A Little More Drum Corps

 

       

Once again, drum corps filled our weekends this month as my husband Jack was inducted into the Buglers Hall of Fame. He keeps saying he felt he didn't deserve it, but I pushed for his nomination because he has spent so much time advocating for excellence in all manner of horn playing, not just the bugle. From 1969 to 1975, he worked with drum corps horn lines, teaching and playing and as a drum major. He spent over 30 years as the solo flugelhorn chair with the Atlantic Brass Band. He spent the last ten years with my South Jersey Vagabonds, filling any part I needed, and playing lead with Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights.

I asked our dear friend Jim Centorino, a member of the Buglers Hall of Fame and a drum corps figure himself as a lead soprano for the Boston Crusaders and for the NY Matadors senior corps, and a composer with several CDs (you have heard his music, trust me), to bring Jack's application to the BHOF. He not only agreed, but he surprised us with an original duet for two horns entitled "Jack & Ef."

The BHOF holds an Individual and Ensemble Competition, so Jack and I entered as a duet, and we took first place.

For me it was a grueling weekend; with a lot of unhealthy, salt-drenched bar food (the event was held at a casino) and long "haul"ways to get to and from our room and the banquet hall, I retained a lot of water and found myself unable to breathe clearly. But it was all for a wonderful weekend, and I am feeling much better now. I've walked over a mile a few times in the past week, and not once did I feel winded.

Health is within reach!