Hawthorne Caballeros Alumni

Hawthorne, NJ United States
Founded: 1995

Active Alumni

Year	Position	Score	Theme/Songs
1995			España Cañí * Cachita * Cuban Pete * Theme from I Love Lucy * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * See You in September
1996			España Cañí * Cachita * El Torero * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * See You in September * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
1997			Captain From Castile * Cachita * Siboney * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * España Cañí * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
1998			Captain From Castile * Cachita * Siboney * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Samba de Orpheo * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White * España Cañí
1999			Captain From Castile * Carnival (from La Fiesta Mexicana) * La Fiesta * Echano * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Samba de Orpheo * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
2000			Bully * Opening Theme (from Chico and the Man) * Echano * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Samba de Orpheo * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
2001			España Cañí * Bully * Everybody's Everything * Echano * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Don't Cry for Me Argentina (from Evita) * Captain From Castile * España Cañí * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
2002			Man of La Mancha * Land of Make Believe * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Don't Cry for Me Argentina (from Evita) * Matador * Espirito del Toro * España Cañí
2003			Man of La Mancha * Land of Make Believe * Don't Cry for Me Argentina (from Evita) * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Matador * Espirito del Toro * España Cañí * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White * Echano
2004			España Cañí * Zabumba * Ted Meets Johnny * Echano * Flamenco Cha-Cha * Harmonica Man * Fanfare
2005			España Cañí * El Barrio * MacArthur Park * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Samba de Orpheo
2006			Espirito del Toro * Zabumba * Cachita * MacArthur Park * Pagliacci * Serenata * España Cañí
2007			Call To The Bulls * La Virgen de la Macarena * Cachita * Echano * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Hill Where the Lord Hides * Caballeros' Signature 2007 * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White * Espirito del Toro
2008			Pictures of Spain * Perfidia * La Virgen de la Macarena * Hill Where the Lord Hides * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Caballeros' Signature * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
2009			Chorale * Pictures of Spain * I Go To Rio * Malaguena * Perfidia * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Cabs Signature * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
2010			Man of La Mancha * I Go To Rio * MacArthur Park * Don't Cry For Me Argentina (from Evita) * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * España Cañí
2011			Man of La Mancha * I Go To Rio * Jazzmerelda * Brazil (from The Gang's All Here) * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * España Cañí
2013			Portrait of a Dying Matador * Copacabana * Jazzmerelda * The Prayer * Don't Cry For Me Argentina (from Evita) * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * España Cañí
2015			Call To The Bulls * Bully * Mexican Hat Dance (drum feature) * Echano * Concierto de Aranjuez * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Espana Cani
2016			Bully * Mambo Jambo * We've Only Just Begun * Peanut Vendor * Malaguena * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Concierto de Aranjuez * Espana Cani
2019			The Bomb (Drum Solo) * Tequila Mockingbird * Spanish Heat * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Caballeros 72/Drum-To-Drum (Drum Solo) * Don't Cry for Me Argentina (from Evita)
2023			Espiritu Del Toro * Ted Meets Ed * Echano * Bellavia * Land of Make Believe * Cha Cha Cha Flamenco * Cabs Finale

Position 200+ indicates Division II, Position 300+ indicates Division III, Position 400+ indicates Mini Corps.

The Hawthorne Caballeros from Hawthorne, New Jersey, have maintained a strong alumni association for many years. In 1994 the Association spawned another unit, the Caballeros Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps.

Organized by a small, enthusiastic group of former corps members, the Alumni Corps quickly grew and continues strong, currently numbering more than one hundred members. Originally open only to former Caballeros members, the Caballeros Alumni Corps now welcomes all qualified applicants. Currently the corps' membership is made up of players from several states, and spans all five decades of the Caballeros' history.

In addition to assisting the competition corps wherever and whenever possible, one of the purposes for launching the Alumni Corps was to return to some of the great music from the fifties, sixties, and seventies, bringing back memories for older players and fans, and exposing younger fans to the music that made the Caballeros famous in earlier years. As one of the few alumni corps with a full field show, however, the Caballeros Alumni Corps remains popular.

The corps has been in great demand from the start, but unlike the competition corps, the Alumni Corps maintains a somewhat less rigorous schedule, and is strictly an exhibition and parade corps.

Peter Bishop is the corps director and business manager, and on the field, the corps is in the capable hands of Chuck Bishop, who holds the distinction of having been a drum major with all three Hawthorne corps: the Muchachos, the Caballeros, and now, the Caballeros Alumni Corps. Chris Sortino is the current alumni president.

The alumni corps is associated with Hawthorne American Legion Post 199.

[http://www.cabs.org/alumni/history.asp]

Members (35)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
Anderson, Tony	Brass	2018
Andreazza, Steve	Mellophone	1994 to 2016
Andretta, Rich	Baritone	1994 to 2007
Barlics, William	Percussion	1996 to 2005
Carr, Tom	Mellophone	1994 to 1998
Day, Roger	Baritone	1998
Doran, Robert	Baritone	2005 to 2007
Dumond, Philip	Brass	1994 to 2002
Duncan, Bill	Mellophone	2010 to 2013
Fallon, Carol Ann	Lead Soprano	1995 to 1996
Glennon, Sean	Contra	2005
Headley, George	Lead Soprano	2008
Hedling, Meiko	Soprano	2008 to 2009
Hedling, Paul	Baritone	2007 to 2009
June, Johnny	Soprano	2001
Kennedy, Dennis	Cymbals	1994 to 1997
Kennedy, Dennis	Bass	1998 to 2002
Kienle, Debbie	color guard	2001 to 2002
Kuiper, Adrian	Third soprano	1995 to 2001
Murray, Bob	Baritone	2005
Parker, Bill	Soprano	2011 to 2012
Plante, Lydia	Mellophone	2003
Plunkett, Oliver	Baritone, Instructor	2013 to 2014; 2016 to 2019
Plunkett, Oliver	Baritone	2022; 2024
Popolizio, Larry	soprano	1995 to 1999
RUBEL, GUS	color guard	1970 to 2007
Raclowski, Steve	Soprano	1995
Smith, John	Drum section, snaredrum	1994
Sortino, Chris	Tenor	1994 to 1998; 2003
Sortino, Chris	Double Conga	1999 to 2002
Stoffel, Barbara	Guard	2005
Sullivan, Bill	Mellophone	2019
Turner, Pamela	Color Guard	2000 to 2002
Williams, Steve	Tenor drum	1995 to 1998; 2003
Williams, Steve	Double Conga	1999 to 2002; 2004