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From the Executive Officer
Christmas Greetings
LEADERSHIP
TERRITORIAL LEADERS
Commissioners William A. and
G. Lorraine Bamford
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas;
Soon the bells will start,
And the thing that will make them ring is the carol that you sing
Right within your heart”.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The Wise Men did not use this phrase
but it was at the heart of their journey as they followed the star, first to Jerusalem
and then on to Bethlehem.
In the Gospel of Matthew Chapter 2 we read:
“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod,
Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who
has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come
to worship him.”
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“After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they
had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place
where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11 On
coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed
down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented
him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh”.
During these days of Advent the members of the New York Staff Band will all
be engaged in Christmas concerts, Red Kettle quartets, worship meetings, and
other special gatherings in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Like the wise
men, Christian musicians strive to offer the gifts they have in honor of our Lord.
This season, as we enjoy the sights and sounds of Christmas let us all
remember the promise found in Jeremiah 29:13, “You will seek me and find me
when you seek me with all your heart”
May God bless you!
Lt. Colonel James LaBossiere
BANDMASTER
Derek W. Lance
DEPUTY BANDMASTER
Simon Morton
PERSONNEL
SOPRANO CORNET
Major Stewart Dalrymple
SOLO CORNET
Brindley Venables
BAND MANAGER
Lt. Jonathan Quatela
Michael Baker
Daniel Wajda
Brian Smith
FIRST CORNET
Lt Colonel Kathleen Steele
Karen Shaffstall
Noah Rife
SECOND CORNET
Kenneth Kirby
Peter Vaughan
FLUGEL HORN
Harrison Lubin
SOLO HORN
Major Donald Spencer BAND CHAPLAIN
Matthew Hodgson
FIRST HORN
Mackenzie Dalrymple
SECOND HORN
Aaron Harris
CHORUS LEADER
FIRST BARITONE
Devonte Thompson
SECOND BARITONE
Brandon Finnie
FIRST TROMBONE
Lt. Colonel James LaBossiere
Executive Officer, NYSB
Matthew Luhn
Dorothy Gates COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE
SECOND TROMBONE
Lorena Simmonds Lance
Nathan Power
BASS TROMBONE
Warren Smith, Jr.
EUPHONIUM
Ryan McCrudden
Aaron VanderWeele DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY
E-FLAT TUBAS
Christopher Webster
Michael DeVault
B-FLAT TUBAS
Simon Morton BAND SERGEANT
Andrew Dressler
PERCUSSION
Andrew Boynton
Thomas Scheibner LIBRARIAN
Jelani Weekes
Robert Myers
COLOR SERGEANT
Charles F. Olsen Jr.
TREASURER/PROPERTY MANAGER
MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST
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Major Steve Ditmer
Mark Gates