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 On Sunday, May 5th we celebrated our seventh annual spring banquet at the West Lake Inn with over 275 guests including band members, family, university friends and partners. Many students were recognized for their contribution to the band, musicianship, leadership, spirit and academic excellence. Section of the Year was awarded to the Tenor Saxophones and Best Flair was awarded to the Drum Majors.
Click here to watch the Spring 2013 highlight video
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Founding Director, John Leddy, Honored
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 John Leddy, founding director of the Spirit of Stony Brook Marching Band was honored at this year's Stony Brook Student Life Awards on Wednesday, May 8 as the university gave thanks for his many contributions upon his retirement this summer. This special dedication featured a surprise performance of the Fight Song and Victory Song by the band as well as a video message from band alumnus Navneet Singh. He was awarded the Shirley Strum Kenny Steel Magnolia Award and the title of Director Emeritus in recognition of his strength of character, spirit of independence and compassionate heart.
Click here to view special thank you video, "Oh Baby!"
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In honor of Mr. Leddy, mellophone players sophomore Benjamin Cheung and freshman Vincent Metas wrote The Leddy Song. It was presented with a slideshow of "Leddyisms" at the band banquet. Some of the lyrics include:
"We're the red hot seawolves of SBU, we'll never stop fighting until the battle's through. Let's go Leddy, let's go Kunz. Don't let go until you hear Ms. Stahl scream, 'Leddy rocks! Leddy rules!' Let's go Leddy, my number one dude!"
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Joyful Heart Foundation Gala
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 A select group of 25 students performed at the Joyful Heart Foundation Gala at Cirpriani 22nd Street. "The Joyful Heart Foundation works to foster a community that turns toward the issues of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse." The foundation was founded by Law & Order SVU star Mariska Hargitay. Among the cast in attendance were Mary J. Blige, Hugh Jackman,
Vera Wang and Julianne Hough.
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 On Saturday, June 22, a select group of 15 band members performed at the wedding of Gina Vanacore and Anthony D'Agostino. Gina is the Associate Director of Residential Programs at Stony Brook and is a great supporter of the band. The band played some tunes after the ceremony outside of the Humanities building on campus and then led the way to the reception at the Holiday Inn.
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SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence
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 Karthik Rao (Principle Drum Major), was awarded the Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence. This Award honors State University of New York students who have best demonstrated and been recognized for their integration of academic excellence with other aspects of their lives, which may include leadership, campus involvement, athletics, career achievement, community service or creative and performing arts.
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Congratulations Class of 2013!
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We are so proud of all of our seniors! We officially welcome you to the Spirit of Stony Brook Alumni and wish you all the best in all of your future endeavors!
Congratulations to Jeffrey Arscott,
Christine Blaney, Fatima Daoud, Elizabeth Derderian, Megan Dwyer, Daniela Galeano Valencia, Jake Holderman, Eric Kunz, Kristen Laino, Alina Latouche, Scott Petersen, Jacqui Petrie, Karthik Rao, Bryan Rodrigues, Jonathan Roman, Cachita Smith, Taylor Sturm and Eric Tripi!
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Fourth Annual Color Guard & Drumline Showcase
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 Despite a rain cancellation two weeks prior, the Color Guard and Drumline put on a phenomenal show in front of a very large crowd at the Staller Terrace on Friday, May 3. These students worked very hard all spring semester on their routines and it really showed. Color Guard performances included solos, duets, trios and group numbers all with colorful costumes and great tricks. The Drumline showed off its creativeness with each cadence. All in all, a great show!
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 Members of the band, dance team, cheer squad and even Wolfie got together for a picnic after their performance at Admitted Students' Day. The weather made it a perfect day to play Wiffle ball, tug-of-war, Frisbee, Joust and many other outdoor games. With a larger turnout than last year's, this tradition is continuing to grow!.
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S.S. Oh Baby - Roth Regatta
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 A team band members built a boat named S.S. Oh Baby to compete in Roth Regatta with. Kyle Haberle, Blair Kokotajlo, Cris Lombardo, Jonathan Roman, Jesse Sigcha and Gilbert Worotikan rowed the boat to victory in the first heat. Unfortunately, they were not as successful in the second. Great effort!
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Pack the Park - National Anthem
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For the first time ever, the band performed the National Anthem at a Stony Brook softball game. The band was invited to play at the campus event, Pack the Park on May 1. This event was created by the NCAA CHOICES - Follow the Pack group on campus to build support for the softball team. The first 200 students to attend the game received a red Pack the Park tank top and enjoyed a BBQ. The softball team pulled out a 6-4 win against Seton Hall in front of the packed stands.
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MBB NIT Recap: UMass & Iowa
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 On March 20, a select group of students sacrificed a day of their spring break to travel to Amherst, Massachusetts to support the men's basketball team in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament against UMass (#2). The Seawolves (#7) upset the Minutemen 71-58. Two days later the team took on the Hawkeyes (#3) in Iowa. Unfortunately, the band was not able to make the trip, but everyone was cheering them on from home. Stony Brook's season
ended with a 75-63 loss in the second round of the NIT,
the furthest the team has ever gone in post season play.
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