Big Red Trumpet Section Leaders

The Most Powerful Position in the Big Red Band

Why is Trumpet Section Leader the most important position in the BRB? Because the section leader is the only person who has a chance of getting the Trumpets to do anything at Band practice (other than play football: we are very good about working on our football game; not that it needs any work or anything, just that we get bored easily just standing around). And everyone knows that without a Trumpet Section, there is no band. The section leader does not get all of this power for nothing. There is a certain amount of crap that they have to put up with (like us refusing to do mostly everything). They also get to take the heat when the Trumpets do do something (i.e. climbing to the top of the Crescent and dropping our pants). The section leader must be 100% Trumpet. They must be able to think of creative ways to annoy the rest of the band. They must know how to raise the Trumpets to a higher level. They must be able to do push-ups and count at the same time. Overall, they must be everything that it is to be a Trumpet. For all that our section leaders have done for us, we dedicate this section of the page. They will always be remembered as true Big Red Trumpets...

Meet Tails:

Hey Trumpets! I am extremely excited and humbled to be serving as your 2024 section leader! The trumpets are a welcoming home that will help make you feel safe and fight off some of that imposter syndrome. If you’re interested in joining us, we would love to have you, no experience required! Please feel free to contact me for absolutely anything. Whether you need a listening ear, trumpet advice, just want to chat, or just about anything else, I’m here :)

2023 - Amber "Toast" Holst '25
2022 - Zakir "Iceman" Ahmad '24
2021 - Aiden "Seven" Thomas '23
2020 - Jessica "Wiki" Nardulli '21
2019 - Luke "Spot" Ellert-Beck '20
2018 - Julia "Ponygirl" Siper '20
2017 - Mary "the Pirate" Amper '18
2016 - Henry "Pinto" Smith '17
2015 - Louis "Luigi" Widom '16
2014 - Evan "Schwegger" Holmes '15
2013 - Will "Buddy Holly" Milne '14
2012 - Scott "Telly Monster" DeVries '13
2011 - Greg "Frodo" Berman '12
2010 - Tom "Stinky Tom" Washenko '11
2009 - Ben "Falco" Chantz '10
2008 - Angie Wolfgang '09
2007 - Sarah Sorenson '08
2006 - Greg "Woj" Wojtaszczyk '07
2005 - James Healy '06
2004 - Michael "Deuce" Borzcik '05
2003 - Allison Derr '04
2002 - Greg Tomasko '03
2001 - Tom Olino '02
2000 - Larry "PBL" Chirch '01
1999 - Cheryl Bauer '00
1998 - Wendy Turner '99
1997 - Andrew Taggi '98
1996 - Toby Christie '97
1995 - Don Lazzaro '96
1994 - Mike Stratemeier '95
1993 - Fred Archer '94
1992 - Larry Chan '93
1991 - John Schmottlach '92
1990 - Jeff "Dr. Old Guy" Weintraub '91
1989 - Doug Alling '90
1988 - Marc Goldman '90
1987 - Vic Seidel '88
1986 - Brian "The Magnet" Golden '87
1985 - Scott Hunter '86
1984 - Patti Sopp Hunter '85
1983 - Scott Sumner '84
1947 - Dr. Cal Y. Meyers '48