Blue Devil Band Hosting Home Show
on Sunday
Marching bands from across the metropolitan area will converge on Huntington High School this Sunday for the Blue Devil band’s home show. The fun kicks off at 11:45 a.m. Tickets will be sold at the gate.
Few sounds can compare to those produced by a 100-plus musician strong marching band. Sunday’s New York State Field Band Conference competition will see performances by bands from Floral Park, Levittown Division Avenue, Nyack, Roslyn, Sachem, Middletown, Malverne, Mineola, Copiague, Brentwood and Huntington.
Over 1,100 musicians and color guard members from 11 participating bands will be on hand to entertain the crowd. The Blue Devil band hosts a home show every other year. Huntington’s band is one of Long Island’s largest, boasting about 130 musicians and color guard members this year. Band directors Brian Stellato and Jessica Castaneda said the teenagers work “incredibly hard” throughout the summer and fall to prepare a show for competitions across the region.
Admission to Sunday’s show is $8. There will be plenty of food and refreshments on sale throughout the afternoon. Blue Devil merchandise will also be available for purchase. There will even be air grams for sale for those who want to make a “shout out” between performances.
The Blue Devils won the state championship in Syracuse and captured the Governor’s Cup last fall. This year’s field show, The Divine Comedy, produced two first place finishers in Huntington’s opening competitions
Jack Malone, Bailey Riordan and Rachel Roday are the band’s drum majors. Nancy Fallon is the field major. Alanna Harvey and Anjali Kapur are the flute section leaders. Savannah Richardson and Hanae Wada erve as the clarinet section sections while Dylan DelGiudice is the alto saxophone section leader.
The mellophone section is headed by Melany Lanham-Ciancia and Hallie Raskin. Jesus Bruno and Jason Stickell lead the trumpet section. Cindy Lopez is the tenor saxophone/baritone saxophone section leader.
Jordan Biener and Spencer Pashkin lead the low brass section this year. Jack Blakley, Kat DePasquale and Holly Grabowski are the front ensemble (pit) section leaders. Ari Wohl is the battery captain.
Savannah Richardson is the woodwind captain. Jordan Biener serves as the brass captain. Shannon Contino and Christin Reinertsen are the color guard captains.
Sunday’s schedule consists of the following: