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November 9, 2022

Blue Devil Marching Band Enjoys Great Season

The Huntington High School Blue Devil marching band is steadily rebuilding its ranks after the havoc caused by COVID-19. The organization featured a fully functioning program over the past several months including a summer camp, weekly night rehearsals and competitions, a home show and a trip to the state championships in Syracuse.

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October 28, 2022

Blue Devil Band Heads to State Championships

The competition will once again be fierce at the New York State Field Band Conference’s annual championships at Syracuse University’s JMA Wireless Dome, but the Blue Devil band is ready to challenge for top honors on Sunday, October 30.

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October 18, 2022

Blue Devil Band is Sharp at Sunday’s Home Show

The Huntington Blue Devil marching band was sharp at its home show on Sunday afternoon at Blue Devil Stadium. The musicians and color guard members staged a memorable performance for family friends and competitors from across the metropolitan area.

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October 14, 2022

Blue Devil Marching Band Hosts Home Show on Sunday

The Huntington Blue Devil marching band’s home show kicks-off on Sunday (October 16) at 12 noon at Blue Devil Stadium. Many of the top bands from around the metropolitan area will compete for honors. A crowd of 2,000 is expected to attend throughout the day.

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October 7, 2022

Blue Devil Band Preps for October 16 Home Show

The renowned Huntington Blue Devil marching band will host its biennial home show on Sunday, October 16. The fun begins at 12 p.m. on the Blue Devil Stadium turf field. Bands from around the metropolitan area will compete for top honors in their respective division.

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September 12, 2022

Blue Devil Marching Band Has New Leader

The Huntington Blue Devil marching band has a new director. Andre E. Rizzuto has assumed the baton after longtime leader Brian Stellato assumed additional responsibilities as the district’s K-12 coordinator of art and music education.


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About the Marching Band Program

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Thousands of Proud and Supportive Alumni

The Huntington High School Blue Devil marching band is an entrenched institution, with thousands of alumni who have been counted among its ranks over the years. The band has survived changes in its leadership, the normal evolution of its membership and new philosophies and inspirations as the times have dictated. The original bands consisted of several dozen students, a far cry from today’s nearly 150 student strong organization.

A Rich and Storied Tradition

The band was organized in 1934 by Ohio native and Oberlin College music teacher James Cloyd Doty. It was open to boys and girls in all four classes, according to the 1936 edition of The Huntingtonian, the high school yearbook. “Although newly organized, this group has worked very hard and with the cooperation of the student body, the band members have received blue and white uniforms. They gave a new feeling of school spirit to all of the occasions at which they appeared this year.”

The 1936 yearbook is the first to picture the marching band dressed in traditional uniforms. The book notes the uniforms were the product of fellow students, most likely referring to a campaign by the General Organization to raise funds for their purchase or an outright grant of monies.

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Humble Beginnings to National Accolades

The first director was high school music teacher James C. Doty, who attended Oberlin College in Ohio. The 1936 drum major was Edwin Riggs. He is the first student any yearbook assigned to that prestigious role.

The band has grown over the years to play a major role in the life of the district. Following its humble origins, in later years the marching band would participate in local and national level parades and events, appear on the field at Yankee Stadium, march in the Rose Bowl parade on television and win the state championship in its division. It has garnered a lengthy list of honors far too numerous to note in a short profile

Marching Band Leadership

Andre Rizzuto

Andre Rizzuto

Marching Band Coordinator

Huntington Blue Devil marching band coordinator Andre Rizzuto is in his 1st year as a music teacher at Huntington.

A resident of Brentwood, Mr. Rizzuto is related to New York Yankee Hall of Famer Phil Rizzuto. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in music education from Hofstra University. He was the collegiate president of the New York State Band Directors Association.

Mr. Rizzuto completed his student teaching certification requirement at Harry B. Thompson Middle School and Robbins Lane Elementary School in Syosset. He has worked as a marching hand instructor at Brentwood, Malverne and Floral Park high schools.

Mr. Rizzuto performed on tuba with Hofstra’s wind ensemble, symphonic band, brass ensemble, orchestra and big band and in the chorale.

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Marching Band Videos and Galleries

HHS National Honor Society Induction Ceremony 2021

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HHS National Honor Society Induction Ceremony 2021

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Marching Band Galleries and Slideshows

2022-23 Events

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Homecoming Halftime Show

October 22 2022

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