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:

(old message) Hey Trumpets! I’m Seven, though the university keeps insisting that my name is actually Aiden. I am extremely excited and humbled to be serving as your 2021 section leader! I was not planning on running for section leader this year, but here we are! As a freshman, I was terrified of the colossus that is Cornell University and the trumpet section helped me get through that. They were a welcoming home that made me feel safe and helped 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:)
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2023 - Amber Holst '25
2022 - Zakir Ahmad '24
2021 - Aiden Thomas '23
2020 - Jessica Nardulli '21
2019 - Luke Ellert-Beck '20
2018 - Pony Siper '20
2017 - Mary Amper '18
2016 - Henry Smith '17
2015 - Louis Widom '16
2014 - Evan Holmes '15
2013 - Will Milne '14
2012 - Scott DeVries '13
2011 - Greg Berman '12
2010 - Tom Washenko '11
2009 - Ben Chantz '10
2008 - Angie Wolfgang '09
2007 - Sarah Sorenson '08
2006 - Greg Wojtaszczyk '07
2005 - James Healy '06
2004 - Michael Borzcik '05
2003 - Allison Derr '04
2002 - Greg Tomasko '03
2001 - Tom Olino '02
2000 - Larry 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 Weintraub '91
1989 - Doug Alling '90
1988 - Marc Goldman '90
1987 - Vic Seidel '88
1986 - Brian Golden '87
1985 - Scott Hunter '86
1984 - Patti Sopp Hunter '85
1983 - Scott Sumner '84
1947 - Dr. Cal Y. Meyers '48