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| Staff Announcement: Athletic Bands Coordinator |
Mr. Greg Mulzet has been appointed the new Athletic Bands Coordinator for the Spirit of Stony Brook. Mr. Mulzet is the second person to hold this position after the position was left vacant in 2013 when Shayna Stahl moved into the Director of Athletic Bands position.
Mr. Mulzet is no stranger to Stony Brook University. He has taught several courses in the renowned Stony Brook Music Department, including MUS 119: Principles of Music for several semesters. Mr. Mulzet is also a respected doctoral student in the program here where he is pursuing a PhD in Music Composition.
Mr. Mulzet holds a Bachelor's in Music Education from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill where he marched and was the section leader of the trumpet section for four years. While in the marching band, Mr. Mulzet was also a student arranger and student conductor of the pep bands during a time when the UNC Pep Band traveled to the Final Four in support of the basketball team. Mr. Mulzet also holds a Master's degree in Music Composition from the University of Miami.
Mr. Mulzet has been a respected music educator since 1998 in Florida, California, and North Carolina where he has taught Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Beginning Band, Percussion Ensemble, Winter guard, orchestra, and marching band. In these positions he has led his groups to superior ratings and to be grand champions.
Mr. Mulzet is an experienced and talented musician in his own right, having performed professionally in many bands, shows and cruise lines. Most notably, Mr. Mulzet was a featured cast member in the Broadway production of Blast; an indoor marching band show set on stage, in New York, NY, Orlando, FL, and Anaheim, CA. While in Blast he played lead trumpet and was a featured soloist.
Mr. Mulzet brings to our program a vast knowledge and experience in marching band, marching technique, performance, arranging, and composition skills. We look forward to Mr. Mulzet bringing his experiences and knowledge to the program. We believe that he will be a great contributor and we are look forward to Mr. Mulzet joining our staff.
"I am incredibly honored to be working with such a high quality college band program and excited to contribute to its still-developing identity. In my opinion, Mr Leddy and Mrs Stahl have achieved a miracle in a very short time period, and I look forward to learning from them." - Mr. Mulzet
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| Staff Announcement: Percussion Instructor |
Mr. Mark Carman has been appointed the new Percussion Instructor of the Spirit of Stony Brook Athletic Bands. Mr. Carman was a founding drumline member of the Spirit of Stony Brook Marching Band in 2006, the band's first year. Mr. Carman holds a bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Stony Brook. After his degree at Stony Brook, Mr. Carman completed a Master's degree in Mathematics Education from Queens College.
Currently, Mr. Carman is an educator at Roslyn High School, Roslyn, NY where he teaches Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2/Trigonometry, Precalculus, College Prep Math, and Math Fair Research Honors Program. While teaching at Roslyn High School, Mr. Carman served as the drumline instructor and co-arranger of the Roslyn High School Competitive Marching Band.
Mr. Carman has a wealth of experience in the marching percussion field. Before Stony Brook, Mr. Carman was the drumline instructor at the Connecticut Hurricanes Drum and bugle Corps, Copaigue High School Competitive Marching Band, RAGE Indoor Competitive Percussion Ensemble, Brentwood High School Competitive Marching Band, and Sunrisers Drum and Bugle Corps. Mr. Carman also has experience as drumline arranger for the Spirit of Stony Brook Athletic Bands, Sunrisers Drum and Bugle Corps, and Roslyn High School.
Mr. Carman is also a very talented musician and takes pride in consistently improving upon his own skills and performance so that he may bring back his knowledge to his students. Mr. Carman has performed with Boston Crusaders (DCI World Class Finalist), Jersey Surf as the Drumline Captain (DCI Open Class Silver Medalist), Vision Elite (DCI Division III), and RAGE Percussion Ensemble as the Durmline Captain (WGI and MAC).
Mr. Carman brings to our program a wealth of knowledge and experience in education, drumline instruction, and drumline technique. We look forward to Mr. Carman sharing his talents and enthusiasm towards the marching world with our program. We believe that he will be a fantastic addition to our program and we look forward to Mr. Carman joining our staff.
"As a founding member of the Spirit of Stony Brook, it's inspiring to see how much the program has flourished since then. I'm really excited to see where what the future holds for this amazing group!" - Mr. Carman
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| The Return of the Dancing Heads |
|  After several dance rehearsals, cardboard, scissors and a lot of tape, the band joined Wolfie in bringing back the cardboard cutouts of the men's basketball team from 2012. Band members Jaclyn Lattanza, Courtney Ladowski, Katie Lankowicz, Devin Golder, Emily Scott, Casey Getzler, Kathryn Osenni, and Shane Gallimore all strapped on a head and performed a dance with Wolfie during a time out at the America East Quarterfinal game in the Island Federal Credit Union arena on Wednesday, March 4th. The crowd got a kick out of the moves and the performers had a great time!
