JOHN INFERRERE - PRESIDENT - DRUMS - NATICK
John's musical roots began in cover bands as a rock and roll drummer. He was a Staff Sargent serving in the Army flying and maintaining helicopters in Vietnam. He was raised by hair-dressers and is a certified manicurist making him the perfect choice as our President for leading us into battle and keeping us looking good.
Contact John here: president@walthamlegionband.org
JOHN P. O'TOOLE - MUSICAL DIRECTOR - BRASS - FRAMINGHAM MA
John conducts the concert band while driving the musical direction of all events and performances. He is a collector of all things musical and for parades, plays one of his twenty four different brass instruments. John attended Boston University as a Music major and at last count, performs in eight other groups. When not blowing one of his own horns, he is sure to offer you a backup instrument out of his car.
You can contact John here: director@walthamlegionband.org
CAROL LUCYNIAK - LIBRARIAN- SAXOPHONE- READING
Carol keeps our library in order, which is no small task considering it began in 1048. Carol gets to copy the charts and scans to PDF deep into the night. She gets to listen to everyone suggest what we should be playing. Carol also helps to coordinate the marching and trolley bands where she gets to listen to everyone suggest where they should be standing or sitting.
SHELLEY DROWNS - SPECIAL AGENT - FLUTE - WALTHAM
Shelley is Clerk and a former President of the band. While in that role, she learned to be politically correct while pushing the band out of it's comfort zone and into performances with belly dancers and steam-punkers. Shelly is learning to play the concertina so she can become a gypsy.
JUDY MANNING - SOCIAL ADVISOR - FLUTE - NEW HAMPSHIRE
Judy keeps the band in step coordinating a broad spectrum of responsibilities including performances and logistics right down to snacks on the bus. She has a BA from Trinity College and a Masters from Boston University. Flute players are flautists in the past tense and Judy has performed as one at Symphony Hall with the Nashua Flute Choir as well as in France and Monaco with the Middlesex Concert Band. As a teacher, Judy handles the reality checks and keeps us laughing all the time - or puts us in time out.
KATHY T - DRUM MAJOR - FLUTE - BATON AS WEAPON
Kathy is the most recent recruit for leading the marching band. She stood still while the other volunteers stepped backwards in the lineup. Kathy's day job is doing good for the world but don't mess with her when it comes to owing money to the band. She will hunt you down and put you away.
EVERETT ERWIN - ADVISOR- CLARINET - WALTHAM
Everett walks tall as our barometer and historian. In addition to clarinet, he stands in on bass drum for parades and events. Everett is a scientific type and when not splitting atoms in his basement, he goes camping with his son.
DON GLAWSON - TRANSPORTATION - COLOR GUARD - MA
Don brings his Semper Fi to the band as the flag front man standing tall and carrying the stars and stripes forever. He helps to support the efforts of arrivals and departures handling logistics with the bands full transportation fleet of bus and trolley. Don has helped the band get from the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli always at the ready for handling any engine or mechanical breakdowns.
BOB CRONIN - DRUM MAJOR - TROMBONE - WESTON MA
As Drum Major, Bob is our highest ranking official on the street and keeps us in line with a whistle, baton and a left, right, left. As the leader of the marching band, Bob gets to be first in line at all times - except when we are short in the ranks - which requires Bob to perform a trifecta race of leading, marching AND playing trombone. When Bob is not marching, he's breaking out of the four-four into the three-four onto the dance floor and waltzing the night away.