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     12th Anniversary Band Home Show Saturday, September 25th, 2010

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From Martin Ellerby’s:  Paris Sketches, Homages for Band       Paris in the Morning, Busy Streets, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Central Market

Instruction and Design Staff:

Assistant Band Director:                        Rick Vale                                                            
Drill/Visual Instruction:                             Michael Pence
Color Guard Design and Instruction:     Cristina Halle
Percussion Instruction:                            Eric Halle                                                 
Pit Instruction:                                           Irene Collins
Wind Score and Drill Design:                Austin Greene

Battery Score:                                         Chris Vale 

Pit Score:                                                Justin Coughlin

Student Leaders:
Drum Major:   Cristina Giancola
Band Captain:Rebecca-Lee Molina
Section Leaders:  Catherine Vaillancourt (Flute)
                                Kristen Lauria (Clarinet)
                                Nicholas Caruso (Saxophone)
                               John Romano (Trumpet)   
                               Timothy Plakunov (Low Voices)
                               Robert Lauria (Battery)
                               Brenden Mil-Homens (Pit)
                               Kristina Vailonis (Color Guard)     
                               

Representing a high school of about 700 students, the Royal Blues are one of the largest and most spirited organizations on campus.  In recent years, the band has placed 1st at contests in Southington, Cheshire, and the US Coast Guard Academy in New London.  In 2004, the band was named USSBA Class IIIA Connecticut State Champions and USSBA New England Class IIIA Regional Champions.  In the spring of 2008, the Royal Blues performed live on the Channel 3 TV morning news, at Walt Disney World, and made their Bushnell début performing during the curtain call sequence of The Music Man starring Shirley Jones and Patrick Cassidy.

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Star Spangled Banner

Star Spangled Banner (different view)

Berlin escort

Alumni leading Royal Blues on field

Paris Sketches (1)

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Paris Sketches (3)

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Paris Sketches (6)

Senior tribute

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Videos from Band show (click underlined link to watch)

National Anthem

Escorting of Berlin band

Escorting by Meghan and Alana

Escorting of East Hartford band

The band before going on the field with seniors last chat

"Live and Let Die"

"Nobody Does it Better" & "Goldfinger"

"For Your Eyes Only"

Band in formation during senior pictures when gloves are handed down.