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| Food Drive for the Campus Food Pantry |
In December, the Community Outreach Committee teamed up with the Social Committee to organize a food drive for the Stony Brook Food Pantry. Band members brought boxes and cans of non-perishable food items to the band's end-of-the-semester celebration, Festivus, which filled up a large cardboard box. The pantry is located in the ITS Center of Gray College and is open during the hours of 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. According to its
website, the pantry "
provides food items for food-insecure students, staff, and faculty on Stony Brook's campus." Upon the donation, Casey McGloin from the pantry said, "thank you so much and thanks to the marching band for your generosity. It will be greatly appreciated by our pantry guests."
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| March to College Day 2015 |
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On Saturday, March 28th,
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars at Stony Brook University hosted an event called March to College Day 2015. Throughout the day, the Scholars met with students from several different middle schools on Long Island and spoke about all of the great opportunities that college has to offer. The drumline was invited to the event and performed some cadences for all of the students.
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The pep band welcomed nearly 80 local high school students to the Island Federal Credit Union Arena on Monday, January 19th for the Spirit of Stony Brook's Annual Pep Band Day. The students joined the band in the stands, wearing a gray Athletic Bands t-shirt, and played nearly every tune. They also cheered for the men's basketball team as it took on Albany. Many of the students were very excited to experience being a member of a college pep band at Stony Brook and even expressed that they are looking forward to becoming future Seawolves. One student said, "I had the time of my life at Pep Band Day! It was such an amazing experience and so cool to participate with such an amazing band."
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| Stony Brook Men's Basketball #AEPlayoffs & CBI |
After the men's basketball team defeated Binghamton at home in the America East Quarterfinals 62-57, a 32-piece band traveled to Vermont to support the team in the Semifinals on Sunday, March 8th. The Seawolves defeated the Catamounts 77-79 and earned themselves a spot in the championship game. A 65-piece band traveled to Albany for the #AEPlayoffs Final game on Saturday, March 14th. The Seawolves lost by a point to the Great Danes, but were granted a bid into the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). The team fell to Mercer in the first round, 72-70. The men's overall season record was 23-12.
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| Stony Brook Women's Basketball AE Tournament |
|  For the first time in Stony Brook Athletic Bands history, the program sent two separate bands to two different places to support the men's and women's basketball teams in the America East Tournament. The first band traveled up to Binghamton on Saturday, March 7th and cheered for the women's team as they took on UMBC in the Quarterfinal round. The team fought hard throughout the entire game but fell two points short in a 49-47 loss. The Seawolves finished the season with an overall 17-14 record.
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| Pepsi #HALFTIME Commercial |
For the second year in a row, a select band traveled to New York City in January and February to be in several online Super Bowl commercials that promoted the Super Bowl halftime show. This year, Pepsi held a contest that awarded winners with a surprise pizza pie and flash mob performance at their door. The Stony Brook Fight Song was featured in the videos.
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| Alumni Spotlight: Eric Kunz |
Eric Kunz ('13)
Instrument: Trombone
Position: Drum Major
Major: Biology/Computer Science
Employer: Old Westbury Gardens, Garden City High School
The classiest, friendliest, and most fun community that I have been a part
of: that is what the Stony Brook Marching Band is to me. I owe the best
parts of myself, in no small way, to my time with this group. My band family
has shown me leadership skills, teamwork, and that following one's passion
and taking on challenges really pays off.
I worked in a research lab for several months after graduation. I also
worked as a photographer, taught a local marching band, and continued to
hone my programming skills because I enjoyed doing so. I recently
launched my first app called LiveBlend. Creating the app was about
following my passion. Its success is opening new possibilities for me. It has
been challenging and exciting at the same time but I have experienced
these feelings before when first becoming a member of the band and later
becoming a drum major. I will soon be working on a team again for a
technology company in New York City. The marching band was the best
training I could have gotten for being part of a team and leading it.
Sometime while busking in New York City streets, traveling to distant
arenas, playing my trombone on television, and leading the band in front of
thousands I became a confident person that is always striving for
excellence and ready to take on the world.
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