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Huntington UFSD Band Fest Draws 247 Musicians
Huntington UFSD’s 11th annual Band Fest was one of the best ever with 247 students spread across grades 4-12 participating. District music teachers volunteered their expertise, working with the students, who enthusiastically sharpened their skills, rehearsed and later performed.
Blue Devil Band Announces Show & Student Leaders
The Huntington Blue Devil marching band is already prepping for the 2025 competitive season, selecting its field show and naming its student leaders.
Blue Devil Band at State Championships
The Huntington Blue Devil marching band is headed to Syracuse this weekend to compete in the New York State Field Band Conference Championships at the JMA Wireless Dome on Syracuse University campus. The band has high hopes for a top finish following an outstanding fall season.
Blue Devils Win Again at Home Show Extravaganza
The Huntington Blue Devil marching band looked and sounded like a champion this past Sunday en route to winning first place honors at the Band Parents Association of Huntington’s biennial home show and competition at Blue Devil Stadium.
Blue Devil Marching Band Home Show on Sunday
The Huntington Blue Devil marching band’s home show and competition is set for Sunday, October 20 at Blue Devil Stadium. The action begins at 1 p.m.
Blue Devil Marching Band Preps for State Championships
The Huntington Blue Devil marching band continues to rehearse, refine and compete in the run-up to the 2024 New York State Field Band Conference Championships at the JMA Dome in Syracuse on Sunday, October 27.
Senior Ben Soric Considers Himself Lucky
The Huntington High School Blue Devil marching band is off to a strong start to the 2024 competitive camp. The group is coming off of two weeks of training including intensive daily camp sessions last week, which culminated in family show on the J. Taylor Finley Middle School athletic field on Sunday afternoon.
Successful Band Camp Opens Blue Devils Season
The Huntington High School Blue Devil marching band is off to a strong start to the 2024 competitive camp. The group is coming off of two weeks of training including intensive daily camp sessions last week, which culminated in family show on the J. Taylor Finley Middle School athletic field on Sunday afternoon.
Aidan Geller Wins Band Parents of Huntington Scholarship
The Band Parent Association of Huntington has awarded Class of 2024 member Aidan Geller with the organization’s annual $1,000 scholarship in recognition of his contributions to the Blue Devil marching band program and to music in general in the district.
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About the Marching Band Program
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.
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
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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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HHS National Honor Society Induction Ceremony 2021
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HHS National Honor Society Induction Ceremony 2021
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