RE band honors the late Mike Stokes

Hamm addressed the audience near the start of the concert, noting that Stokes, who died on September 14, attended countless performing arts productions even after his retirement with his son-in-law Lee Feinberg. Growing emotional, Hamm thanked his students, the parents, his colleagues and the RE administration.

"It's sure great to be back in Lewis Family Auditorium with all of you," Hamm said. 

The program began with pieces from the all-junior brass quintet and freshmen- and sophomore-dominated guitar ensemble, and it concluded with the RE band's theme song, "Pirates of the Caribbean," and the school's alma mater, "Rise Up For Old RE." The RE Combo, made up of Martin Piedrahita '24, Ari Bennett '24, Max Vallone '22, Boris Bialer '22, Max Bast '23 and Adam Chopp '22, provided highlights with "My Funny Valentine" and "There Will Never Be Another You."

RE Brass Quintet

Nico Sosa ’23, trumpet
Nicky Goldberg ’23, trumpet 

Leah Maduro’23, French horn 

Sebastian Daire ’23, trombone

Christian Sosa’23, tuba                                 

Luc Arrellano ’25

Sophia Bonafonte ’24 

Tea Delic ’24 

Olivia Drulard ’23 

Finn Falk ’25 

Kaitlyn Gonzalez ’24 

Tyira Jackson ’24 

Jordan James ’25 

Victor Labaut ’24 

Lucas Lippey ’25 

Wirth Munroe ’22 

Kati Ortega ’22 

Ava Rothstein ’25 

Eric Wilson ’24

Miguel Arango ’24, trumpet

Izzy Chong ’24, alto sax, drums 

Verun Raju ’24, alto sax
William Malone ’24, euphonium, drums, Latin percussion, piano 

Paloma Lopes ’25, piano, vibes

Santi Sauceda ’24, musical director, piano 

Nathan Knight ’22, bass, guitar

Aidan Rothstein ’22, guitar

Martin Piedrahita ’24, trumpet 

Ari Bennett, ’24, tenor sax
Max Vallone ’22, musical director, piano 

Boris Bialer ’22, bass 

Max Bast ’23, drums 

Adam Chopp ’22, leader, guitar

Lena Zide ’23 

Izzy Chong ’24

Santi Sauceda ’24

Emilia Awad ’26

Santi Sauceda ’24

Boris Bialer ’22 

Rogelio Munoz-Franco ’23

Andy O’Brien ’22 

Chase Dubovy ’25

Izzy Chong ’24

David Luan ’25

Verun Raju ’24

Felipe de Cardenas ’22

Ari Bennett ’24 

Lefty Howland ’22 

Miguel Arango ’24 

Martin Piedrahita ’24

Eleonora Cavallini ’23

Nico Sosa ’23

Nicky Goldberg ’23

John Devaney ’23

Max Wolfe ’23

Andrew Gedde ’25

Hudson Kaplan ’25

Leah Maduro ’23

David Dubovy ’22

Sebastian Daire ’23

Hudson Kaplan ’25

Mario Cruz ’22

Lucas Jolivert ’22

William Malone ’24

Christian Sosa ’23

Max Vallone ’22 

Max Bast ’23

Shang Wang ’22

Max Vallone ’22

Adam Chopp ’22 

Nathan Knight ’22

Aidan Rothstein ’22

Paloma Lopes ’25

Jon Alex Hamm, Director

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