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The All-American Alumni Band

Alumni of the former McDonald's All-American High School Band

St. Louis 2019 – Labor Day

2019 Video

Video by Kim Oswalt, additional post-production by Pete Schaefers.

2019 Photo Gallery

Paul Howard leads the “march to the Arch!”
Labor Day St. Louis 2019
Euphoniums
Euphoniums: Michael Sanford, David Lang, Doug Yopp
Tubas
Tubas: Jeff Sowden, Brian Sullivan, James Mounts
Saxophones and winds
Saxophones and winds: Russell Dumond, Karen Mietz Altman, (back row) Matt Schutt, Steve Kimball, Larry Munoz
Trombones
Trombones: Robert Fleming, David Read, Carl Trevathan, (back row) Bryan Corbett, Mike Engstrom, Kim Scharnberg, Mitch Kaufman
porting original McDonald’s HS Band Jackets
Sporting original McDonald’s HS Band Jackets: Karen Mietz Altman, Tom Blanchard, Keith Marks, David Lang
Thalassa Morton Naylor, Matt Schutt
Thalassa Morton Naylor, Matt Schutt
Flutes
Flutes: Kim Townsend, Beth Cullen Johnson, Mary Haller, Deborah Yates
Percussion
Percussion: Keith Marks, Pete Goodman, Tom Blanchard, Mike August, Kim Burdick, Matt Schutt, Tony Gulitti
Pete Goodman
Pete Goodman
Thalassa Morton Naylor
Thalassa Morton Naylor
Rehearsal site – Webster Community Music School
Rehearsal site – Webster Community Music School
Kim Scharnberg
Kim Scharnberg
James Mounts
James Mounts
Mike August, Keith Marks
Mike August, Keith Marks
Kim Burdick
Kim Burdick
Tom Blanchard
Tom Blanchard
Labor Day Concert Announcement – Tower Grove Park
Labor Day Concert Announcement – Tower Grove Park
Jeff Sowden, Beth Cullen
Jeff Sowden, Beth Cullen
Jeff Sowden, Kim Burdick
Jeff Sowden, Kim Burdick
Mary Haller, Beth Cullen, Deborah Yates
Mary Haller, Beth Cullen (in her vintage MAAB T-shirt), Deborah Yates
First arrivals
First arrivals: Eileen Schaefers, Tony Gullitti, Paul Howard, Carl Trevathan, (back row) Kim Scharnberg, Mary Haller, Allison Felter, Keith Marks, Tony Munoz, Michael Sanford, Pete Goodman
Carl Trevathan
Carl Trevathan
Shantel Nelson Dow, Jeff Sowden
Shantel Nelson Dow, Jeff Sowden
Keith Marks, the original one-man band!
Keith Marks, the original one-man band!
Signed score of “Healey’s Heroes”
Signed score of “Healey’s Heroes” a march composed by Kim Scharnberg and named for Pat Healey, longtime Golin Communications account executive who spearheaded 13 years of the MAAB.
Thalassa Morton Naylor
Thalassa Morton Naylor
Trumpets
Trumpets: Shantel Nelson Dow, Jeff Littleton, April Brumfield, Paul Howard
Clainets
Clarinets: Donna O’Bryant, Rozetta Crowe Strother, Eileen Schaefers, (back row) Donna Bowers Bennett, Amy Wilson Thorpe, Thalassa Morton Naylor, Matt Schutt
French horns
French horns: Kent Eversmeyer, Cindy Marzen Haincheck, Allison Felter
Kim Townsend
Kim Townsend
Waiting for the concert
Waiting for the concert: Larry Munoz, Steve Kimball, Doug Yopp and guest, Beth Cullen Johnson, Amy Wilson Thorpe, Mary Haller, Kim Burdick
Kim Townsend, Mary Haller, Beth Cullen Johnson, Deborah Yates
Kim Townsend, Mary Haller, Beth Cullen Johnson, Deborah Yates
Sousaphone "fittings" before marching rehearsal
Sousaphone “fittings” before marching rehearsal
Marching rehearsal
Marching rehearsal with Drum Major Kim Burdick (right)
Steve Kimball
Steve Kimball commandeering the oboe and English horn section
Keith Marks
Keith Marks showing off another Ebay find!
Shaw Bandstand, Tower Grove Park
Perfect day for a concert at the Shaw Bandstand, Tower Grove Park
Rozetta Strother
Rozetta Strother
Allen Carter receives his "Paper Plate Award"
Allen Carter receives his “Paper Plate Award” presented by Pete Goodman, Donna O’Bryant ,and Donna Bennett
Eileen Schaefers
Eileen Schaefers
Eileen Schaefers and Rozetta Strother
Eileen Schaefers and Rozetta Strother
Kim Scharnberg conducts
Kim Scharnberg conducts
Paul Howard, Shantel Dow, April Brumfeld, Jeff Littleton
Paul Howard, Shantel Dow, April Brumfeld, Jeff Littleton

Photo credits: Mary Butkus, Thalassa Naylor, Jeff Snowden, Kim Townsend, and Angelia Trevathan

2019 Labor Day Inaugural Concert Program

2019 Labor Day program

St. Louis Post-Dispatch News Article August 30, 2019

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“In 1967, McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc started the McDonald’s All-American High School Band to recognize some of the nation’s most accomplished young instrumentalists. Every year through 1992, 105 high school seniors — including two from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, along with one each from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands — performed in this celebrated ensemble.” [Read more…]

Strike Up the Band! The All-American Alumni Band

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8/30/19 KWHR 92.9 FM’s In Tune Radio Show interviewed Allison Felter, Donna O’Bryant, and Eileen Schaefers

Classic 107.3 FM Radio Interview

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Allison, Harry, Diane
Allison Felter, Harry Swanger, Diane Lieser

8/29/19 Classic 107.2 FM interviewed Harry Swanger, president of Compton Heights Concert Band and AAAB representative Allison Felter, announcing the inaugural Labor Day Concert with the All-American Alumni Band.

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