravek,

D.Govin, D.Collins.

Hornline Arranger & Instructor-Joe Genero !

R.Allen, T.Bonacum, C.Bell, S.Bondi, F.Cartwright, G.Clendonen, R.Chop, R.DuBois, F.DePatra, K.Dunn, J.Fisher, R.Glovna, D.Gannon, C.Golder, W.Saunders, R.Kluzinski,

W.Potakiewicz, R.Libby, R.Levine, D.Holmes, P.Dozier, E.Levine, J.Moscariello, M.Moales, C.Moser, V.Poulin, D.Pavone, N.Pisani, J.Pepe, A.Ruot, B.Rodgers, G.Rutkauskas, W.Ramos,

A.Saglimbene, R.Savo, A.Hlywa, F.Steiner, A.Spall, W.Seavy, J.Uhelsky, W.Williams, E.McGarry, R.Maudsley. !!

Color Guard ! D.Condon, J.Edgeworth, A.George, T.Gleason, C.Huneke, R.Kennedy, R.Ruff, J.Smith, R.Smith, W.Wallace, A.Ziomek, C.Urban, T.Klimovich, L.Roberto, R.McQuillan, T.Doyle,

T.Maudsley, M.Hosenfield.

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